Translations:Sasieni/3/en

An early 8-dot “Arundel”, courtesy G.L.Pease

Lovely 8-dot “Bedford”, courtesy G.L.Pease

“Buckingham,” a classic large billiard quite similar to the Dunhill LBS shape, courtesy G.L.Pease

1926 8-dot, shape #44, plum finish, courtesy G.L.Pease

Tapered bulldogs. The upper Rustic is an early 1-dot (single dot on each side of the stem). The Rough Root below is a later 4-dot version in the “Brooklands” shape. Courtesy G.L.Pease

An early 4-dot “Danzey” bent bulldog sporting Pat. No. 150221/20.

Sasieni Shape Chart, Courtesy Doug Valitchka

In his book, “The Ultimate Pipe Book”, Richard Carleton Hacker writes American pipe collectors “seem to be more preoccupied with ’smokable’ brand names, of which the most collectible are Dunhill, Barling, Sasieni, and Charatan.” Theodore Justin Gage, the former publisher of the much missed “The Compleat Smoker”, called Sasieni pipes a “fascinating collectible, …representing all that is good about classic English pipe making.” And for good reason: the pipes made by the Sasieni company between the years 1919 and 1979 rank among the very best the London pipe industry had to offer. They featured superb wood, flawless bowls, outstanding smoking qualities, and a styling that was uniquely theirs.