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Edward's Design Philosophy is hard to pin down, think of their style as the "American Charatan" with unique & clever twists all their own. Today, they fashion pipes in several locations across the USA. | Edward's Design Philosophy is hard to pin down, think of their style as the "American Charatan" with unique & clever twists all their own. Today, they fashion pipes in several locations across the USA. | ||
All of Edward's pipes are Algerian Briar - a fact very few pipe companies can claim, and all are oil-cured utilizing natural finishes - no strange concoctions are used to interfere in your tastebud’s dance with the briar. Algerian, Calabrian, Sardinian, Corsican - take your pick, but Algerian Briar is generally considered the finest smoking briar ever used. When combined with oil-curing, Algerian takes on a magical quality that even Alfred Dunhill recognized as far back as 1918 as the choice for both his Bruyere and Shell. | All of Edward's pipes are Algerian Briar - a fact very few pipe companies can claim, and all are oil-cured utilizing natural finishes - no strange concoctions are used to interfere in your tastebud’s dance with the briar. Algerian, Calabrian, Sardinian, Corsican - take your pick, but Algerian Briar is generally considered the finest smoking briar ever used. When combined with oil-curing, Algerian takes on a magical quality that even Alfred Dunhill recognized as far back as 1918 as the choice for both his Bruyere and Shell. | ||
[[File:Edwards Briarworks Pipe.webp|left|thumb|An Edward's Dublin from the make's recent (21st c.) production, which Blue Room Briars states to have been made by Briarworks. Image courtesy Blue Room Briars.]] | |||
According to Jesse and Scott at Blue Room Briars, recent production Edward's pipes are made for the company by Briarworks (for an indicative model, identical to the latter's Classic saddle Dublin, see left). | |||
www.otcpipes.com has a nice collection of vintage Edward's pipes along with scans of Edward's catalogs. | www.otcpipes.com has a nice collection of vintage Edward's pipes along with scans of Edward's catalogs. | ||
<gallery widths=250px heights=225px caption="Examples and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | <gallery widths="250px" heights="225px" caption="Examples and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | ||
Edwards-3-01.jpg|Handmade | Edwards-3-01.jpg|Handmade | ||
Edwards-3-07.jpg|Handmade detail | Edwards-3-07.jpg|Handmade detail | ||