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Pipa Croci pipes are created by '''Paolo & Gianni Croci''' from Mantova, Lombardia. The company was founded in 1983 and on each pipe you will find the nomenclature reads "dal 1983". Each and every pipe is hand crafted from aged Italian Plateau Briar. This is a company that makes no two pipes alike and they truly create some masterpieces. In their own words: | Pipa Croci pipes are created by '''Paolo & Gianni Croci''' from Mantova, Lombardia. The company was founded in 1983 and on each pipe you will find the nomenclature reads "dal 1983". Each and every pipe is hand crafted from aged Italian Plateau Briar. This is a company that makes no two pipes alike and they truly create some masterpieces. In their own words: | ||
"The Pipa Croci is an artisan enterprise. The pipes which are born from our hands are all differnt from each other. This means that the owner of a Croci pipe possesses something totally unique. Keeping up with the avant-garde in styling and marketing, in addition to our ''Free Hand'' we have created the ''Classical Models''. Furthermore we produce several hand-carved objects related to the pipe smoker and made of briar." | [[File:Croci SmoothDublinFreehand.jpg|thumb|Smooth Dublin Freehand, courtesy Pipedia underwriter, [http://www.lepipe.it/en/pipedia.asp?utm_source=pipedia&=utm_medium=pipedia&=utm_campaign=pipedia lepipe.it]]]"The Pipa Croci is an artisan enterprise. The pipes which are born from our hands are all differnt from each other. This means that the owner of a Croci pipe possesses something totally unique. Keeping up with the avant-garde in styling and marketing, in addition to our ''Free Hand'' we have created the ''Classical Models''. Furthermore we produce several hand-carved objects related to the pipe smoker and made of briar." | ||
The quality classification of the pipes is as follows (ascending): Pipa Croci; Amica; True; True 1; Quality Street; Starlight; Golden Flame. | The quality classification of the pipes is as follows (ascending): Pipa Croci; Amica; True; True 1; Quality Street; Starlight; Golden Flame. | ||
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Their grading, is acending order: Pipa Croci, Amica, True, True I, Quality Street, Starlight, Golden Flame. | Their grading, is acending order: Pipa Croci, Amica, True, True I, Quality Street, Starlight, Golden Flame. | ||
[[File:Lepipe rectangle Generic.jpg|thumb|'''An excellent selection of Croci pipes is available at Pipedia underwriter, [http://www.lepipe.it/en/pipedia.asp?utm_source=pipedia&=utm_medium=pipedia&=utm_campaign=pipedia lepipe.it]''']] | |||
'''Other brands made by Pipa Croci:''' | '''Other brands made by Pipa Croci:''' | ||
* '''DDD''' - These are private label pipes made for the now extinct '''DDD Pipe Company''' (USA) around 2000. They retailed in the $85.00 - 90.00 range. | * '''DDD''' - These are private label pipes made for the now extinct '''DDD Pipe Company''' (USA) around 2000. They retailed in the $85.00 - 90.00 range. | ||