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$90.00 ‘BBB’ originally stood for ‘Blumfeld’s Best Briars’, so named after Louis Blumfeld after he took over the historic Alfred Frankenau Company in 1856. Later, the pipes came to be known as ‘Britain’s Best Briars’. Though the name might have changed, the quality of the pipes did not – they really were fantastic pipes, made in…
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$160.00 Nørding was founded by Erik Nørding in the 1960s, and is one of the oldest remaining companies to come out of the Scandinavian pipe-making renaissance that began in the mid-20th century. Now in his 80s, Erik Nørding is one of the most experienced and skilled pipe-makers in the world, and over the decades he has…
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While some pipe-makers take inspiration from the natural world, or from the technologies of present and past, few of them in the contemporary seek to represent these forms in their work. Czech artisan Ondrej Bárta of Moonlight pipes does just that, in a way that recalls the intricate, figural carvings of briar pipes from the…
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Vauen stems from Germany’s oldest tobacco pipe manufacturing company, tracing its roots back to the founding partnership of Karl Ellenberger and Carl August Ziener in Nuremberg, 1848. Out of the Ellenberger-Ziener partnership soon came the Vauen make itself, which grew to become Germany’s largest and most enduring pipe brand – a title that it continues…
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Viking was a make originally created by Bjarne Nielsen as a sub-brand of his main-line Bjarne pipes. Nielsen himself was one of the towering figures of Danish pipe-making until his passing in 2008, introducing the world to a generation of talented pipe-makers from his home country. While neither Nielsen nor Bjarne are around anymore, the…
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Karl Erik was a Danish pipe-maker, and one of the originators of the Danish style of pipe-making that swept the world in the 20th century. He was a prolific carver and many who apprenticed in his workshop went on to become iconic pipe-makers in their own right, such as Peder Jeppesen and Bent Nielsen (Benner)….
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I’ll admit, this pipe was a bit of a mystery to me. From some research I was led to two possible answers, offered by pipe collectors: either King’s Ransom pipes were made by Comoy’s, or they were made by John Redman, both being major London pipe-makers from last century. Whoever made it, it’s an interesting…
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Crafted from premium block meerschaum, the MBSD Meerschaum Spigot features intricate double and triple mountings of 925 silver. Impressively sized, these pipes seamlessly blend beauty with functionality. Meticulously hand-carved by a Turkish Meerschaum Master, the MBSD Meerschaum Spigot is designed for connoisseurs who appreciate life’s finer things. Details: Length: 6.5″ Bowl Width: 20.5mm Bowl…
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Erik Nørding is one of the fathers of Danish pipe-making, and a living legend in pipes. Beginning his career in the 1950s in the SON (Skovbo og Nørding) partnership, Nørding soon went solo, before starting the Nørding workshop and brand. Over the decades, Nørding not only helped define ‘Danish-style’ pipes, but also employed and taught…
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Our introduction to Tim Beaumont, better known in the pipe community as PapaBearPipes, occurred during a podcast interview. Upon visiting his website to explore his craftsmanship, I was promptly captivated by his distinctive vision as a pipe artisan. In a hobby where establishing one’s unique identity can be challenging, Tim managed to stand out. As…