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Many dedicated collectors have worked to chronicle pipe brands and makers. It is a daunting and never ending task. Pipedia owes special thanks to J. Rex Poggenpohl for use of his 9/95 list of North American Pipe Makers in the 20th Century, with major contributions by: Tom Colwell, Gary Donachy, Tom Dunn, Bill Unger, and Herb Wilczak. Other sources include, Who Made That Pipe?, by Herb Wilczak & Tom Colwell, Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manual Lopes, Tom Dunn's The Pipe Smoker's Emphameris (TPSE), Scandanavian Pipe Makers, by Jan Andersson, and the excellent work of Pipephil. Many others have also made significant contributions and continue the work. Thanks to you all!

Featured Pipe, Rainer Barbi- Volcano

Featured Pipe, Jeff Gracik (J. Alan Pipes) - Zen Blowfish

Featured Pipe by Kent Rasmussen, courtesy Lars Kiel

Featured Pipe, Brad Pohlmann - Bulldog

Pipe brands and makers by location

It would be great to have an overview of the history of pipe making in each of these regions. 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
El Morjane	Lopes states they are produced in Algeria with Vulcanite stems

Isle of São Vicente

Pulu

Brand from Cape Verdian artisan (Isle of São Vicente) African wood; Stamp: PULU

Morocco

Riff

Stamped "Made in Morocco"

South Africa

du Preez	Leon du Preez
Ebenhart's Handmade Pipes	Ebenhart Botha
Goussard Pipes	Charl Goussard, Cape Town
Jan Pietenpauw	Jean du Toit, Pretoria
Jobert	Johan Slabbert
Kruger Opstaan	??
Mattner	William Mattner
Piet Binsbergen	Piet Binsbergen, Pretoria
Wesley's	South African tobacconist chain

Tanzania

Africob
Amboseli	Maker of Calabash and Meerschaum pipes
Caveman	brand of Kiko
Countryman	Meerschaum pipes by Amboseli, also a series by Charatan
Fader's M/L	Made for Fader's of Baltimore
Hillbilly	Brand of Amboseli
Kiko	Kilimanjaro Pipe Company Ltd.
Kilimanjaro	Tanganyika Meerschaum Corporation brand from Amboseli
Sportsman	Tanganyika Meerschaum Corporation brand from Amboseli
Tembo	Tanganyika Meerschaum Corporation brand from Amboseli
Wiga	Tanganyika Meerschaum Corporation brand from Amboseli

The Americas

Argentina

Bambi Pipes	Gustavo Miguel Gonzalez
Crisol	Argentinian brand produced in the early 20th century
D'Capo	Paolo Minotti
Hava Tampa	brand likely produced by Luigi Pipes
Luigi Pipes	Luis Arbotto; Luigi is also an Italian brand by Luigi "Gigi" Crugnola
Pipas Cassano
Pipas Piombo	Pablo A. Piombo
Schneider	Bernardo Schnider; Buenos Aires
Southern	Amadeo Viciconte

Colombia

Pipas Arguello MA Miguel Arguello

Brazil

Bazzanelli	Cachimbos Bazzanelli
Bertoldi	Cachimbos Bertoldi
Giovanella	brand of pipe tobacco blender Candido Giovanella made by Bertoldi
JCI	Cachimbos JCI, discontinued
Larsan	Larsan Indústria de Artefatos de Madeira
MarTelo	Gustavo Cunha, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Cachimbos Brasil	Fábrica de Cachimbos Brasil, discontinued
Ranieri	Cachimbos Ranieri, discontinued

