This pipe is marked "Schaeff" with "Chicago" below. I have tried valiantly to find more information on Schaeff, including asking my Chicago Pipe Collectors Club buddies, Chuck Levi at Iwan Ries, and scouring Chicago city directories from the 1910s through the 1930s. Not a trace of a Schaeff tobacco/cigar/pipe shop. I have two pipes from this shop which are quite similar. The other is another similarly shaped large billiard that undoubtedly was made by Comoy's. It bears Comoy's standard circular "Made in England" stamp plus a shape number 127, which matches Comoy's shape chart. This may be somewhat important information since it suggest that Schaeff was buying quality English pipes for their house branded pipes.
Of course, the single clue that leads me directly to this being a Sasieni One Dot is the single light blue dot on the top of the stem. Being a fairly standard large billiard with a taper stem doesn't offer much of a clue. The beveled rim might be useful.
So, have a look at the photos. Is this a Sasieni One Dot?
Of course, the single clue that leads me directly to this being a Sasieni One Dot is the single light blue dot on the top of the stem. Being a fairly standard large billiard with a taper stem doesn't offer much of a clue. The beveled rim might be useful.
So, have a look at the photos. Is this a Sasieni One Dot?