Updated: May 29, 2012Parker Pipe Co. was created in 1923 by Dunhill. After Dunhill acquired Hardcastle the two companies were merged (1967) in the Parker-Hardcastle Ltd.
Patent number 116989/17 is the only one which may appear on a Parker pipe prior to 1954. This was the year Parker and Dunhill both stopped stamping pat#.
See also (similar logos): Echt Bruyere, Pinehurst
Super BriarBark
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5/F Parker, Super (in diamond) Briar Bark
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Made in London, England 0, PAT. No. 116989/17
▲ This pipe dates from 1950.
The yellowish cloud around the logo comes from a reservation of this zone when buffing the stem. This color is due to the ebonite's oxydation.
Like Dunhill pipes, Parkers were also date coded but had a independant cycle.
- From 1950 through 1957 (at least) the date suffix run from an underlined and raised 0 to 7.
Pat n° 116989/17 is the number corresponding to the Inner Tube patent (with flange).
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Parker, Super (in diamond) Briar Bark
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Made in London, England, 4 (In circle)
Super Bruyere
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88/F Parker, Super (in diamond), BRUYERE
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Made in London, England 13, PAT. No. 116989/17
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48/F, Parker, Super (in diamond), BRUYERE
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Made in London, England 23, PAT. No. 116989/17
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334 Parker, Super (in diamond), BRUYERE
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Made in London, England 4, PAT. No. 116989/17
Like Dunhill pipes, Parkers were also date coded but had a independant cycle.
- From 1925 through 1941 the date code of Parker pipes runs from 2 to 18.
- From 1945 through 1949 the date code runs from 20 to 24.
- From 1950 through 1957 (at least) the date suffix run from an underlined and raised 0 to 7.
▲ (Left side) Parker Super (in diamond) Bruyere
(Right side) Made in London, England
Super Russet
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63, Parker Super (In diamond) Russet
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Made in London, England 4 (In circle)
Root Bruyere
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877, Parker Root (in diamond) Bruyere
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Made in London, England , 4 (In circle)
6 Super
▲ (Left side) 45, Parker, 6 (in diamond) Super
(Right side) Made in London, England
Made in France
Once again, this pipe illustrates the connection of the French pipe industry with the brands in London. It seems that the illustrated pipe has been crafted in the FBC workshops (St Claude, FR) who was responsible for Longchamp pipes production. Indeed the model has the Longchamp caracteristic features:
- leather clad
- oval bowl
- typical twisted metalic stinger
- stampings (same fonts, same text organization).
After having been leather covered in a Parisian workshop the bowls were sent to London where they were fitted with a Parker stem.
Index
of leather clad pipes: Longchamp
Golden Bark
▲ (Underside) Golden, Parker, Bark
◊ Made in London, England, 4 (in circle), 272 ◊
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