Kriswill

Kriswill was one of the large pipe manufacturers in Denmark during the 1960s and 1970s, and I believe closed around 20 years ago. Their catalog cover read “By Appointment to the Royal Danish Court, KRISWILL, Kriswork Briar Trading, Briar Pipes Hand Made in Denmark.”

Catalog pages, courtesy Doug Valitchka

Catalog pages, courtesy Doug Valitchka

Catalog pages, courtesy Doug Valitchka

Catalog pages, courtesy Doug Valitchka

Circa 1970 catalog page, courtesy Doug Valitchka

After the Danish Kriswill enterprise ended, pipes were made in Norway and in France under the Kriswill label. In the 1970s Kriswill was bought by Lillehammer, and in the 1980s the pipes were made for a while at the Catalan factory, Iberica de Pipas

• Examples and nomenclature, courtesy Doug Valitchka
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  Danish Clipper

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  Danish Clipper Nomenclature

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  Chief

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  Chief Nomenclature

• Kriswill Saga, courtesy Yuriy Novikov
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During the 1960s, a period which represented the zenith of the Kriswill ascension, they were marketed and sold totally independently of Stanwell and, AFAIK, and were never a subsidiary.

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  KRISWILL 1485 SUPREME HAND MADE IN DENMARK

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  KRISWILL 449 SAGA

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• Kriswill Chief model 41, courtesy B. Hendrickson
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