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Based on information rendered by owners of hallmarked Loewe pipes, the stamping from 1920 | Based on information rendered by owners of hallmarked Loewe pipes, the stamping from 1920 | ||
(or earlier) to 1967 (or slightly earlier) appears as follows: | (or earlier) to 1967 (or slightly earlier) appears as follows: | ||
==== Right side of shank (seen from the smoker's perspective): ==== | ==== Right side of shank (seen from the smoker's perspective): ==== | ||
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Logo 'L&Co'. A series or grade stamp appears underneath this on later pipes. According to catalogue | Logo 'L&Co'. A series or grade stamp appears underneath this on later pipes. According to catalogue | ||
evidence, grades were introduced at some stage between 1956 and 1964.* | evidence, grades were introduced at some stage between 1956 and 1964.* | ||
(There is also a case of 'Great Britain' being | (There is also a case of 'Great Britain' being stamped here in place of a series name, though | ||
stamped here in place of a series name, though | |||
on an undateable pipe bought around 1980.) | on an undateable pipe bought around 1980.) | ||
Bottom of shank: Shape name, e.g. 'INVERNESS' (= Lovat), | |||
sometimes also a 'Made in England' stamp, | ==== Bottom of shank: ==== | ||
probably only on pipes exported to the USA. | Shape name, e.g. 'INVERNESS' (= Lovat), sometimes also a 'Made in England' stamp, probably only on pipes exported to the USA. | ||
* The first series names to be used appear to be 'CENTURION' and 'ORIGINAL' and 'OLD | * The first series names to be used appear to be 'CENTURION' and 'ORIGINAL' and 'OLD | ||