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Pipe brands and makers by location

It would be great to see an overview of the history of pipe making in each region. Please feel free to contribute information to the individual sections. Many of the pipe makers still need bios or additional information and pictures (just click on them, and then select the Edit tab to add any information you have). Feel free to add other pipe makers you've a particular interest in or knowledge of. Please let me know if you need any help managing the wiki: mailto:sethile.pipes@gmail.com

We use the term Broken Pipe coined by Tom Dunn, and also used by Jan Andersson, to denote Pipe Makers who have passed on. (Translation of the commonly used French expression "Casser sa pipe")

Africa

Algeria

Amiel	Raoul Amiel

South Africa

du Preez	Leon du Preez
Ebenhart's Handmade Pipes	Ebenhart Botha
Jobert	Johan Slabbert
Goussard Pipes	Charl Goussard, Cape Town
Mattner	William Mattner
Wesley's
Jan Pietenpauw	Jean du Toit, Pretoria
Piet Binsbergen	Piet Binsbergen, Pretoria

Tanganyika

Fader's M/L Made for Fader's of Baltimore

Tanzania

Kiko	Kilimanjaro Pipe Company Ltd.
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America

|Brancher| Patrick Cline

Argentina

Bambi Pipes	Gustavo Miguel Gonzalez
D'Capo	Paolo Minotti
Luigi Pipes	Luis Arbotto
Pipas Cassano
Pipas Piombo	Pablo A. Piombo
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Colombia

Pipas Arguello MA Miguel Arguello

Brazil

Bazzanelli	Cachimbos Bazzanelli
Bertoldi	Cachimbos Bertoldi
JCI	Cachimbos JCI, discontinued
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Canada

Blatter & Blatter
Brigham Pipes
Calich	John Calich
Cats Paw Pipes	Bill & Terri Weist
Colm Magner
Condina	Guiseppe Condina
Downie Pipes	Stephen Downie
Fagan	Mike Fagan
MacQueen Pipes	Colin MacQueen
Magner	see Colm Magner
McGrath	John Hamilton McGrath
Olde World Fine Clays	Stephen Bray
Paradis Pipes	Paradis Brothers
Parks Pipes	Michael Parks
Pipes by Wolfgang	Wolfgang Blazejewski
Rettalb	Rettalb is an anagram of "Blatter"! Sub-brand, → Blatter & Blatter
Rocheleau Briar Pipes	John Rocheleau
Seles Pipes	Stefan Seles
Trypis Pipes	Phillip Trypis
Vesz Pipes	Julius Vesz
Wombaroo Pipes	Marty Simm
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Canadian pipe making is very individual. Some styles are very traditional, showing definite Old World roots, while others are heavily influenced by the Danish freehand movement.

Chile

Herrera - Leonardo Herrera

Pipes JAS - Juan Antonio Salhus

Pipas Ovejanegra - Carlos Toro Urrutia

Mexico

Pipas de Cochera - Roberto González González

Pipas Elo - Elo Rojas

United States

American pipe making is heavily influenced by the European schools, although Asian aesthetics, at least as they play out in pipes, have also become a notable influence. In particular, the Italian, English, and French schools, with their traditional shapes, have formed the basis for the work of many American pipe makers who have pored over collections of old Dunhills, Barlings, GBDs, Costellos, Savinelli's, etc. Many of these shapes were well established by the 1920s. Others are heavily influenced by the makers of Danish high grade pipes, who have likewise been influenced by their mentors, the fathers of the Danish freehand movement of the 1950's and '60s.

"Go West" is a fascinating look at high grade American pipe makers from across the pond. Written By: Erwin Van Hove and originally published in the French magazine, Pipe Mag.

Among other interesting developments in US pipe making has been Sandblasting. Fred Hanna wrote an interesting article for The Pipe Collector called, The Best Sandblasted Pipes are Being Made By Americans, where he writes, "Now and then, someone will point to a particular country, such as Denmark or Italy, and remark upon the quality of their pipe makers as a group. This may be in terms of design, finish, mouthpieces, engineering, or what have you. Let's add another such assessment. I have been watching the quality of sandblasting by Americans for the last couple of years, and I don't think there can be any doubt about it. The best sandblasted pipes OVERALL are now coming out of the USA."

