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Carmignani is an old Italian brand and name of Roman tobacconist. It was run as manager by Giorgio Musico for many years, and with its own brand created a lot of pipe lines, many of these were made by [[Fritz Becker]]. Stamp: '''Carmignani Hand Made''' or '''Carmignani Roma''' and Baldo Baldi with stamp "B.Baldi for Carmignani Rome" in different quality categories ( BBB, BB. B ... ) | Carmignani is an old Italian brand and name of Roman tobacconist. It was run as manager by Giorgio Musico for many years, and with its own brand created a lot of pipe lines, many of these were made by [[Fritz Becker]]. Stamp: '''Carmignani Hand Made''' or '''Carmignani Roma''' and Baldo Baldi with stamp "B.Baldi for Carmignani Rome" in different quality categories ( BBB, BB. B ... ) | ||
Old Italian brand and name of the most famous tobacconist in Rome and with Savinelli in Milan the oldest and famous in Italy | Old Italian brand and name of the most famous tobacconist in Rome and with Savinelli in Milan the oldest and famous in Italy | ||
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Revision as of 19:44, 21 April 2016
From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by Jose Manuel Lopés'
Carmignani is an old Italian brand and name of Roman tobacconist. It was run as manager by Giorgio Musico for many years, and with its own brand created a lot of pipe lines, many of these were made by Fritz Becker. Stamp: Carmignani Hand Made or Carmignani Roma and Baldo Baldi with stamp "B.Baldi for Carmignani Rome" in different quality categories ( BBB, BB. B ... )
Old Italian brand and name of the most famous tobacconist in Rome and with Savinelli in Milan the oldest and famous in Italy
Emilio Carmignani coming to Rome from a Tuscany country side Castelfiorentino close to Florence opened "Carmignani shop" selling smoking pipes, smoker's accessories and gift ...
It was 1892 and the first shop was in Corso Vittorio Emanuele the main street the link between Quirinale Palace the royal residence and Vaticans ...
In 1928 their son Aldo and Nello opened a second shop in Via della Colonna Antonina in front of he Parliament ...
Since 1919 Carmignani began to sale Dunhill Pipes that Alfred Dunhill personally came to Rome to offer ... Between the first and the second war Carmignani was very famous in Rome where the nobles and the most important roman families use to go to spend their time and as a meeting point ... The Roman poet Trilussa use to take their appointments every afternoon at the Carmignani shop as the best roman people used to do at the Caffe' Greco ...
After the second war Carmignani besides pipes and smoker's accessories start to offer very original and beautifull giftware in leather, silver, gold ... in the best design and using special materials ...
Camrmignai has always produced their own pipes in some different lines from England hand made by Bill Taylor of Ashton pipe, by Comoy's, GBD, Everyman, and others and from Irish Peterson that produced for Carmignani all the centenary special series ... and from some of the best italian artigiani ... At the Carmignani are born Becker pipes, Vascello pipes, and some others and Baldo Baldi too started to sale his pipes to Gianni Carmignani and for many years B. Baldi pipes were only at the Carmignani shop in the world ...
edit by Gianni Carmignani 2016_April 21