What the heck?

[KSmith1967]

Can anyone identify this stamp marking? It is a row of flowers and it seems to be stamped over some letters too hard to read, but I think I see the letters, AKE at the end...but not 100% sure. On the other side of the pipe it says "made in London England" with the number 4 to the left.

 

[verporchting]

Wow, that’s terrible stamping. Definitely looks like it once said something and was over stamped with the flowers. Strange. Or the stamp operator had way to much coffee.

 

[beefeater33]

It's a Charatan's Make...........
When Dunhill bought the brand they XXXXX'd out the name and sold them for what they could. It's still a quality Charatan though........
Read this article- https://pipesmagazine.com/blog/pipe-collecting/international-charatan-collectors-society/

 

[KSmith1967]

It's a Charatan's Make...........
When Dunhill bought the brand they XXXXX'd out the name and sold them for what they could. It's still a quality Charatan though........
Read this article- International Charatan Collectors Society - https://pipesmagazine.com/blog/pipe-collecting/international-charatan-collectors-society/

Wow! Thank you so much for the info and link!

 

[MattRVA]

It's a Charatan's Make...........
When Dunhill bought the brand they XXXXX'd out the name and sold them for what they could. It's still a quality Charatan though........
Read this article- https://pipesmagazine.com/blog/pipe-collecting/international-charatan-collectors-society/

Very interesting, I had no idea. I thought it might be a Charatan because of the stem nomenclature but that’s great information, thanks.

 

[prairiedruid]

Looks like Jake......from State Farm

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

 

[Waning Embers]

Looks like Jake......from State Farm

Well, she smokes hideous.

 

[kcghost]

Another mystery solved by the PM investigators.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Yeah, always nice to see a pretty definitive answer so quickly.

HNY!