Suffice it to say that a new generation of American pipe makers have emerged. Many have made the trek to high grade pipe mecca to study with the master carvers. They have brought back an entire school of technique and aesthetic and made it their own. Others combine the traditional and freehand styles in a unique combination. Regardless of their influences, many of these American pipe makers are pursuing pipe making with a tremendous passion and energy, and an individual spirit, not unlike the one that molded the country.

Uruguay

Pedro Ferrizzo

Pipas Elfo - Helios Guidotti

Europe

Albania

Tomori

Austria

Andreas Bauer	Meerschaum Pipes
Baff Tabakpfeifenunikate	David Wagner
Edward's Pipes	Edward Czerny
Erste Ottakringer Pfeifenmanufaktur	Patrick Rutka
Harkam Pfeifen	Karl Harkam
Huml	Karl Huml
Kemperling	Salzburger Pfeifenfabrik
Krenn	Hans Krenn
Lenz	Josef Lenz; c/o Tischlerei Lenz
Matzhold	Peter Matzhold
Pfeifendesign Lorenz	Ludwig Lorenz
Prammer Freehand Pfeifen	Josef Prammer
Stiegler	Christoph Stiegler
Strambach	Meerschaum Pipes
Tine Pipes	Martin Steinthaler
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Belgium

Albertson
Bocci	Enrico Bocci
Elie	Elie also lives in France
Hilson	Hillen Bros. Co.
Claessen Pipes	Dirk Claessen, Antwerp

Bulgaria

GB Pipes	George Boyadjiev
Getz Pipes	Georgi Todorov
D.Gechev Pipes	Desislav Gechev
SDB Pipes	Svetoslav Bozukov

Croatia

Davorin

Dotter - Domagoj Telišman

tNd tobacco pipes - Daniel Mustran

Cyprus

Kokkinos - Yiannos Kokkinos Custom Pipes

Czech Republic

Novakpipes	Michal Novák
Háp	Pavel Háp
Hodula	Pavel Hodula
JanPipes	Jan Klouček
Jirsa	Oldřich Jirsa
Kroupa	Hanz Kroupa
Krška	Karel Krška
Machek	Jiri Machek
Pearl Bee	Radka Hofmannová
Vlasak	Martin Vlasak
Zapletal ART	Jiří Zapletal
Celtic Tobacco	Dušan Doubek

Denmark

We highly recommend the following article on the history of Danish pipe making by Jakob Groth. More Pipe maker articles coming soon to this section. Those in red still need articles. Please dive in if you'd like to help. Very thankfully there exists an excellent site dedicated to Scandinavian pipe makers. We highly recommend danishpipemakers.com

France

|Elie||Elie's also living in Belgium.

Germany

More pipe maker articles coming soon. There exists an excellent site dedicated to German pipe makers. We highly recommend German Pipemakers

Great Britain

Greece

Alexander Pipes	Alexandros Zavvos
Amadeus Pipes	Achaiki Amadeus S.A. / Briar Manufacturing Industry S.A. (PTM)
Anastasopoulos, Kostas	K. Anastasopoulos Handmade Smoking pipes / Mr. Kostas Anastasopoulos (Amateur Pipe Maker) / Athens, Greece
Archaggelos Pipes	Archaggelos Handmade Smoking pipes / Mr. Michael Kyriazanos (Amateur Pipe Maker) / Athens, Greece
A.S. Smoking Pipes	Handmade Smoking pipes / Mr. Anthony Salas (Amateur Pipe Maker) / Agia Paraskevi, Greece
Gourvelos, Kostas	K. Gourvelos - Woodturning Handmade Smoking pipes / Mr. Kostas Gourvelos / Athens, Greece
Stefanou Pipex	Stefanou Pipex / Handmade Pipes / Lygourio - Epidavros , Greece
Velasco smoking pipes	Handmade smoking pipes by Michael Pipinis-Aliagas / Athens, Greece

