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-[[File:Skikda13.jpg|thumb|Present-day Skikda, located in Algeria, was founded by Sylvain Charles Valée in 1838 under the name Philippeville, honoring the French king at the time. Perhaps this pertains to brand of this pipe, perhaps not]]Here we have an example of a Skikda pipe, which appears to have briar stem. If you have any information about this pipe or who made it, please add it here, or send it to sethile.pipes@gmail.com and we can add it for you.
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-<gallery widths=300 heights=200 caption="Skikda pipe example and detail, courtesy Doug Valicthcka">
+[[File:Skikda13.jpg|thumb|Present-day Skikda, located in Algeria, was founded by Sylvain Charles Valée in 1838 under the name Philippeville, honoring the French king at the time]]
+It seems likely that Skikda pipes are connected to the [[Amiel]] brand founded (1923) by Raoul Amiel in Philippeville (Skikda, Algeria). The factory employed about 30 persons in the early 1960s when it closed down. It is the only known pipe producer to have been headquartered in Skikda.
+<gallery widths=300 heights=200 caption="Skikda pipe example with briar stem and detail, courtesy Doug Valicthcka">
 Skikda01.jpg
 Skikda07.jpg
 </gallery>
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+<gallery widths=700 heights=300 caption="And this beautiful example, courtesy Steve Charbonneau (aka 'Humblepipe')">
+File:Skikda.jpeg
+</gallery>