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'''Zenith''' is a porcelain pipe brand whos origins go back to 1749 when half the population of Gouda, around 10 thousand people, were employed in pipe manufacturer. | '''Zenith''' is a porcelain pipe brand whos origins go back to 1749 when half the population of Gouda, around 10 thousand people, were employed in pipe manufacturer. | ||
The brand itself was created at the end of World War I and belongs to Royal Delft. The factory has always been in the same family, and Aart van der Want (eighth generation) has been its head since 1984. | The brand itself was created at the end of World War I and belongs to [https://www.royaldelft.com/en_gb/ Royal Delft]. The factory has always been in the same family, and Aart van der Want (eighth generation) has been its head since 1984. | ||
'''''The following is courtesy, [http://www.pijpenkabinet.nl/Smokiana/04-E%20Zenith.html Amsterdam Pipe Shop]''''' | |||
===History=== | ===History=== | ||
The history of the Zenith factory starts in 1749 when Pieter van der Want becomes master pipe maker of the Gouda pipemakers' guild. He is the first of eight generations of pipe makers in succession from father to son. From the 1950's the Zenith company is the oldest pipe factory in the world, the firm Chacom in Saint-Claude, founded 1780, is the second oldest. | The history of the Zenith factory starts in 1749 when Pieter van der Want becomes master pipe maker of the Gouda pipemakers' guild. He is the first of eight generations of pipe makers in succession from father to son. From the 1950's the Zenith company is the oldest pipe factory in the world, the firm Chacom in [[Saint-Claude]], founded 1780, is the second oldest. | ||
After having produced clay | After having produced [[clay pipe]]s for a period of over 150 years, the Gouda factory modernizes its techniques. Pipes were no longer pressed from stiff pipe clay in metal moulds but are shaped in plaster moulds with liquid clay, the so-called slib cast technique. The backed products are covered with a transparent glaze that gives them a smooth, shiny and delicate look. The glaze also makes them less breakable. | ||
Due to the porosity of the ceramic, the slib casted pipes absorb all the moist which attributes Zenith pipes the quality of a cool and dry smoke. In the 1920's the product is perfectioned when the so-called "hollow bowl system" is introduced. Between the outside glazed pipe and the inner bowl an open space is created in which the smoke can circulate, where it cools down and the humidity of the smoke is absorbed by the pottery sherd. This invention makes the Zenith pipe to the ultimo dry smoker. Above that, ceramic is the best material to keep the aroma alive, without adding a taste of the pipe itself. | Due to the porosity of the ceramic, the slib casted pipes absorb all the moist which attributes Zenith pipes the quality of a cool and dry smoke. In the 1920's the product is perfectioned when the so-called "hollow bowl system" is introduced. Between the outside glazed pipe and the inner bowl an open space is created in which the smoke can circulate, where it cools down and the humidity of the smoke is absorbed by the pottery sherd. This invention makes the Zenith pipe to the ultimo dry smoker. Above that, ceramic is the best material to keep the aroma alive, without adding a taste of the pipe itself. | ||
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Next to the standard white versions Amsterdam Pipe Shop also carries the coloured Zenith pipes. Among them the shapes like Bombay, Karachi, also the Duke, a comfortable bent reading pipe. Above that, also a series of Delft blue versions are available, especially popular among American smokers. | Next to the standard white versions Amsterdam Pipe Shop also carries the coloured Zenith pipes. Among them the shapes like Bombay, Karachi, also the Duke, a comfortable bent reading pipe. Above that, also a series of Delft blue versions are available, especially popular among American smokers. | ||
<center><gallery widths=250px heights=200px caption="Examples, courtesy Gerrit Jan te Sligte"> | |||
File:Zenith pfmi.jpg | |||
File:Zenith-1983 16-18-kerstpijp-.jpg | |||
File:Zineth-terre-carre-1-z.jpg | |||
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'''Contact Information:''' | '''Contact Information:''' | ||
[http://www.pijpenkabinet.nl/Smokiana/04-E%20Zenith.html Amsterdam Pipe Shop] | |||
http://www.pipemuseum.nl/ | |||
http://www.royaldelft.com/ Original maker's Website, although there is no indication of Zenith pipes on the site. | |||
[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | ||
[[Category: Netherlands]] | [[Category: Netherlands]] | ||