Guess The Pipe Maker (December 2019)...
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Yeh... I probably shouldn't have bragged about owning so many, ha ha. They make up the majority of my pipes. I do like the way they bend their stems, giving them a lanky look.
Good job!!
Good job!!
My one Hilson, a panel I bought from foggymountain, is a great smoker. Very light and dense for its size.
Now, I gotta find another pipe y'all ain't seen. Thanks, Cosmic... ??
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Now, I gotta find another pipe y'all ain't seen. Thanks, Cosmic... ??
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Congratulations.
And, it makes it more special that Foggy owned it.
The Cotton Boll Twist is kicking my head to sleep. See you guys on the flip side.
And, it makes it more special that Foggy owned it.
The Cotton Boll Twist is kicking my head to sleep. See you guys on the flip side.
I didn't bother to try hiding the distinctive markings on this pipe. It would have hidden too much of the character. I'm banking on it being obscure enough to still pose some challenge. The rectangle tan spot on the briar in pic #2, once again, is my sloppy covering of some text.
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I think I know the answer, completely by accident. I’ll wait a while to see if anyone gets it. Good one!
Affirmative! T. Cristiano Bosso line.
Thomas Cristiano began working with pipes only weeks after emigrating to America from his native Italy in 1968 at the age of 16, at the S. M. Frank factory in Long Island, New York. Mr. Cristiano worked at that factory, which produced the Kaywoodie pipes, among others, for a decade before leaving and eventually starting his own company, Cristom Imports and Exports, in Tampa, Florida. In addition to producing three pipe lines of his own, including the Cristiano, Cristiano Signature Series, and Calabresi pipes, Mr. Cristiano is believed to have made the Kaywoodie pipes in Tampa from the mid-1980s until approximately 1992. He was also one of the nation's most respected humidor makers.
Sadly, Mr. Cristiano became a broken pipe on November 7, 2005 while traveling in his native Italy. He was only 53 years old. He is universally remembered as a kind person, as well as a positive influence on the pipe and cigar industries.
Alaskanpiper now steers the ship...
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Thomas Cristiano began working with pipes only weeks after emigrating to America from his native Italy in 1968 at the age of 16, at the S. M. Frank factory in Long Island, New York. Mr. Cristiano worked at that factory, which produced the Kaywoodie pipes, among others, for a decade before leaving and eventually starting his own company, Cristom Imports and Exports, in Tampa, Florida. In addition to producing three pipe lines of his own, including the Cristiano, Cristiano Signature Series, and Calabresi pipes, Mr. Cristiano is believed to have made the Kaywoodie pipes in Tampa from the mid-1980s until approximately 1992. He was also one of the nation's most respected humidor makers.
Sadly, Mr. Cristiano became a broken pipe on November 7, 2005 while traveling in his native Italy. He was only 53 years old. He is universally remembered as a kind person, as well as a positive influence on the pipe and cigar industries.
Alaskanpiper now steers the ship...
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Haha, total coincidence. Someone posted a pipe here recently asking for help identifying it, it had a ringed dot so I consulted pipehil, saw the cristianos there and looked at some images, and those chevron style stem accents stuck in my head.
Let me dig up a new one.....might be tomorrow, maybe, maybe not. Depends on what the tyrant (the baby) demands of me tonight.
Alright. Got a break. I’m guessing this one will be a challenge. This maker is more well known in Europe, but still rather obscure.
No sir, Much more obscure and low end. Like I said, this one is a bit of a challenge.
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