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While Charles never produced his own pipes, he worked closely with English pipe makers for his private label pipes. In more recent years the Perth factory has now closed and the brand was saved by German blending master Kohlhase&Kopp. | While Charles never produced his own pipes, he worked closely with English pipe makers for his private label pipes. In more recent years the Perth factory has now closed and the brand was saved by German blending master Kohlhase&Kopp. | ||
Oliver Kopp has been the driving force behind the Rattrays pipes, using a number of traditional makers in St Claude (Chacom & Butz Choquin) and also by factories in Italy (Gigi, Brebbia, Lánatra) and [[Altinay]] for the Meerschaum pipes. Fitting to the purest tobaccos, the pipe series are characterized by high quality materials and workmanship and are often modeled on the tobacco names. Outstanding, of course, is the use of bog oak in the Bog Oak Collection, providing perfect qualities of smoke and cool smoking pleasure it's a pity but this pipe is not longer in production. The use of various makers allows the collection to have a very wide range of classic | Oliver Kopp has been the driving force behind the Rattrays pipes, using a number of traditional makers in St Claude ([[Chacom]] & [[Butz-Choquin]]) and also by factories in Italy ([[Gigi]], [[Brebbia]], [[Lánatra]]) and [[Altinay]] for the Meerschaum pipes. Fitting to the purest tobaccos, the pipe series are characterized by high quality materials and workmanship and are often modeled on the tobacco names. Outstanding, of course, is the use of bog oak in the Bog Oak Collection, providing perfect qualities of smoke and cool smoking pleasure it's a pity but this pipe is not longer in production. The use of various makers allows the collection to have a very wide range of classic British shapes, using production methods dating back over 100 years. | ||
In my experience I rarely meet a man like Oliver. The spirit, the drive, fantastic. <br> | In my experience I rarely meet a man like Oliver. The spirit, the drive, fantastic. <br> | ||
One word to the designer Oliver. He has the skills to modernize the older shapes to the taste of today. | One word to the designer Oliver. He has the skills to modernize the older shapes to the taste of today. | ||
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<gallery perrow=3 widths=185px caption="Current production examples"> | |||
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File:Rattrays Racing Green Army.jpg | |||
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File:Rattrays pipe2015 06-king-arthur-9.png | |||
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'''Meerschaum''' | |||
In addition to pipes in briar Rattray's also offers quality Meerschaum pipes. Bellow are some examples. You can find these and more on the website [http://www.kopp-pfeifen.de/produkte/pfeifen?sort=desc&criteria=id&m=0&a=24&s=1&this=act&se=25229 here] | |||
<gallery widths=200px caption="Current Meerschaum examples"> | |||
File:Rattray Meer cap.jpg | |||
File:Lady's Hand.png | |||
File:Barrel small.png | |||
File:Rattrays-ra-white-goddess-apple-2-sm-si-5.png | |||
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<gallery perrow=4 widths=200px caption=" | '''Contact information:''' | ||
http://www.rattrays-pipes.com | |||
http://www.kopp-pipes.com | |||
<gallery perrow=4 widths=200px caption="More current production examples"> | |||
File:Rattrays-ra-the-dune-34-.png | File:Rattrays-ra-the-dune-34-.png | ||
File:Rattrays-ra-the-dune-67-.png | File:Rattrays-ra-the-dune-67-.png | ||
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File:Rattrays-ra-the-flounder-sandblast-5.png | File:Rattrays-ra-the-flounder-sandblast-5.png | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | ||
[[Category: Scotland]] | [[Category: Scotland]] | ||