Canada

Bell	William and David Bell; 19th century clay pipe factory in Quebec
Blatter & Blatter	Peter and Robert Blatter; Montreal, Can.
Briar Sweat & Tears/BST	Todd Bannard; Carstairs, Alberta
Brig	Canada
Brigham Pipes
Calich	John Calich
Cats Paw Pipes	Bill & Terri Weist
Colm Magner
Condina	Guiseppe Condina
Craft Briar	See Vesz Pipes, Julius Vesz; Toronto, Ont., Can.
Downie Pipes	Stephen Downie
Dr. Thomas	Brand of Paradis Pipes
Fagan	Mike Fagan
Farhood	??
Fernand Gignac	see Paradis Pipes
Gerth's	Brand of former Montreal tobacconist, made by Comoy's; Symbol: G
Henderson & Lovelace, E.M.	Second half of the 19th century clay pipe factory in Montreal
JBL	Canadian brand, see Paradis Pipes
Jo Thomassin	Canadian brand, see Paradis Pipes
Leonard Payne	system pipes; British Columbia
MacQueen Pipes	Colin MacQueen
Magner	see Colm Magner
McGrath	John Hamilton McGrath
New London Golfer	Canadian brand, see Paradis Pipes
Olde World Fine Clays	Stephen Bray
Paradis Pipes	Paradis Brothers
Parks Pipes	Michael Parks
Phillips	Bill Phillips; Red Deer, Alberta
Pipes by Cody Perkins	Cody Perkins
Pipes by Wolfgang	Wolfgang Blazejewski
Rettalb	Rettalb is an anagram of "Blatter"! Sub-brand, → Blatter & Blatter
Robert Bannerman	Canadian artisan and former Clay Pipe factory (1875-84), located in New York state, USA
Rocheleau Briar Pipes	John Rocheleau
S.C. Pipes	Brand of Paradis Pipes
Seles Pipes	Stefan Seles
Thomas Hinds	Brand and distributor based in Winnipeg; pipes made in Italy
Trypis Pipes	Phillip Trypis
Vesz Pipes	Julius Vesz
Wombaroo Pipes	Marty Simm

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

Cuba

Arzuaga	Rafael J. Arzuaga, an artisan making sculpted pipes
FC	Miguel A. Rodriguez (Familia Crart, Creaciones Artisticas)

Ecuador

Lubaq

Eucalptus pipes made by Luis Baquero, who began a small production in 2001

Mexico

Norma de México S.A.
Park Lane
Lunmore	Mexican brand by Louis Morones
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
Fisher	Paul Fisher, Austrian Meerschaum artisan who settled in Manhattan, NYC, NY
Franz Hiess & Sohne	old Austrian meerschaum pipe company; Vienna
Guido	Artisan with a small production, sometimes sold by Viennese tobacconist, Josef Ostermann
Harkam Pfeifen	Karl Harkam
J. Hock	Vienna
Huml	Karl Huml
J.N. Menhard	19th Century Meerschaum artisan
Kaufthal	Former Meerschaum pipe factory; Vienna
Kemperling	Salzburger Pfeifenfabrik
Krenn	Hans Krenn
Lenz	Josef Lenz; c/o Tischlerei Lenz
Lorenz	Made in the Tyrol since 1886
Matzhold	Peter Matzhold
Pfeifendesign Lorenz	Ludwig Lorenz
Prammer Freehand Pfeifen	Josef Prammer
Stiegler	Christoph Stiegler
Strambach	Meerschaum Pipes
Tine Pipes	Martin Steinthaler
Zenz Pipes	Klaus Zenz

Belgium

Albertson	Former brand of Hillen, makers of Hilson
Bocci	Enrico Bocci
Claessen Pipes	Dirk Claessen, Antwerp
Denny's	Stamped Denny's and Made in Belgium
Elie	Elie lives and works in France now
Hilson	Hillen Bros. Co.
Lèonard	Piperia Lèonard, Terracotta pipe factory; Andenne
Massis Pipes	Nick Ramaekers; Limburg, Belgium
Van Der Elst	Belgian brand, Belga Shop chain; made by Royal Dutch
Vinche	Belgian meerschaum pipe brand by Jean-Baptiste Vinche; Brussels

Bulgaria

Demirev Pipes	Kolyo Demirev; From Bulgaria, now in Prague, Czech Republic
Getz Pipes	Georgi Todorov
GB Pipes	George Boyadjiev
D.Gechev Pipes	Desislav Gechev
SDB Pipes	Svetoslav Bozukov

