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[[Image:charatan1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Early Lane period, courtesy [http://www.smokershaven.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=681 SmokersHaven]]]'''Important announcement:''' '''''An excellent article, '''''[[Dating of Charatans]]''''' has been translated for Pipedia by Mathias Acciai. This study by '''[[Fabio Ferrara]]''' of Monterubbiano - Italy is based on more than 2000 old Charatan pipes he studied from the "Basciano stock" purchased by Mario Lubinski - Fermo. This fantastic addition to the Charatan knowledge base is now in English here on Pipedia.''''' | [[Image:charatan1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Early Lane period, courtesy [http://www.smokershaven.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=681 SmokersHaven]]][[File:CharatanAd.jpg|thumb|Lane Era Charatan Ad, courtsy Doug Valitchka]]'''Important announcement:''' '''''An excellent article, '''''[[Dating of Charatans]]''''' has been translated for Pipedia by Mathias Acciai. This study by '''[[Fabio Ferrara]]''' of Monterubbiano - Italy is based on more than 2000 old Charatan pipes he studied from the "Basciano stock" purchased by Mario Lubinski - Fermo. This fantastic addition to the Charatan knowledge base is now in English here on Pipedia.''''' | ||
'''Note:''' In the United States, Charatan is often miss-pronounced. Rick Newcombe interviewed Ken Barnes and reports, "The pronunciation of CHaratan pipes (not Sheraton) is likely to cause controversy, but the people who knew the Charatans say the matter is not open for debate. As Ken said, "Barry Jones would have gotten his ears boxed if he had called Reuben “Mr. Sheraton.”" | '''Note:''' In the United States, Charatan is often miss-pronounced. Rick Newcombe interviewed Ken Barnes and reports, "The pronunciation of CHaratan pipes (not Sheraton) is likely to cause controversy, but the people who knew the Charatans say the matter is not open for debate. As Ken said, "Barry Jones would have gotten his ears boxed if he had called Reuben “Mr. Sheraton.”" | ||
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[[Image:char_41.jpg|thumb|left|From Charatan Flyer, ca. 1964]] | [[Image:char_41.jpg|thumb|left|From Charatan Flyer, ca. 1964]] | ||
[[File:CHARATAN’S MAKE LONDON.ENGLAND 20104.JPG |left|thumb|CHARATAN’S MAKE LONDON.ENGLAND 20104 ''Courtesy of [http://blaik-pipes.ru/ Blaik-Pipes]'']] | [[File:CHARATAN’S MAKE LONDON.ENGLAND 20104.JPG |left|thumb|CHARATAN’S MAKE LONDON.ENGLAND 20104 ''Courtesy of [http://blaik-pipes.ru/ Blaik-Pipes]'']] | ||
[[File:Charatan Relief XL.jpg|left|thumb|CHARATAN MADE BY HAND REG. NO. 203573FREE HAND RELIEF XL ''Courtesy of [http://blaik-pipes.ru/ Blaik-Pipes]'']] | |||
[[Image:0088-1.jpg|thumb|left|Charatan's Make Made by Hand in City of London - Courtesy Yuriy Novikov]] | [[Image:0088-1.jpg|thumb|left|Charatan's Make Made by Hand in City of London - Courtesy Yuriy Novikov]] | ||
Thanks to Herman G. Lane's dedicated labor Charatan became hugely popular in the States. As reported by Ken Barnes in an interview with Rick Newcombe, Reuben Charatan passed away in 1962, and his widow sold the firm to Herman Lane 1 or 2 years after his death [http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/pipe-manufacturer-retailer-spotlight/charatan-upshall-and-ken-barnes/]. In the early 1960's Charatan pipes were the first to overstep the $100 Dollar line in US pipe sales. In 1978 Lane's heirs sold the Charatan company to Dunhill. The Prescot Street factory was closed in March 1982. Thereafter the fame and quality of the make declined. | Thanks to Herman G. Lane's dedicated labor Charatan became hugely popular in the States. As reported by Ken Barnes in an interview with Rick Newcombe, Reuben Charatan passed away in 1962, and his widow sold the firm to Herman Lane 1 or 2 years after his death [http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/pipe-manufacturer-retailer-spotlight/charatan-upshall-and-ken-barnes/]. In the early 1960's Charatan pipes were the first to overstep the $100 Dollar line in US pipe sales. In 1978 Lane's heirs sold the Charatan company to Dunhill. The Prescot Street factory was closed in March 1982. Thereafter the fame and quality of the make declined. | ||
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* We have just received a PDF copy of a 1951 Charatan catalog. It is available here, Courtesy of user "alvagram" [https://pipedia.org/images/3/37/CHARATAN_1951.pdf 1951 Charatan Catalog] | * We have just received a PDF copy of a 1951 Charatan catalog. It is available here, Courtesy of user "alvagram" [https://pipedia.org/images/3/37/CHARATAN_1951.pdf 1951 Charatan Catalog] | ||
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*'''[[Charatan - Milan 2014]]''' Looking into who wrote this excellent article submitted to Pipedia by Doug Valitchka. This should eventually be compiled into the main article here. | |||
*The following '''[http://digilander.libero.it/tempioedonismo/CHARATAN.htm Charatan Article in Italian]''' is excellent, and has been translated for Pipedia by Mathias Acciai. It is a study by '''[[Fabio Ferrara]]''' (Monterubbiano - Italy) based on more than 2000 old Charatan pipes he studied from the "Basciano stock" purchased by Mario Lubinski - Fermo). Thankfully it is now a fantastic addition to the Charatan knowledge base here on Pipedia''. '''[[Dating of Charatans]]''' | |||
== Off Site Links == | == Off Site Links == | ||
*You may also enjoy listening to Brian Levine's interview of Ken Barnes on the [http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/radio-talk-show/the-pipes-magazine-radio-show-episode-178/ PipesMagazine Radio Show Part 1, February 9, 2016] and [http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/radio-talk-show/the-pipes-magazine-radio-show-episode-225/ Part 2, January 3rd, 2017]. Kennedy worked for Charatan starting at the age of 15, working for his father, who was managing director before the company was sold to [[Dunhill]], and he then moved on to start [[James Upshall]] with Barry Jones. | *You may also enjoy listening to Brian Levine's interview of Ken Barnes on the [http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/radio-talk-show/the-pipes-magazine-radio-show-episode-178/ PipesMagazine Radio Show Part 1, February 9, 2016] and [http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/radio-talk-show/the-pipes-magazine-radio-show-episode-225/ Part 2, January 3rd, 2017]. Kennedy worked for Charatan starting at the age of 15, working for his father, who was managing director before the company was sold to [[Dunhill]], and he then moved on to start [[James Upshall]] with Barry Jones. | ||
*Wonderful circa 1945 newsreel footage from [http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=48227 '''"Pipe Dream", British Pathe'''] | *Wonderful circa 1945 newsreel footage from [http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=48227 '''"Pipe Dream", British Pathe'''] | ||
*'''[http://pipepages.com/charatan.htm Charatan related documents on Chris' Pipe Pages]''' | *'''[http://pipepages.com/charatan.htm Charatan related documents on Chris' Pipe Pages]''' | ||