Updated:
Oct 26, 2012 
▲ (Left side) Royal
Ascot, De Luxe
▲ (Left side) Royal
Ascot, Supreme
(Right side) Algerian Briar, France
(Right side) Algerian Briar, France
▲ See also (same
crown logo): Corsican Briar.
▲ Royal
Ascot, Supreme
▲ Royal,
Ascot, London Made
▲ This Royal Ascot
with a horseshoe logo doesn't seem to be of French descent but of English
origin.
Pipes with this brand were manufactured in France for Duncan (according
to J.M. Lopes, op. cit. and Wilczak & Colwell, op.
cit.). They were destined to US market and sold by Mastercraft.
Royal Captain
▲ (Left side) Royal
Captain (Right side) Made in Belgium, Imported Briar
Wilczak & Colwell (op.
cit.) list the label as a second or a line of Savinelli. This
seems in contradiction with the "Made in Belgium" stamping on
this pipe.
Royal Coachman
Chapuis-Comoy
▲ (Left side) Royal
Coachman (Right side) 134
The logo is worn out by buffing. See here
a better version.
▲ Royal
Danish Made in Denmark 922
Same crown logo: Danish
Natural
Other Stanwell seconds :Christian, Danish
Natural, Danish Sovereign, Danske
Club, Henley, Majestic,
Royal Danish, Royal Guard, Scandia
Royal Dental
Duncan
▲ (Left side) Royal
Dental
(Right side) Popular, Made in England, Pat. No 382443
(Right side) Popular, Made in England, Pat. No 382443
Both the logo on the stem and the "Popular" stamping
on the right side of the shank allow to attribute this label to Duncan.
Click enlarged view to check up the special bit of this pipe.
▲ Inverted A
and U
Error on stamping
Error on stamping
▲ Royal
Guard, 42, Made in Denmark Logo on the upper
side of the stem
Stanwell seconds :Christian, Danish
Natural, Danish Sovereign, Danske
Club, Henley, Majestic, Royal
Danish, Royal Guard, Scandia
Royal York
▲ Royal
York, Made in France
The logo represents a knight's head.
Other knight's head: Le Chevalier
Other knight's head: Le Chevalier
Royale
▲ (Left side) R
C (In shield) ROYALE
(Right side) Made in England
(Right side) Made in England
Royale is a brand of Marechal & Ruchon & Co
Ltd. (M R C initials on blazon) which had two head offices: one
in London and one in Paris both under control of the Oppenheimer holding.
See also: Town Club, Country Club and Marcee
See also: Town Club, Country Club and Marcee
Royalton
▲ (Left side) Royalton,
Smoke Control, Supreme
(Right side) Imported Briar Pat. N 02526658
(Right side) Imported Briar Pat. N 02526658
Royalton pipes were manufactured by HLT (Henry
Leonard & Thomas, Inc. of Ozone Park, New York), according
to a 1944 advertisement. (see document).
Other brands manufactured by Henry Leonard & Thomas: Dr Grabow, Bruce Peters, Broadcaster, Vox Pop
Other brands manufactured by Henry Leonard & Thomas: Dr Grabow, Bruce Peters, Broadcaster, Vox Pop
Ruth
Dennis
▲ (Left side)
― Handcrafted by, Dennis Ruth ―
The pipes are usualy stamped with a 5 digit number.
Ruthenberg
Brian
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▲ (Left side) ― [Caliper] Ruthenberg, USA, Handmade, 03 ―
Artisan: Brian Ruthenberg started to carve pipes in 2001 on part time. In 2005 he went fulltime at making high grade pipes.
Until Oct 2002 pipes are stamped "BAR" (carver's initials).
Early grading (canceled in 2002) (ascending): 04, 03, 02, 01, 00. Semi-rusticated and rusticated were stamped R1 and R2.
From 2002 on the identification became "RUTHENBERG" (arched) over "USA" over "HANDMADE" (straight)
The pipes are year dated: 03 = 2003
"Caliper" (or compass) grade: exceptional pipes with perfectly centered straight grain or regular ring grain.
Pipes marked with an "F" (Flawed/Filled) are not to be sold. They are gifts or smoked by the artisan himself.