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[[Image:Comoy 1904.gif|right|thumb|250px|1904 Comoy's]][[Image:Comoy 1902.gif|left|thumb|250px|1902 Comoy's]]'''Francois Comoy''' and his brothers started making pipes (probably clays, boxwood and beech) in 1825 in the small monastic town of [[Saint-Claude]] in eastern France. Claude and his son Louis discovered that briar had vastly superior qualities and from 1848 made pipes only in this wood. In 1879 Francois’s son Henri, who was born in 1850, moved to '''London''' with a small bag of tools, but a great deal of experience. Henri set up a small factory in '''Seven Dials''' which is today known as '''Cambridge Circus'''. He was one of the prime movers in the establishment of the briar pipe trade in London and is credited with being the author of the appellation '''“London Made”'''.
[[Image:Comoy 1904.gif|right|thumb|250px|1904 Comoy's]][[Image:Comoy 1902.gif|left|thumb|250px|1902 Comoy's]]'''Francois Comoy''' and his brothers started making pipes (probably clays, boxwood and beech) in 1825 in the small monastic town of [[Saint-Claude]] in eastern France. Francois and his son Louis discovered that briar had vastly superior qualities and from 1848 made pipes only in this wood. In 1879 Francois’s son Henri, who was born in 1850, moved to '''London''' with a small bag of tools, but a great deal of experience. Henri set up a small factory in '''Seven Dials''' which is today known as '''Cambridge Circus'''. He was one of the prime movers in the establishment of the briar pipe trade in London and is credited with being the author of the appellation '''“London Made”'''.


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In addition to seeing the complete article [[A History Of Comoy's and A Guide Toward Dating the Pipes]] here on Pipedia, more detailed information on Names, Grades, etc., as well as photo examples can be found at Derek Green's [http://www.derek-green.com/comoy_history03.htm Website].
In addition to seeing the complete article [[A History Of Comoy's and A Guide Toward Dating the Pipes]] here on Pipedia, more detailed information on Names, Grades, etc., as well as photo examples can be found at Derek Green's [http://www.derek-green.com/comoy_history03.htm Website].
=== 1920 Hallmarked Super Sports w/Double stamp ===
The following pipe is unique in that it is double stamped, “London Made” and then fainter “Made in London”. Both are in the rugby style (click the image to enlarge):
<gallery widths=250 heights=185 caption="1920 Super Sports w/Double Stamp, courtesy Tim Lomprey">
Comoy-1920-SuperSport.JPG
Comoy-1920-SuperSport2.JPG
Comoy-1920-SuperSport3.JPG
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<gallery widths=300 heights=200 caption="Comoy's made for Geo. M. Wagner hallmarked 1921, courtesy Tim Lomprey">
Comous-Wagners-1921.jpg
Comous-Wagners-1921-2.jpg
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=== Special STRAIGHT GRAIN ===
=== Special STRAIGHT GRAIN ===
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File:BlueRiband01.jpg|Blue Riband
File:BlueRiband01.jpg|Blue Riband
File:BlueRiband07.jpg|Blue Riband Nomenclature
File:BlueRiband07.jpg|Blue Riband Nomenclature
File:Castleton01.jpg|Castleton
File:Castleton07.jpg|Castleton detail
File:ComoyDeLuxe01.jpg|Deluxe
File:ComoyDeLuxe01.jpg|Deluxe
File:ComoyDeLuxe07.jpg|Deluxe Nomenclature
File:ComoyDeLuxe07.jpg|Deluxe Nomenclature
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File:ComoyExtra01.jpg|Extraordinaire
File:ComoyExtra01.jpg|Extraordinaire
File:ComoyExtra07.jpg|Extraordinaire Nomenclature
File:ComoyExtra07.jpg|Extraordinaire Nomenclature
Highgate01.jpg|Highgate w/box
Highgate11.jpg|Highgate detail
File:ComoyLondonPride01.jpg|London Pride and original box
File:ComoyLondonPride01.jpg|London Pride and original box
File:ComoyLondonPride09.jpg|London Pride Nomenclature
File:ComoyLondonPride09.jpg|London Pride Nomenclature
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File:ComoysDesigner01.jpg|Designer
File:ComoysDesigner01.jpg|Designer
File:ComoysDesigner09.jpg|Designer Nomenclature
File:ComoysDesigner09.jpg|Designer Nomenclature
File:Designer01.jpg|Designer
File:Designer07.jpg|Designer Nomenclature
File:ComoySilverCloud01.jpg|Silver Cloud
File:ComoySilverCloud01.jpg|Silver Cloud
File:ComoySilverCloud07.jpg|Silver Cloud Nomenclature
File:ComoySilverCloud07.jpg|Silver Cloud Nomenclature
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File:Tradition01.jpg|Tradition
File:Tradition01.jpg|Tradition
File:Tradition07.jpg|Tradition Nomenclature
File:Tradition07.jpg|Tradition Nomenclature
Tradition2-01.jpg|Tradition
Tradition2-07.jpg|Tradition Nomenclature
File:ComoysTraditionEarly01.jpg|Early Tradition
File:ComoysTraditionEarly01.jpg|Early Tradition
File:ComoysTraditionEarly07.jpg|Early Tradition Nomenclature
File:ComoysTraditionEarly07.jpg|Early Tradition Nomenclature
ComoyTrend01.jpg|Trend
ComoyTrend07.jpg|Trend Nomenclature
File:ComoyVanguard01.jpg|Vanguard
File:ComoyVanguard01.jpg|Vanguard
File:ComoyVanguard09.jpg|Vanguard Nomenclature
File:ComoyVanguard09.jpg|Vanguard Nomenclature
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File:ComoysOB07.jpg|Old Bruyere detail
File:ComoysOB07.jpg|Old Bruyere detail
File:ComoysOB08.jpg|Old Bruyere detail
File:ComoysOB08.jpg|Old Bruyere detail
ComoysOB2-01.jpg|Another Old Bruyere
ComoysOB2-07.jpg|Old Bruyere detail
ComoysOB2-08.jpg|Old Bruyere detail
File:SelectSG01.jpg|Selected Straight Grain
File:SelectSG07.jpg|Selected Straight Grain detail
File:SelectSG08.jpg|Catalog page showing Selected Straight Grain
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[[Image:Comoy804.jpg|thumb|center|400px|1930's Comoy's 804 Extraordinaire shown with a 1965 Group 4 sized Dunhill 120 (which is the equivalent of a Group 5 size today) for size comparison - Courtesy of Mike Ahmadi]]
[[Image:Comoy804.jpg|thumb|center|400px|1930's Comoy's 804 Extraordinaire shown with a 1965 Group 4 sized Dunhill 120 (which is the equivalent of a Group 5 size today) for size comparison - Courtesy of Mike Ahmadi]]
[[File:1919YaleComoyPoker.jpg|thumb|1919 Yale University Class Pipe by [[Comoy's]], courtesy Brian Robertson collection]]
<gallery widths=300 heights=200 caption="[[Comoy's]] 1919 Yale University Class Pipe, with a silver band done by Comoy's to repair a small crack in the shank in 1938, as indicated by their hallmark. For more information see [[College Class Pipes]]. Courtesy Brian Robertson collection">
1919YaleComoyPoker2.jpg
1919YaleComoyPoker3.jpg
1919YaleComoyPoker4.jpg
</gallery>


