Artisan: Michael Lindner (born 1970)

Markings: two stampings coexist

• "michael lindner" and "handmade usa" in a straight line
• "michael lindner made by hand usa" in a circle.

In 2005 "united states" was dropped in favour of "usa".

Dating : the full manufacture year was stamped from 2002 on.

Gradings

• Sandblast grading (ascending): E, D, C and Spider (added in 2004).
• Smooth Grading (ascending): B, A, AA and Dragonfly (introduced in 2001) the highest grade of Lindner.

Other animal stampings:

• Frog (magnum).
• Bat (double magnum).

Pricing tiers (introduced in September 2007) are represented by encircled numbers. They are to take in account shape complexity, size, grain for each letter grade.

• Three tiers (1, 2, 3) for grades E to A.
• Four tiers (from 1 to 4) for AA grade.
• Five tiers for Spider and Dragonfly grades.

Double Magnum Pipes (Bat) are stamped with an additional tier. (i.e. D 4, AA 5)

Production (2011): ~ 100 pipes/year

The M. Linkman and Co. was established by Louis B. Linkman and August Fisher in 1898. The company closed down in the 1950s and the Dr Grabow branch was sold to Henry Leonard and Thomas Inc.

Early Linkman's pipes were stamped MLC in an oval.
See also : Bucko, Dr Grabow, Colossals, Hollycourt, Duke of Dundee, Royalton