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'''Wessex''' was originally a brand of pipes by [[Hall & Fitzgerald Co]], then produced in France by [[Chacom]]. A wholesaler of pipes, "fancy goods," and tobacconists supplies, Hall & Fitzgerald's hallmark was first registered in England in 1899. | '''Wessex''' was originally a brand of pipes by [[Hall & Fitzgerald Co]], then produced in France by [[Chacom]]. A wholesaler of pipes, "fancy goods," and tobacconists supplies, Hall & Fitzgerald's hallmark was first registered in England in 1899. | ||
Wessex is likely linked to Wessex Tobacco Company, formed in London in the early 1980s by a group of pipe tobacco experts. Some models have been drawn up by the German architect and designer Peter Kliem, and produced in Saint-Claude factories, with acrylic and cumberland stems. Symbol: W or black spot on a silver background.<ref>From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes</ref> | Wessex is likely linked to Wessex Tobacco Company, formed in London in the early 1980s by a group of pipe tobacco experts. Some models have been drawn up by the German architect and designer Peter Kliem, and produced in [[Saint-Claude]] factories, with acrylic and cumberland stems. Symbol: W or black spot on a silver background.<ref>From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes</ref> | ||
Wessex is also a brand of [[Denicotea]]. | Wessex is also a brand of [[Denicotea]]. | ||