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Ace of spades, Ancestor, Astor, Ayres, Britannia, Carlyle, Charles Cross, Claridge, [[Coronet]]?, Cromwell, Dorchester, Dunbar, Drury Lane, Emerson, Everyman, Festival of Britain, Golden Arrow, Grand Master, Gresham, Guildhall, Hamilton (according to Who Made That Pipe), Kingsway, Lion's Head, Lord Clive, Lumberman, Hyde Park, Lloyds, Mc Gahey, Moorgate, Newcastle, Oxford, O'Gorman, Rosebery Extra, Royal Falcon, Royal Guard, Royal Lane, Scotland Yard, St James, Sunrise, Super Sports, Sussex, The Academy Award, The Golden Arrow, The Mansion House, The Exmoor Pipe, Throgmorton, Tinder Box Royal Coachman, Townhall, Trident, Trocadero, Westminster, Wilshire
Academy Award, Ace of spades, Ancestor, Astor, Ayres, Britannia, Carlyle, Charles Cross, Claridge, [[Coronet]]?, Cromwell, [[Damman]]?, Dorchester, Dunbar, Drury Lane, Emerson, Everyman, Festival of Britain, Golden Arrow, Grand Master, Gresham, Guildhall, Hamilton (according to Who Made That Pipe), Kingsway, Lion's Head, Lord Clive, Lumberman, Hyde Park, Lloyds, Mc Gahey, Moorgate, Newcastle, Oxford, O'Gorman, Rosebery Extra, Royal Falcon, Royal Guard, Royal Lane, Scotland Yard, [[St James]], [[Sunrise]], Super Sports, Sussex, The Academy Award, The Golden Arrow, The Mansion House, [[The Exmoor Pipe]], Treaty Bond, Throgmorton, Tinder Box Royal Coachman, Townhall, Trident, Trocadero, Westminster, Wilshire