Croatia

Davorin
Dotter	Domagoj Telišman
ND Pipes	Daniel Mustran
MPIPES	Marinko Neralić

Cyprus

Kokkinos - Yiannos Kokkinos Custom Pipes

Czech Republic

Adam pipes	Adam Schorcht
BPK	Czech inexpensive brand with long tradition. Factory made pipes mainly for export.
Celtic Tobacco	Dušan Doubek
Demirev Pipes	Kolyo Demirev; From Bulgaria, now in Czech Republic
Em Czapek	Former Czech brand, likely from the 19th century
Háp	Pavel Háp
Hodula	Pavel Hodula
JanPipes	Jan Klouček
Jirsa	Oldřich Jirsa
Kroupa	Hanz Kroupa
Krška	Karel Krška
Machát	Richard Machát
Machek	Jiri Machek
Montebello	Former brand from the former Czechoslovakia
Novakpipes	Michal Novák
P. Omrt	Czech artisan making freehands
Petr Pipes	Petr Libora
Pearl Bee	Radka Hofmannová
Pipkin	Petr Kučera
RX Pipes	Radek Jůza
Stanislav	Czech brand distributed by Mostex Group, run by Josef Stanislav
Tomas Mahovsky	Tomáš Mahovský
Vlasak	Martin Vlasák
Vobořil Pipes	Petr Vobořil
Zapletal ART	Jiří Zapletal

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

Finland

Tapio Wirkkala

Finnish designer (1915-1985), who designed some pipe models

France

Note: The French lists have been recently sub-divided due to growth --sethile (talk) 09:20, 18 June 2015 (CDT)

Germany

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

Great Britain

British Pipe Brands & Makers A - D
British Pipe Brands & Makers E - H
British Pipe Brands & Makers I - L
British Pipe Brands & Makers M - Q
British Pipe Brands & Makers R - T
British Pipe Brands & Makers U - Z
See also, Briar Pipe Makers in London Directories

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 / made by Michael Kyriazanos / Athens, Greece
A.S. Smoking Pipes	Handmade Smoking pipes / Mr. Anthony Salas (Amateur Pipe Maker) / Agia Paraskevi, Greece
Asteriou, Chris	Hand made briar pipes / Chris Asteriou / Athens, Greece
Epsilon2 Rhodian Pipes	Efthymios Efthymiou; Rhodes Island
Gourvelos, Kostas	K. Gourvelos - Woodturning Handmade Smoking pipes / Mr. Kostas Gourvelos / Athens, Greece
Pipex Pipes	See Stefanou Pipex, George Stefanou
Michael Kyriazanos	Athens, Greece
D. Mostras Pipes	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)
Karol Kovacs	Budapest Cobbler, often credited with making 1st Meerschaum pipe
Körös Pipes	Balázs Szabó (owner)
Selmec	19th Century Clay Pipes made in Selmec

Ireland

B.P.L.	A brand of Briar Pipes Limited, Dublin Ireland
Bennington's Belfast	Also a Peterson sub-brand, Made in the Republic of Ireland for a Florida tobacconist
Captain Pete	Peterson second
Erica	Peterson second
John Aylesbury	Brand of John Aylesbury tobacco, but now a Peterson second
Irish Seconds	A Peterson sub-brand, sold in the U.S.A., also in Austria
Irish Gems	Also a Peterson sub-brand???
Kinsale	A Peterson sub-brand / second
Lord Beatty	Irish brand likely originating at Peterson
Peterson
Shamrock	A Peterson sub-brand / second

Italy

Many thanks to lepipe.it for their underwriting support. They have a large selection of Italian pipes

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
Baronite Pipe	see GoedeWaagen
Big Ben	Elbert Gubbels
Copenhagen Style	Elbert Gubbels
Croydon	Lex Brouwer
De Star	17th century Dutch ceramics factory founded by De Jong family in Gouda, and sold in 1853 to GoedeWaagen
Don Bernard Pipes	Bernard Myburgh
GoedeWaagen	Holland - Clay
Gold Waagen	Dutch brand (Gouda) of ceramic pipes from Royal GoedeWaagen
GtP	Gouda Tobacco Pipes; Adriaan van der Want; Gouda, Holland
Gubbels	Elbert Gubbels - Royal Dutch Pipe Factory
Hajenius	P.G.C. Hajenius; Amsterdam
Hilson	Elbert Gubbels; formerly Belgium
Humbry Briar	Second brand of Gubbels
Old Mokum	Dutch ceramic pipe brand made by Zenith
Royal Dutch	Elbert Gubbels
Royal GoedeWaagen	see GoedeWaagen
Tatoo	Brand of Royal Dutch
Zenith	Dutch porcelain pipe brand

Norway

Bastia	Brand (second] of Lillehammer
Bård Hansen	Current maker of Tabago; Bryggen
G. Larsen Pipefabrik	see Lillehammer
Lillehammer	G. Larsen
Old Briar	Second brand of G. Larsen, see Lillehammer
Tabago	Two separate brands over the years, currently made by Bård Hansen

