Brand of the National Briar Pipe Co
See also Biltmore
Other National Briar Pipe Co. labels: Forecaster, Honey Brook, Rembrandt, and The Doodler (after 1960)
Tracy Mincer who founded the Custom-Bilt brand is the inventor of the famous Doodler pipe. All the pipes of this brand have vertical air shafts around the bowl crossed by horizontal rings cut into the bowl. These caracteristics are supposed to increase the cooling area of the briar.
After Mincer's death in 1964 his company was sold to National Briar Pipe Co. which continued to make The Doodler until the early 1980s. During the same time Claude Stuart who worked with Mincer continued on his side to produce pipes of this type under his Holeysmoke label.
▲ (Left side) The Golden Arrow, London Pipe
(Right side) 550, Made in England,
By, Comoy, K
▲ All the one bar logos of Comoy's seconds: Carlyle, Charles Cross, St James, Town Hall, Trident,
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(On top)
The Lumberman, Special
(Right side)
Made in London (In circle) England
Same three bar logo:
Same three bar logo:
▲ (Left side)
The YomoC Pipe
(Right side)
London Made (Oval) 3358