The dots
One dot
One
red dot
One
blue or green dot
Two dots
Three dots
Four dots 
More than
4 dots
One color
spot
Ornate
spot
Gemstone
Wooden
spot
Dr Grabow
Briarcliff
▲ (Left side) Briarcliff (Right side) Mediterranean, Aged Briar
Brand of the Penn Tobacco Company formed in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania in 1901 by Russell Uhl († 1914) and Henry Weigand († 1942).
See also: Bruce Peters, Broadcaster, Vox Pop
See also: Bruce Peters, Broadcaster, Vox Pop
▲ Brigham, Voyageur, 184
Pipes with one dot on the stem correspond to the 1xx numbered shapes (100 series)
L'inflation de points
▲ ... Lipton (?) CPF (In oval)
Brand created in 1851 by Consolidated (or Colossus) Pipe Factory (Chesterfield Pipe Factory), taken over by KB&B in 1883
CHP-X
▲ (Left side) CHP-X, Hand Hewn
Artisan: Michael V. Kabik (retired in 1989-90) started making pipes in the early 1970s. The CHP-X brand is named after Chuck Holiday which Kabik replaces in 1971 when he former leaves the wokshop. The CHP-X studio closed In 1973. After this period Kabik created the Sven-Lar brand and produced it together with Glen Hedelson.
▲ (Left side) Pipa Croci, Fatta a mano, Mantova Italia, dal 1983
(Right side) [Emblem in oval] .True.
(Right side) [Emblem in oval] .True.
Artisans: Paolo & Gianni
Grading (ascending): Pipa Croci, Amica, True, True I, Quality Street, Starlight, Golden Flame.
Production (2007): ~ 3000 pipes/year
Grading (ascending): Pipa Croci, Amica, True, True I, Quality Street, Starlight, Golden Flame.
Production (2007): ~ 3000 pipes/year
Curtz
▲ (Left side) A. Curts
(Underside) 5
(Underside) 5
Artisan: "Arley" Curtz, Utah (USA)
The stems of the A. Curts pipes are also marked with 2 dots (a red and a white).
The stems of the A. Curts pipes are also marked with 2 dots (a red and a white).
Fuhrmann
Vienna 
▲ (Left side)
[Man smoking a pipe]
Fuhrmann
Wien Am Hof, 4
Due to the way this pipe is crafted it could be from the 1930s. Probably a private tobacconist's label in Vienna.
The "Am Hof" square is the largest and oldest square in the inner city of Vienna, Austria.
Bodmin Moor, Cornwall 
▲ Larrysson, Hand Made
Artisan: Paul Hubartt
Dating code: pipe number followed by the year of creation.
No grading system.
Dating code: pipe number followed by the year of creation.
No grading system.
▲
(Left side) LHS (In diamond) Warwick
(Underside) 42
(Left side) LHS (In diamond) Warwick
(Underside) 42
▲ Pipe stamped as a LHS "Warwick" line. See also Warwick as a brand.
North Carolina 
▲ A4, McArris by McCranie, Made in England
▲ This pipe actually was crafted by William Ashton Taylor of "Ashton" pipes in 1990 for the pipe shop of Charlotte (NC).
Newhaven
▲ (Underside) Newhaven, Made in England
(Underside) Jacquemin LTD, Pat. Applied for
(Underside) Jacquemin LTD, Pat. Applied for
Pipe with an aluminium shank.
The system in the shank which equips this pipe (see enlarged views) looks very similar to the one Comoy named "Grand Slam". The patent corresponding to this system is signed Marcel C. H. Jacquemin. Thus it seems likely the inventor adapted the system on pipes produced for his own benefit.
The system in the shank which equips this pipe (see enlarged views) looks very similar to the one Comoy named "Grand Slam". The patent corresponding to this system is signed Marcel C. H. Jacquemin. Thus it seems likely the inventor adapted the system on pipes produced for his own benefit.
▲ (Upper side) Specially selected for, Peterson's Ltd
(Underside) Imported Briar, Made in France
(Underside) Imported Briar, Made in France
▲ See also Lord Kirk with the same "Specially selected" stamping
▲ (Left side) ◊ Mimmo Provenzano 2012 ◊
▲ The dot on the stem is a former symbol canceled in 2012.
Artisan: Mimmo Provenzano (born 1968) started carving pipes in 2009.
Grading (not stamped)
- Smooth pipes (ascending): A B C
- Rusticatec pipes: R
Ancona 
▲ (left side) NON CANTA LA RAGANELLA, Prima
Alternative nomenclatures:
Raganella, La Raganella, Non Canta La Raganella, NCRL
See also: Anselmi (Adriano)
Raganella, La Raganella, Non Canta La Raganella, NCRL
See also: Anselmi (Adriano)
Satou
SmioTokyo 
▲ (Underside) [ideograms] Smio Satou, Japan
Artisan: Smio Satou (born 1944 - retired)
Production (2010): 40-50 pipes/year
Hight grade freehand pipes with bamboo extensions
Production (2010): 40-50 pipes/year
Hight grade freehand pipes with bamboo extensions
▲ (Left side) La
Savinelli, Punto Oro
▲ The dots on the stems of Punto Oro pipes are
made of brass.
▲ Savinelli, Nonpareil, Italy Exceptionally one dot, usually two.
▲ (Left side) Ser Jacopo, Fatta a Mano
(Right side) Per Aspera ad Astra
(Underside) L1 (in circle)
(Right side) Per Aspera ad Astra
(Underside) L1 (in circle)
▲ Grey dot on the mouthpiece. This sign was the first the brand used on the stems of its bottom-of-the-range pipes.
▲ Totem Star, 2008 USA 60174, 023 Ag1
Artisan: Gunnar Weber-Prada working in Los Angeles CA (2009).
The 5 digit number is the zip code of manufacture location.
The 3 digit number is increased by 1 for each new pipe carved.
Grading: 4 levels (ascending): Cu (Cupper), Ag (Silver), Au (Gold) and Pt (Platinium).
Each of the levels has three stages represented by 1-3 dots of that metal inlaid into the stem.
The 5 digit number is the zip code of manufacture location.
The 3 digit number is increased by 1 for each new pipe carved.
Grading: 4 levels (ascending): Cu (Cupper), Ag (Silver), Au (Gold) and Pt (Platinium).
Each of the levels has three stages represented by 1-3 dots of that metal inlaid into the stem.
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