It was poorly stamped or buffed off. That's the best I can do.Dave, not the greatest picture, all I can read is what looks like ...simon Pipes, and handmade. Need to see the beginning part of the makers mark.
simon, sinan...? There's got to be a capital letter somewhere.
I think it's an American maker.I looked around...I got nothing. Long shot, but could find no images, Zhishan...?
I'm not convinced it's a capital "s" and it could be "...sinon" or "smon" for all I can tell. "Handmade" for sure. Didn't find anything at Pipephil or Pipedia, scrolling through the listings of American makers while focusing on the last three letters.I blew up the pic and it looks like it says:
Sinon Pipes
and the word
Handmade under the key logo.
I'm not convinced it's a capital "s" and it could be "...sinon" or "smon" for all I can tell. "Handmade" for sure. Didn't find anything at Pipephil or Pipedia, scrolling through the listings of American makers while focusing on the last three letters.
I'm not convinced it's a capital "s" and it could be "...sinon" or "smon" for all I can tell. "Handmade" for sure. Didn't find anything at Pipephil or Pipedia, scrolling through the listings of American makers while focusing on the last three letters.
Under a glass, I can see the artifacts of maybe three letters before the "S" none of which are visible in the photo. Also, I will never admit that this pipe has belonged to me for about 15 years. I haven't smoked it in about 10, not that it didn't smoke well, but it was just sort of forgotten (and that 15 years ago I not only knew who made it, but bought it because of who made it.And now that you mention it it does look like it could be "smon"
It's a short-shanked Lovat.any chance for more pics of the pipe? Style might help.
I'm sure that it's not Solomon.I believe there was a Solomon Pipes that used a key logo like that. I am searching now
That could be it, but what brand did he use before?This was Joe Hinkle before he took the name Joe Hinkle Pipes