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[[Image:SasieniC.jpg|thumb|300px|1926 8-dot, shape #44, plum finish, courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]] | [[Image:SasieniC.jpg|thumb|300px|1926 8-dot, shape #44, plum finish, courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]] | ||
[[Image:SasieniD.jpg|thumb|300px|Tapered bulldogs. The upper Rustic is an early 1-dot (single dot on each side of the stem). The Rough Root below is a later 4-dot version in the “Brooklands” shape. Courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]] | [[Image:SasieniD.jpg|thumb|300px|Tapered bulldogs. The upper Rustic is an early 1-dot (single dot on each side of the stem). The Rough Root below is a later 4-dot version in the “Brooklands” shape. Courtesy [http://www.glpease.com/ G.L.Pease]]] | ||
[[Image:SasieniE.jpg|thumb|300px|An early 4-dot “Danzey” bent bulldog sporting Pat. No. 150221/20.]][[File:Sasieni Model Chart.jpg|thumb|Sasieni Shape Chart, Courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | [[Image:SasieniE.jpg|thumb|300px|An early 4-dot “Danzey” bent bulldog sporting Pat. No. 150221/20.]][[File:Sasieni Model Chart.jpg|thumb|Sasieni Shape Chart, Courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:SasineiLadies01.jpg|thumb|"To The Ladies" Ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]In his book, “The Ultimate Pipe Book”, Richard Carleton Hacker writes American pipe collectors “seem to be more preoccupied with ’smokable’ brand names, of which the most collectible are Dunhill, Barling, Sasieni, and Charatan.” Theodore Justin Gage, the former publisher of the much missed “The Compleat Smoker”, called Sasieni pipes a “fascinating collectible, …representing all that is good about classic English pipe making.” And for good reason: the pipes made by the Sasieni company between the years 1919 and 1979 rank among the very best the London pipe industry had to offer. They featured superb wood, flawless bowls, outstanding smoking qualities, and a styling that was uniquely theirs. | ||
In his book, “The Ultimate Pipe Book”, Richard Carleton Hacker writes American pipe collectors “seem to be more preoccupied with ’smokable’ brand names, of which the most collectible are Dunhill, Barling, Sasieni, and Charatan.” Theodore Justin Gage, the former publisher of the much missed “The Compleat Smoker”, called Sasieni pipes a “fascinating collectible, …representing all that is good about classic English pipe making.” And for good reason: the pipes made by the Sasieni company between the years 1919 and 1979 rank among the very best the London pipe industry had to offer. They featured superb wood, flawless bowls, outstanding smoking qualities, and a styling that was uniquely theirs. | |||
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