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
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
Colombia
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
Aircool
Aluminum pipe with a briar bowl insert, distributed by Essential Agencies Limited, Toronto
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; clay pipe factory
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
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
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
Europe
Albania
Tomori
Austria
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
Vandervelpen Gerben
Pipe restorer; Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
Van Der Elst
Belgian brand, Belga Shop chain; made by Royal Dutch
Vinche
Belgian meerschaum pipe brand by Jean-Baptiste Vinche ; Brussels
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Kokkinos - Yiannos Kokkinos Custom Pipes
Czech Republic
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
Excellent resource: An translation of Piber & Tobak, Danish Pipe Makers, Vol. 1 (1978 - 1998), on fumeursdepipe.net
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
The article Centers of pipe production in Germany gives an idea of regional "hotspots" of pipe production in Germany.
There exists an excellent site dedicated to German pipe makers. We highly recommend German Pipemakers . Unfortunately this link is dead but there is an archived version that can be found at web.archive.org/web/20180321212258/http://www.german-pipemakers.de/ ).
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 / 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
Salonique Pipes
Salonique Pipes Handmade Smoking pipes / Mr. Gialampoukis Panagiotis / Thessaloniki, 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
Ireland
Italy
An excellent selection of Italian pipes are available at Pipedia Underwriter, lepipe.it
Latvia
Senatorov (Sergei Senatorov Fjodorovic)
Malta
Briar Pipeworks Ltd. (Marsa / Malta)
Netherlands
Montenegro
Norway
Poland
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
Scorpius Pipes
João Madaíl
Atelier António
António Monteiro
Romania
Russia
Serbia
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
Slovenia
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, see J. Bonet ; Mallorca
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
Cordoban
Need Information.. While also a GBD second, this appears to be brand made in Spain as well.
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 pipe 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
Jose Rubio
Oviedo, Asturias
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
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
We urgently need Helvetians (Swiss) to contribute info for the above pipemakers.
Turkey
Ahmet Buyukcopur
Meerschaum Pipe artisan.
Ak-Taş Meerschaum Pipe
Besim Aktaş; Eskisehir
ALTINAY
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.??
Bay Pipe
Emre Mangaltepe, Meerschaum artist
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
Ukraine
Middle and Far East
Armenia
Australia
China
Indonesia
Elrico Pipe
Elrico Sandjaya
Malang ,
East Java,
Indonesia
Bima Pipe
Edy Bima
Bandung,
West Java,
Indonesia
Artkie Pipe
Arkie Tommy
Bandung,
West Java,
Indonesia
PaPaPuQ
Patrik Budi W
Ambarawa,
Central Java,
Indonesia
G Pipe
Adi Suvenir
Magelang,
Central Java,
Indonesia
Siboth Pipe
Siboth
Semarang,
Central Java,
Indonesia
Utama Pipe
Gunawan W
Jakarta,
Indonesia
1D pipes
Wandi S Riyadi
Tasikmalaya,
West Java
Indonesia
Iran
Israel
Japan
Adonis
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
Malaysia
Hoping to add more Malaysian Pipemakers :
Please add, or send to sethile.pipes@gmail.com
Abi Pipes
Abdul Muttalib Md Sidik, Malaysia
Johnsson Ooi
Penang Island, Malaysia
New Zealand
Taiwan
Tunisia
Buchnak
Meerschaum maker in Tabarka, near the border of Algeria
South Korea
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:
ALTINAY - Turkey - Two pipes surmounted by altınay - Stamped on stem
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 -