Hungary

Gallvitz	Viktor Zöllner (owner)
Körös Pipes	Balázs Szabó (owner)
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Ireland

B.P.L.	A brand of Briar Pipes Limited, Dublin Ireland
Irish Seconds	A Peterson sub-brand, sold in the U.S.A., also in Austria
Irish Gems	Also a Peterson sub-brand???
Peterson

Italy

See A Short History of The Italian Handmade Pipe, by R.D.Field for an interesting article on the Castello, Caminetto, and Ascorti connection.
See Thoughts on Italian Pipes - Sykes Wilford's musings on Italian pipe design.
Pipe making courses by Bertram Safferling. For info see Safferling

Latvia

Senatorov (Sergei Senatorov Fjodorovic)

Malta

Briar Pipeworks Ltd. (Marsa / Malta)

Netherlands

Amphora	Elbert Gubbels
Big Ben	Elbert Gubbels
Copenhagen Style	Elbert Gubbels
Croydon	Lex Brouwer
Don Bernard Pipes	Bernard Myburgh
GoedeWaagen	Holland - Clay
Gubbels	Elbert Gubbels - Royal Dutch Pipe Factory
Hajenius	P.G.C. Hajenius; Amsterdam
Hilson	Elbert Gubbels; formerly Belgium
Royal Dutch	Elbert Gubbels
[[]]

Norway

Lillehammer	G. Larsen
Tabago	Bård Hansen
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Poland

Antoniewski	Bartlomiej Antoniewski
B&B	Artur & Mariusz Bednarczyk
Bróg	Zbigniew & Renata Bednarczyk
Fajkołamacz	Łukasz Tolzdorf
Filar	Ryszard Filar
JSG	Jan Szymon Gołowacz
Kulpinski	Ryszard Kulpinski
Parol	Marek Parol
Pastuch Pipes	Wojtek Pastuch
Poliński	Tadeusz & Celina Poliński
Rogrus	Robert Gruszczynski
Samsel	Tomasz Samsel (now Australia)
Worobiec	Henryk Worobiec
Zembrowski Pipes	Tomasz Zembrowski

Portugal

Reis	Joao Reis
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Romania

Negoita	Rolando Negoita (now USA)
Gabos Pipes	Gabos Costin Iuliu
AA Pipes	Alguhan Akşar (Bucharest, Romania)
Aaron Pipes	(Bucharest, Romania)
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Russia

Ailarov	Sergey Ailarov
Dyomin	Sergey Dyomin (also "Demin")
Fyodorov	Alexey Fyodorov
Grechukhin	Vladimir Grechukhin
Kiselyov	Valentin Kiselyov
Kharlamov	Alexey Kharlamov (also "Harlamov")
Looshin	Evgeniy Looshin (also "Lushin")
Mr. Pipes	Misha Revyagin
Saharov	Alexandr Saharov
Seniak	Zinovi Seniak
Yashtylov	Viktor Yashtylov
Starkov	Boris Starkov

Slovakia

Slazansky - Slazansky Patrik

Slovenia

Lobnik - Gregor Lobnik

Spain

Bonet	Joan Bonet
Bruken	Sucesores de Emilio Navarro
Carsipe	Carles Royo Porta
Homs	Jaume Homs
Iberica de Pipas
labuenapipa	Luis Wiesenthal
Niubó	Joseph Niubó
Pipas Martín	Rafael Martín Oltra
Pipas Sigmund	Segimon Baulenas
Pipas Soler	Joan P. Soler
Pipas + O	Félix Massó
Minorca	Spain
Saladich	Joan Saladich i Garriga
Salvatella	Enric Moulines Giralt
Santané	Josep Santané
Taioli	Siro Taioli

Sweden

Björn of Sweden	Björn Bengtsson
Carlson	Bengt Carlson
Dollar
Dura Pipes	Dura Semjaniv (broken pipe)
Geiger Pipes	Love Geiger
Gurra	Lars-Göran Markunger
Ivarsson	Sixten Ivarsson (Denmark; broken pipe)
Ljung	Arne Ljung (broken pipe)
Nordh	Bo Nordh (broken pipe)
Ratos
Thunér Pipes	Ronny Thunér
Vollmer & Nilsson	Martin Vollmer & Anders Nilsson

Although much deserved credit has been given to Danish pipemakers & the "Danish Freehand" style, a lot of credit has to go to a handful of brilliant and innovative Swedish pipemakers, not the least of whom were Sixten Ivarsson & Bo Nordh (may they smoke & rest in peace).

