Updated:
Dec 19, 2012 Tsuge
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Tsuge Three Point
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206 Made in Japan
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Tsuge Fancy Super
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206 Made in Japan
Tsuge Pipe Company Ltd.
The company was founded by Kyoichiro Tsuge (1911 - † Nov 2010). The
traditional classic shape pipes are machine-made. After Kyoichiro Tsuge passed away, his three
sons continue to run the two factories and the Ikebana workshop. Kyozaburo "Sab" Tsuge,
the youngest son , manages the company.
Tsuge Ikebana
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.Tsuge. Made in Japan (In circle)
052 99
Ikebana
H
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TSUGE
IKEBANA (In lines)
A
[encircled symbols]
Hand Made in Japan
0006
Tsuge's Ikebana line was mainly crafted by Kazuhiro Fukuda. He learnt his art with Sixten Ivarsson and Lars Ivarsson in the 1960s. He was also the mentor of Kei'ichi Gotoh when the young pipemaker came to Tsuge and contributed to Ikebana line in 1981.
Markings:
Pipes from the Ikebana line are hand-made and generally haven't any logo on the mouthpiece. They were graded (ascending) from "A" to "G". Depending to the period of time, high range Ikebanas grade stampings extended to ... "V" and lastly were canceled.
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Comoy
Twistel
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Two Brothers
Beijing 
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兄弟烟斗 ( 兄弟 = Brothers 烟斗 = smoking pipe )
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0009/1000, Handmade in China
The tobacco shop is located in Yandaixiejie (Beijing) also called "Tobacco Pipe Lane".
Owner (2012): Mr Liu
The pipe is made out Chicken Wing wood (or Phoenix Tail wood). This name describes the tight and feather-like grain ressembling the iridescent quality on some chicken or pheasant's feathers (Chinese name: Ji chi mu 鸡翅木).
The wood is botanically classified in the Ormosia genus of which as many as twenty-six species may grow in China. Seven different species are reportedly utilized in arts and crafts (furniture).
Some Ormosia species are threatened by habitat destruction, while the Hainan Ormosia (O. howii) is probably extinct already.
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