Gracik

see J. Alan Pipes

Graco

Saint Claude

▲ (Left side)

Graco Imperial

(Right side)

Made in France

(Underside)

13-S

▲ (Left side)

Graco, Elite

(Right underside)

"Oil Prep.", 354 S

A brand of Grappin Fils & Cie
The corporate issued from the merger of Grappin-Brochot and Grappin-Dalloz in 1924 went out of business in 1968.

Grand Duke

▲ (Left side) Grand Duke, Meerschaum lined

(Right side) Algerian Briar, Made in France

In addition to the logo ("D" in octogon) the stampings shape, font and text of this pipe reinforce the assumption Duke of Kent, Sir Duke, Sir Bruce and Grand Duke were all Jeantet productions probably aimed for export.

Grand Master

Comoy ⁽¹⁾

▲ (Left side) Grand Master, Twin Bore

(Right side) Made in London, England, 96

▲ Other "twin bore" pipes: Beau Nash, Leonard's, Kaywoodie Allbriar and Durobit, Radice, Siam, Twin Bore

(1) According to Wilczak & Colwell, op. cit.

Grande Morez

Ropp

▲ (Left side) Grande Morez, Made in France

(Right side) Imported Briar, 24

Grandmaster

▲ GRANDMASTER (top) Made Malta (bottom)

See also: Boschetto (same logo) and Big Bill

Grandolfo

▲ (Underside) Grandolfo

Artisan: Alessandro Grandolfo (born 1969) is full time pipemaker since June 2009.

Production: 250-350 pipes/year

Markings: signature, no date, no grades.

Grant's

San Fransisco, CA

▲ (Left side)

Custom Grain, Grant's, San Fransisco

(Left side)

Made in England (Arched)

(Right side)

London Made

Tobacconist's brand founded 1849 by Henry Sutliff. In 1925, Sutliff opened a shop in the 500 Block of Market St. In 1953, Ed Grant the manager, purchased the store renaming it Grant's Pipe Shop. He retired in 1988 and passed away in 2003. Ted Ware and Joe Barron took over the oldest californian tobacconist in 2004.

Gravina

▲ GRAVINA, First Quality Briar

Produced by Ibérica de Pipas

GRC

▲ G. Christian
4, C (In circle)
GRC / 07
Band : 14 karat gold

▲ This pipe was crafted in 2007 (GRC/07). Note the changing relative position of the white and red dots

Artisan: Darius Eruch Dah

GRC stands for "Grace Rachel Christian", the name of Darius's wife.

La grosse cuisse de Darius

Greaves

▲ (Left side) Greaves, Patent (Arched) Extra, Made in France

(On band) Greaves Patent

▲ Looking at the enlarged view #3 one could think the Greaves pipes have a Peterson like P-Lip. This is not the case. The hole is drilled straight into the bit and the smoke isn't deflected towards the palate. Bontemps pipes had sometimes the same mouthpieces.