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He soon began designing his own pipes (different from the styling we associate with Savinelli today) and arranged their manufacture by local pipemakers in the Varese district of north-west Italy. The pipes became so popular that some were exhibited at the 1881 Esposizione Industriale Italiana (Italian Industrial Exposition)—the precursor to today’s Milan Fair, one of the largest trade fairs in the world. | He soon began designing his own pipes (different from the styling we associate with Savinelli today) and arranged their manufacture by local pipemakers in the Varese district of north-west Italy. The pipes became so popular that some were exhibited at the 1881 Esposizione Industriale Italiana (Italian Industrial Exposition)—the precursor to today’s Milan Fair, one of the largest trade fairs in the world. | ||
<center><gallery widths= | <center><gallery widths=250 heights=185 caption="A very early example, marked ASM in a triangle with a silver dot on the stem, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | ||
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<gallery widths=250 heights=185 caption="Another very early example, marked ASM in a triangle and MILANO with a silver dot on the stem, courtesy Giancarlo Spadaro"> | |||
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