Poland

Antoniewski	Bartlomiej Antoniewski
B&B	Artur & Mariusz Bednarczyk
Bróg	Mr. Bróg: Kazimierz Rog, and Zbigniew & Renata Bednarczyk
Czeslaw Partyka	???
Fajkołamacz	Łukasz Tolzdorf
Filar	Ryszard Filar
Jerzy Dudziak	Polish artisan working in partnership with Stanislaw Solarski??
JSG	Jan Szymon Gołowacz
Kowalewski	Lech Kowalewski, makes sculpted wooden pipes
Kulpinski	Ryszard Kulpinski
Miron Chudio	Mayron
Parol	Marek Parol
Pastuch Pipes	Wojtek Pastuch
Poliński	Tadeusz & Celina Poliński
Rogrus	Robert Gruszczynski
Samsel	Tomasz Samsel (now Australia)
Swoboda	(Wincenty); Czeck artisan in Poland
Walat	Ludwik Walat, brand and name of highly respected Polish artisan who also worked for the Swoboda factory
Worobiec	Henryk Worobiec
Wozniak Pipes	Rafał Woźniak
Zembrowski Pipes	Tomasz Zembrowski

Portugal

Cardador	José Bandeira Cardador
Casimiro	Manual Fernandes Casimiro; Canal Caveria
Couto	Antonio Moreira Couto
Haveneza	Casa Havaneza brand
Medusa	Inexpensive brand made by third parties for distributor SREI
Reis	Joao Reis
Robalo	Bruno Robalo
Santos	Sabina Santos; Arruda dos Vinhos
Sua Excêlencia	Brand from the SIPIL distributor. Good quality classics and freehands, made in Italy
EV	Eduardo Vieira

Romania

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

Russia

Ailarov	Sergey Ailarov
Bondarev	Alexander Bondarev, St. Petersburg
Doctor's Pipes	Roman Kovalev, St. Petersburg
Dyomin	Sergey Dyomin (also "Demin")
Ershov	Vladimir Ershov; Clay Pipe maker specializing in authentic reproductions
Fyodorov	Alexey Fyodorov
Grechukin	Vladimir Grechukhin
Java	Known as Yava in Russia
Kiselyov	Valentin Kiselyov
Kharlamov	Alexey Kharlamov (also "Harlamov")
Looshin	Evgeniy Looshin (also "Lushin")
Mr. Pipes	Misha Revyagin
PS Studio	Designed by Vladimir Grechukhin; St. Petersburg
Saharov	Alexandr Saharov
Seniak	Zinovi Seniak
Yashtylov	Viktor Yashtylov
Starkov	Boris Starkov
Tupitsyn	Alexander Tupitsyn; St. Petersburg

Serbia

Alexa Pipes

Dragomir Aleksic, Belgrade

Scotland

Pipedia thanks Rattray's for their underwriting support

Lovat	A brand produced by A. Friedlander in Scotland, and also Oppenheimer Pipe in England
POW	Brand by G.M. Frame
Rattray's	Rattray's Original Scotlande made in various and some of the oldest companies (in Europe)