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<center><gallery widths=200px caption="Second examples, details, and nomenclature, courtesy Doug Valitchka">
<center><gallery widths=200px caption="Second examples, details, and nomenclature, courtesy Doug Valitchka">
File:AcademyAward01.jpg|Academy Award
File:AcademyAward07.jpg|Academy Award Nomenclature
File:AcademyAward13.jpg|Academy Award box, sock, and pamphlet
File:AceSpades01.jpg|Ace of Spades (Early France)
File:AceSpades07.jpg|Ace of Spades detail
File:Ancestor01.jpg|Ancestor
File:Ancestor01.jpg|Ancestor
File:Ancestor07.jpg|Ancestor Detail
File:Ancestor07.jpg|Ancestor Detail
File:Ancestor08.jpg|Ancestor Detail
File:Ancestor08.jpg|Ancestor Detail
File:Ancestor2-01.jpg|Ancestor
File:Ancestor2-07.jpg|Ancestor Detail
File:Ancestor2-08.jpg|Ancestor Detail
Ancestor296-01.jpg|Ancestor For Clubb's Los Angeles
Ancestor296-07.jpg|Ancester - Clubb's detail
File:AstorB01.jpg|Astor
File:AstorB01.jpg|Astor
File:AstorB07.jpg|Astor Detail (Straight Made in London England)
File:AstorB07.jpg|Astor Detail (Straight Made in London England)
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Astor01.jpg|Astor Apple
Astor01.jpg|Astor Apple
Astor07.jpg|Astor Apple detail
Astor07.jpg|Astor Apple detail
Astor309-01.jpg|Astor 309 Billiard
Astor309-11.jpg|Astor 309 detail
Carlyle01.jpg|Carlyle (1930s)
Carlyle01.jpg|Carlyle (1930s)
Carlyle08.jpg|Carlyle detail
Carlyle08.jpg|Carlyle detail
Carlyle09.jpg|Carlyle detail
Carlyle09.jpg|Carlyle detail
Carlyle10.jpg|Carlyle detail
Carlyle10.jpg|Carlyle detail
File:DruryLane01.jpg|Drury Lane
File:DruryLane07.jpg|Drury Lane details
File:Everyman01.jpg|A new Everyman w/Original Box
File:GoldenArrow.jpg|Golden Arrow box and sock
File:GoldenArrow.jpg|Golden Arrow box and sock
File:Guildhall02.jpg|Guildhall and original box
File:Guildhall02.jpg|Guildhall and original box
File:Guildhall07.jpg|Guildhall Nomenclature
File:Guildhall07.jpg|Guildhall Nomenclature
File:Guildhall11.jpg|Guildhall details
File:Guildhall11.jpg|Guildhall details
Guildhall-Halmark01.jpg|Guildhall with 1980 Hallmark
Guildhall-Halmark07.jpg|1980 Details
Guildhall-Halmark08.jpg|1980 Details
File:Lumberman01.jpg|Lumberman
File:Lumberman01.jpg|Lumberman
File:Lumberman09.jpg|Lumberman Nomenclature
File:Lumberman09.jpg|Lumberman Nomenclature
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File:RoyalLane07.jpg|Royal Lane Detail
File:RoyalLane07.jpg|Royal Lane Detail
File:RoyalLane08.jpg|Royal Lane Detail
File:RoyalLane08.jpg|Royal Lane Detail
File:StJames01.jpg|ST James
File:StJames07.jpg|ST James Nomenclature
File:Kingsway01.jpg|Kingsway
File:Kingsway01.jpg|Kingsway
File:Kingsway07.jpg|Kingsway Nomenclature
File:Kingsway07.jpg|Kingsway Nomenclature
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Rose302Bill10.jpg|Rosebery Extra Detail
Rose302Bill10.jpg|Rosebery Extra Detail
Rose302Bill07.jpg|Rosebery Extra Detail
Rose302Bill07.jpg|Rosebery Extra Detail
File:SuperSports01.jpg|Super Sports
File:SuperSports07.jpg|Super Sports detail
File:SuperSports08.jpg|Super Sports detail
SuperSports2-01.jpg|Super Sports
SuperSports2-07.jpg|Super Sports detail
TownHall01.jpg|Town Hall
TownHall01.jpg|Town Hall
TownHall07.jpg|Town Hall detail
TownHall07.jpg|Town Hall detail
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Trocadero10.jpg|Trocadero Bent Detail
Trocadero10.jpg|Trocadero Bent Detail
</gallery></center>
</gallery></center>
[[File:SaracusseUniversityComoyRoyalFalconClassPipe.jpg|thumb|Syracuse University [[Comoy]] Royal Falcon Class Pipe. See '''[[College Class Pipes]]''' for information. Courtesy Brian Robertson Collection]]
<gallery widths=300 heights=200 caption="Syracuse University [[Comoy]] Royal Falcon Class Pipe. See '''[[College Class Pipes]]''' for information. Courtesy Brian Robertson Collection">
SaracusseUniversityComoyRoyalFalconClassPipe2.jpg
SaracusseUniversityComoyRoyalFalconClassPipe3.jpg
1936SaracusseUniversityCo-opAD.jpg|Syracuse University Student Newspaper Class Pipe Ad
</gallery>


<center><gallery widths=200 caption="Townhall (Comoy's second), Shape #25 w/silver ferrule, courtesy Radzievsky Vladimir Zeev">
<center><gallery widths=200 caption="Townhall (Comoy's second), Shape #25 w/silver ferrule, courtesy Radzievsky Vladimir Zeev">

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