More pipe maker articles coming soon. Very thankfully there exists an excellent site dedicated to Swedish pipe makers. We highly recommend Svenska Pipklubben (Swedish Pipe Club) and extend many thanks to Jan Andersson, club secretary (and pipe smoker, of course).

Switzerland

Bru-Bu	Brunner & Buhofer (also known as BBK)
Davidoff
Design by FRANZ	Franz von Matt
Egloff	Peter Egloff
Fischer, Peter
Glen Ben Freehand Pipes	Richard Baggenstos
Innerschwyzer-Pfeifen	Andreas Heinzer & Family
Jean Alexis Handmade Pipes	Richard Baggenstos
Jud	Daniel Jud
Kappeler	Alex Kappeler
La Pipa	Stefan Capaul
Peter Pfeifenbau	Roman Peter
Stich	Drechslerei Stich AG
Tom’s Pipe-Line	Thomas Habermacher
Tschan	Moritz Tschan
Wagner Pipes	Michael Wagner
Wagner Tabak-Lädeli
White Dog Freehand Pipes	Richard Baggenstos
WR Freehand Pipes	Wolfgang Röllin
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We urgently need Helvetians (Swiss) to contribute info for the above pipemakers.

Ukraine

Golden Gate
Ponomarchuk	Alexander Ponomarchuk
Rizhenko	Valeriy Rizhenko
Shekita	Konstantin Shekita
Aksenov	Yuriy Aksenov
KAF-pipe	link title

Middle and Far East

China

Daadou Pipe
Gloredo	Leslie Ng
Shanghai Tang
Pipe childe
Mister Pipe
Zhishan & Mindong Pipe
P.Zhan Pipes

Israel

Shalom Pipe Factory
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Japan

Arita	Shizuo Arita
Arita	Takeo Arita, son of Shizuo Arita.
Azuma
Gajin	Gajin Hayafune
Goisagi Pipes	Y. Miyasaka
Gotoh	Kei'Ichi Gotoh
Hachiro	Seiji Hachiro
Higuchi	Jun'ichiro Higuchi
HiRo
Ichi	Ichi Kitahara
Ikebana	Tsuge Brand
Komatsu
Maruyama	Hajime Maruyama
saci	Yukio Okamura
Sakurai	Kenichiro Sakurai
Satou	Smio Satou
Shima
Shimizu	Kanji Shimizu
Tokutomi	Hiroyuki Tokutomi
Tokutomi	Yuki Tokutomi, daughter of Hiroyuki Tokutomi.
Tsuge	Sab Tsuge, owner
Tsutomu	Fukashiro Tsutomu
Zousan
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Lebanon

Libre Real Briar	George and Gabrielle Daoud
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New Zealand

Speden Pipes	Don Speden, now Japan
Zeman	Jan Zeman
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Turkey

Ak-Taş Meerschaum Pipe	Besim Aktaş	[1]
Altinok Meerschaum	Altinok Meerschaum
Aznavur Meerschaum Pipes	Baris Ltd. Co.
IMP	Imppipes - Isik Luletasi Hayv. Nakl. San & Tic. Ltd.
Irmismarbel Meerschaum	Irmismarbel Meerschaum
Koncak Meerschaum
Pipsan Pipes	Pipsan Pipes
Şahin Pipo	Şahip Pipes
Semus
Storient Block Meerschaum Pipes	Storient Block Meerschaum Pipes
WGM	White Gold Meerschaum
White Pipe	Ahmet Hamdi Büyükçopur
Yunar Pipe	Abdulvahap Yunar	[2]
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