Slovakia

Slazansky

Slazansky Patrik

Slovenia

Lobnik

Gregor Lobnik

Spain

Arias	Josep Arias; late artisan making rustic pipes sold at fairs in the Ossor (Gerona) region
Acire	a second of Salvatella from the 1970s
Anfield	a brand of Iberica de Pipas
Antonio Sanmartin	brand of Antonio Sanmartin Abad.
Arturo	Arturo del Pozo; brand and name of late Spanish Artisan supplying Pozito shop in Madrid
Arturo del Pozo	Madrid
Bonet	Joan Bonet
Brio	brand of Iberica de Pipas
Bruken	Sucesores de Emilio Navarro
Brukwell	"fantasy" brand??
Carsipe	Carles Royo Porta
Clipper	brand by Iberica de Pipas
Cogars	Aldaia, Valencia, Production stopped in 1980s (Lopes)
Commodore	Low range brand of Iberica de Pipas, also used by various others.
Coral	low range brand of Iberica de Pipas, replaced by Commodore
Creu Retinyola	old Spanish clay pipe factory in Palafrugell (Catalonia)
Cristino Crespo Peregrino	El Gasco, Caceres
Diamant	ceased production in the 1980s; Aldaia, Valencia
Duval	Brand produced by Iberica de Pipas
El Picú	Las Hurdas
Emilio Navarro	pipemaker and Manager of the Bruken Sucesores de Emilio SL factory
Esteve Espinet	former Spanish Clay factory in the Palamos area (Catalonia)
EWWA	brand of Iberica de Pipas
Everest	Brand created in 1933 by Nubió; now a Iberica de Pipas second
Galerna	old brand of Iberica de Pipas
García	F. Jesús García; Seville
Gester	Inexpensive brand launched in 1980s by Iberica de Pipas
Gold Flame	Salvatella second with 9mm filters.
Helio Ferretti	brand made by Iberica de Pipas
Homs	Jaume Homs
Iberica de Pipas	Barcelona
labuenapipa	Luis Wiesenthal
Joffre	Spanish Brand
Juan Castellà	17th - 19th century clay pipe factory; Palamos region of Catalonia
Lady Spain	Brand from Iberica de Pipas
Magistral	Former brand produced in Aldaia, Valencia, which ended in the 1980s
Madelcar	Brand and Spanish importer/distributor of smoking accessories
Masterly	Brand of the distributor Madelcar
McIntosch	Second brand of Salvatella
Minorca	Spain
New Bond	Inexpensive brand of Emilio Navarro SL factory, as a Bruken second
Nubió	Joseph Nubió
Old Fashion	Inexpensive brand from Iberica de Pipas
Piloto	Brand of Iberica de Pipas
P. Luchini	Brand of Iberica de Pipas
Pipas Martín	Rafael Martín Oltra
Pipas Sigmund	Segimon Baulenas
Pipas Soler	Joan P. Soler
Pipas + O	Félix Massó
Pozito	Brand of tobacconist in Madrid, made by Arturo del Pozo
Saladich	Joan Saladich i Garriga
Salvatella	Enric Moulines Giralt
Salas-Zazo	Ramón Salas and Ricardo Zazo; Costanilla de los Desamparados, Madrid
Santané	Josep Santané
Saxo	Inexpensive brand of Iberica de Pipas
Suárez	José Aceituna Suárez; Makes pipes from rustic stone with walnut and poplar stems
Swensson	Brand from Iberica de Pipas
Taioli	Siro Taioli
Targard	Brand from Iberica de Pipas
Vera, Alfonso	artisan associated with Compañia Española de Bruck, SL

Sweden

Andersson	Jan Andersson; author; Pipe Club of Sweden, Secretary; amateur pipe maker
Bennwik	Andreas Bennwik; Stockholm
Björn of Sweden	Björn Bengtsson
Brilon	old Swedish brand with changeable bowls
Carlson	Bengt Carlson
Center	Lopes states it is a brand produced by Pipcenter, symbol: "PC"
Dollar
Dura Pipes	Dura Semjaniv (broken pipe)
Geiger Pipes	Love Geiger
Gurra	Lars-Göran Markunger
Ivarsson	Sixten Ivarsson (Denmark; broken pipe)
Jönsson	Lars Jönsson
Ljung	Arne Ljung (broken pipe)
Nordh	Bo Nordh (broken pipe)
OF	Olaf Forsberg, 18th century clay pipe artisan
Ratos
Rosengren	Jonas Rosengren; Halmstad, Sweden
Saenz	Gary Sanz
Skapi	Founded 1936 by Max D. Schwab
Sveska Pipfabriken	Former factory in Lerum
Thunér Pipes	Ronny Thunér
VNP	see Vollmer & Nilsson; Martin Vollmer & Anders Nilsson
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

Anderegg	Brand of Peter Anderegg
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
Heinzer, Andreas
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
Pipestar	Brand of C.J. Verguet Freres, and also by the Swiss firm, Hebor SA
Stich	Drechslerei Stich AG
Swiss Pipe	Started by artisans from Bru-Bu
Timeless	Brand of Franz von Matt
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

We urgently need Helvetians (Swiss) to contribute info for the above pipemakers.

