Similar logo: Coronado, Union

Brand of the most renowned departement store in Singapore and Malaysia. Today, Robinson & Co. Ltd runs the Robinsons, John Little and Marks and Spencer stores in these two countries.

Artisan: John Rocheleau. He had to give up pipemaking and dedicates himself to painting.

Artisan: Tony Rodriguez came into pipe carving scene in the early 2000s. He worked under the mentorship of Rick Newcombe, Jess Chonowitsch and Lars Ivarsson. He stopped making pipes about 2007 when he moved his family from Los Angeles to Portland, Oregon.

Royal Dutch Pipe Factory.
See also: Amphora, Royal Dutch, Humbry, Big Ben

A brand of Roger's Imports

Artisan: Robert Gruszczynski

Roland is a brand made for the Japanese market by the Fukashiro Co.

Artisan: Rolando Negoita is originally from Romania. He is also a jewelry and industrial designer.

Markings: The numerical code denotes the year of completion of the pipe (i.e.: 07 = 2007).

Grading: none.

Artisan: Romeo Domenico's (Mimmo) legendary newspaper hat essentially helps him in his first activity: briar burl cutter. He proposes ebauchons to pipe makers all over the world. This art requires reading the briar to anticipate complex structure inside the wood and get the best of it. As a pipe maker he sits on the source of best raw material.

His wife carves pipes under her own Karin brand.

Jewel in stem.

Brand of the Ronson Corp. known for its lighters
Others lighter brands having distributed pipes: Flamidor , Myon, S.T. Dupont, Silver Match

Artisan: Damiano Rovera is the son of Dorielo (See also Ardor and Angelo)

Roverart pipes have seven finishes:

• Armony (Light Walnut),
• Sinfony (Dark Mahogany),
• Ricciolo (Carved Curls),
• Ritmica (Rusticate with Red Accents),
• Tuba (Carved with Bambu Shank),
• Sax (Rustic Black with Screw in Bowl),
• Cornetta.

Production:~ 500-800 Pipes/year