Amadeus

▲ (Left side) Amadeus, Made in Greece (Right side) Akropolis (Underside) 351

Brand founded in 1975 by a group of 8 artisans.

Bee Hive Co

▲ (Left side)

Bee Hive C°

(Right side)

Made In London

England

(Underside)

141

▲ This pipe may be of a different origin than the "Bee Hive" brand displayed here.

Capitello

▲ (Left side) "Capitello", Gotico [2 capitals]
(Right side) Artigianato, Italiano, Made in Italy

Artisans : Enzo Galluzzo who has been carver for Caminetto. When Luigi Radice and Guiseppe Ascorti split Galluzzo established Capitello (about 1982-83). He run the business with his partner Corrado Ripamonti until closing down in 1991.
Capitellos were the only Italian oil-cured pipes in the 1980s.

Comparison of some wax-drip pipes with the Capitello "Gotico"

Casteldoria

▲ (Left side) Casteldoria
(Right side) Vera Radica, Italiana

Sub-brand for Tom Spanu pipes and named after a little village near his workshop in Laerru (Sardinia)

Castleford

Kent

▲ (Left side) Castleford, England, 99
(Right side) Hand Made, by, Colin Fromm

▲ Castleford, England

Artisan: Colin Fromm
See also: Invicta Briars

Fireside

▲ (Left side) Old Dutch, Fireside, de Luxe
(Right side) Algerian Briar, France

▲ Other windmill logo: Montmartre

Honey-Swete

Chapuis-Comoy

▲ Honey-Swete, Made in France

Same logo: La Ruche
Similar (or same?) logo: Savinelli's Melita line

"La Ruche" pipe display panel.

Index

La Ruche

Chapuis-Comoy

▲ "La Ruche"

Same logo: Honey-Swete
Similar logo: Savinelli's Melita line

"La Ruche" pipe display panel.

Index

London Town

▲ (Left side) London Town
(Right side) Made in London 60

Montmartre

Moorgate

Comoy

▲ (Left side) Moorgate
(Right side) Made in England

▲ (Left side) Moorgate (Right side) Made in England ▲ Red logo

Ropp

Trocadero

▲ ROPP (In oval) Trocadero

Brand created by Eugène-Léon Ropp (1830 - 1907 †). The company was taken over by Cuty-Fort Entreprises (Chacom, Jeantet, Vuillard, Jean Lacroix...) in 1992.

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