Ukraine

Golden Gate
Kamensky	Stanislav Kamensky; Now in Australia
Ponomarchuk	Alexander Ponomarchuk
Rizhenko	Valeriy Rizhenko
Shekita	Konstantin Shekita
Aksenov	Yuriy Aksenov
KAF-pipe	link title
M.Nazarenko	Maksim Nazarenko
Veresk	Largest pipe company in the former Soviet Union, at one time producing 20 brands; Kiev

Middle and Far East

Australia

Kamensky	Stanislav Kamensky
Samsel	Tomasz Samsel; Polish, but based in Australia

China

Daadou Pipe
Gloredo	Leslie Ng
KingCheng
Leizhou pipe tribes
Mister Pipe
Pipe childe
P.Zhan Pipes	Ping Zhan
NEEDING-FUN PIPES	Zhesong Li
Shanghai Tang
Zhishan & Mindong Pipe

Iran

Cafe Artin	Pipe shop of Mr. Artin Abrahamian
Hamid Farhang	H.F.Pipes.iran on Instagram
Memo Handmade Pipes	Mehdi S. Aghdam
M.I Handicrafts	Mohamad Javad
Pasargadtabac	Pipe shop of Mr. Amirhossein rahimi
vafa shop	Pipe shop of Mr. saleh mousavi

Israel

Shalom Pipe Factory
Burl King	Brand of Shalom Pipe Factory

Japan

Arita, Shizuo	Shizuo Arita
Arita, Takeo	Takeo Arita, son of Shizuo Arita.
Asari	Japanese Pipe maker from 1970s and '80s?
Azuma
Gajin	Gajin Hayafune
Goisagi Pipes	Y. Miyasaka
Gotoh	Kei'Ichi Gotoh
Hachiro	Seiji Hachiro, owner of Pipe-Do (Pipedo)
Hasegawa	Toyohei Hasegawa; maker of kiserus (traditional Japanese pipes)
Hattori	Zengoro Hattori; maker of kiserus (traditional Japanese pipes)
Higuchi	Jun'ichiro Higuchi
HiRo	Yorozutoshi Hiroyuki
Ichi	Ichi Kitahara
Ikebana	Tsuge Brand
Komatsu
K's Pipes	Shin-ichi Kuwahara
Kurusu	Reiichi "Ray" Kurusu; Osaka
Maruyama	Hajime Maruyama
Minoru Nagata	Minoru Nagata; Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture
Miyasaka
Namiki	Namiki Manufacturing Co. Ltd.; collaborates with Dunhill on lacquered pipes
Okamura	Yukio Okamora, see saci
Pipedo	Brand of on-line firm Pipe-Do, See Hachiro
Roland	Inexpensive brand by Fukashiro Tsutomu
saci	Yukio Okamura
Sakurai	Kenichiro Sakurai
Satou	Smio Satou
Shima
Shimizu	Kanji Shimizu
Suglayma	Japanese artisan
Tajima	Tatsuo Tajima
Tokutomi, Hiroyuki	Maebashi, Japan
Tokutomi, Yuki	daughter of Hiroyuki Tokutomi.
Tsuge	Sab Tsuge, owner
Tsutomu	Fukashiro Tsutomu
Yanagihara	Shigeyoshi Yanagihara
Zousan	Logo: Large Elephant

Lebanon

Libre Real Briar	George and Gabrielle Daoud
Manuel Shaabi	Left Lebanon in 1979, and now in Germany

Malaysia

Hoping to add more Malaysian Pipemakers:	Please add, or send to sethile.pipes@gmail.com
Johnsson Ooi	Penang Island, Malaysia

