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― Alex Florov ―
― Handcrafted ―
― A USA―
― 08 ―
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― Alex Florov ―
― Handcrafted ―
― [Elephant figure] Slonim ―
Artisan: Alex Florov is born in Moskow and emigrated to the USA in 1992.
Grading (ascending): C B A
highest grade: Elephant (Slonim).
Brand of the National Briar Pipe Co (Jersey City, New Jersey, USA).
Others brands from this company: The Biltmore, Honey Brook, Rembrandt and The Doodler after 1960
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― G on H ―
― Made by, Former ―
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― Former, Handmade ―
― Made in Denmark ―
Artisan: Hans Jonny Nielsen (AKA "Former") successively worked with Poul Rasmussen (2 years), Sven Knudsen, W.Ø. Larsen (10 years) before establishing on his own and moving to Switzerland. He stayed there from 1986 to 1991 when he went to Lauenburg (Germany). He definitively came back to Denmark in 1997.
Markings: two categories of pipes ("Handmade" and "Freehand")
Former's pipes are not graded.
Production (2009): ~ 250 pipes/year.
See also Bentley
This pipe of the "Hurricane" type was sold by Fortnum & Mason,
the renowned londoner departement store (since 1707).
This is an original stem and its logo is the same as Streamliner's, two brands which have no relationship, in principle...
See also: Hurricane (Orlik)
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FOUNDATION, By Musico
Floodlight
PH
49
MÜNCHEN
After Fritz Becker passed away, Paolo Becker didn't continue the partnership which associated his father with Giorgio Musicò (see Becker & Musicò). It was then that Massimo Musicò, Giorgio's son, established the new brand "Foundation" whith lines like the Foundation's Club, the Experienced or the Floodlight.