New Zealand

Speden Pipes	Don Speden, now Japan
Zeman	Jan Zeman

Taiwan

Santaroko Pipes

ST Kuo

Turkey

Ahmet Buyukcopur	Meerschaum Pipe artisan.
Ak-Taş Meerschaum Pipe	Besim Aktaş; Eskisehir
Altınay	Meerschaum brand produced by Altınay Pipe Ltd. company, founded 1964.
Altinok	Meerschaum brand produced by Altinok-Pipe Ltd.
Altdukkan Meerschaum	Cihan Celik
Aznavur	Bari Ltd. Co.??
BS Pipes	Birol Salman
Burhan Yucel	Meerschaum maker based in Eskisehir
CeSem	Turkish company selling meerschaum pipes
Emin	Brand of Meerschaum pipes by Medet Kara, and Imdat Kara
Erdogan Ege	Meerschaum artist
CPW Calabash Pipes	Meerschaum artist
Eyup Sabri	Meerschaum artist
Fikri Baki	Meerschaum artist
Gezer	Brothers in partnership; Mesut, Sevket, and Kudret Gezer
Gülel	Medet Kara
Hittite Meerschaum	Dudullu M. Ihlamur, Mevkii Alemdağ; İstanbul
Huseyn Yanik	see Sadik Yanik and Yunas Ege
IMP	Imppipes - Isik Luletasi Hayv. Nakl. San & Tic. Ltd.
Irmismarbel Meerschaum	Ahmet GÖVEM; Eskisehir
Ismail Baglan	Meerschaum artist
Ismail Ozel	Meerschaum artist
Ismat Bekler	Meerschaum artist; well known Eskiehir artisan
Kadir Baysal	Meerschaum artist; well known Eskiehir artisan
Karaca	Ramazn Karaca; Eskisehir
Karahan, A	Meerschaum artist
Kenan Ahmet Pipes	Handmade Briar pipes; Istanbul
Koncak	Company founded by Ekrem Koncak in 1934; Eskiehir
Kybele	Ismail Ozdama (Kirac Ltd Co.)
M. Bassal	Meerschaum artist; Eskisehir
MeerQueen Meerschaum Pipes
MeerschaumArt	??
MeershcumStore Inc.	founded in 1908 by Bahadir Baykal, succeeded by his son, Kural.
Mergenler	Brand of Meerschaum pipes Owned by Oksan Mergen, closed in the 1990s
Meric	Meerschaum pipe company with shop is Eskisehir and Istambul
Munir Aydogu	Meerschaum artist who retired in 2000 after 40 years of activity
Mustafa Albayrak	WGM Meerschaum
Nartpipe	Meerschaum pipe company
Nick's	Nick Merdenyan, who started making Meershchaum pipes in 1968
Nurhan Cevahir	Meerschaum pipe artisan
Ozgur Pipe	Eskisehir
O. Sabri	Meerschaum pipe artisan
Paktas	Brand started in 1973 by meerschaum artist, Hasan Aybogdu; Eskisehir
Pipsan Pipes	Pipsan Pipes
Saban Önalici	Meerschaum pipe maker
Sadik Yanik
Şahin Pipo	Ahmed and Bekir Şahin; Istanbul
Salim Sener	Meerschaum pipe maker, Partner with Erdogan Ege
Sekircioglu	Meerschaum pipes by brothers Huseyn and Mustafa. Started 1987, they split up in 1996
Selami	Meerschaum pipe artisan
Semus
Servi	Meerschaum pipe brand
Siyahi	Siyahi Meerschaum Pipe Co.
SMS	Meerschaum pipe brand and company of Samil Sermet; founded in Eskisehir, now USA
Sultan Meerschaum Pipe Co.
Tekin Uzkesici	Meerschaum pipe maker
WGM Meerschaum	Mustafa Albayrak
White Pipe	Ahmet Hamdi Büyükçopur
Yilmaz	Meerschaum pipe artisan
Yunar Pipe	Abdulvahap Yunar; Eskişehir, Turkey
Yunas Edge	Meerschaum pipe artisan

Tunisia

Buchnak

Meerschaum maker in Tabarka, near the border of Algeria

South Korea

Kim JongWook	김 종욱(코털아트)
7도sa	칠도사
SJ MIN	잡고기

Pipe Marks & Logos

This area is still under construction, so please wear a hard hat & your favourite smoking jacket.

Due to the huge number of Pipe Makers, we hereby provide links to a number of sites with Marks & Logos:

Logos & markings

Pipemakers

Comunidad de la Pipa

Amigos dos Cachimbo

Fujipub

Aldo Velani - Italy - Gold & Silver Circle:

Altinok Meerschaum - Turkey - Vivaldi font "A" in a black circle:

Butz-Choquin - France - BC Inside a circle:

Peterson - Ireland - White script "P" stamped on stem:

Salvatella - Stylised White "S" stamped on stem:

Savinelli - Italy - "S" Inside a shield surmounted by 2 pipes, stamped on stem & shank:

Stanwell - Denmark - "S" surmounted by a Crown stamped on stem:

Storient BLOCK Meerschaum - Turkey - Storient "STORIENT" in a blue sticker

Vuillard - France - Stylised White "V" stamped on stem:

Elie - Belgium/Portugal - Stylised Gold "E" inset into stem: ; Pipe Stamp:

Edward CZERNY - AUSTRIA - My farther´s and mine...:

Yiannos Kokkinos - Cyprus -

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