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Thanks for all the replies. I sent an email over to the nice staff over at Smokingpipes.com, and one of their vets got back to me with the answer:
Thomas Cristiano
Thomas Cristiano
I'm glad you found your answer, but what the fuh...
. No way in hell that says Thomas Cristiano... but we are here on Earth 
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Hard to believe it says that,... I wonder what script it is .
For those of us who don't know about that guy, can you fill us in why or why not?I'm glad you found your answer, but what the fuh...
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Here is a different Thomas Cristiano stamp (from Worthpoint):
It’s my understanding that Cristiano made Kaywoodie pipes in the ’80s and ’90s. I have an unfinished Kaywoodie from this period that came from his estate. Some of you will recall one of my Birthday pipes from earlier this year that came from his collection (the gnarled briar root one that was in his collection for sixty years).
It’s my understanding that Cristiano made Kaywoodie pipes in the ’80s and ’90s. I have an unfinished Kaywoodie from this period that came from his estate. Some of you will recall one of my Birthday pipes from earlier this year that came from his collection (the gnarled briar root one that was in his collection for sixty years).
I'm not denying that this is a pipe made by (or for) Cristiano, however, the stamp doesn't seem to read 'Cristiano'.
I am no expert on Cristiano pipes, but his 'T. Cristiano' signature stamping is a bit different, or perhaps there was an off day at the factory?
*Credit to pipephil.eu for the photo.
The 'ristiano' portion of the script just doesn't look right in the OPs' photo. Perhaps we were given a bad context of lighting
?Most of his pipes are believed to have been made in Italy (by either Barontini, or by L'Anatra), hence the 'Hand Made In Italy' (*and all variations of the theme). It is alleged that the brand was merely a 'Distributor Brand', because of this.
Other information floats on about the man himself, along with the pipes he made and the brands he was associated with. All I will say is that there are very nice pipes stamped 'T. Cristiano' out there. Rest in peace to Signor Cristiano.
ക്രിസ്റ്റ്യാനോ എന്ന് പറയാൻ വഴിയില്ല. ആരോ നിറഞ്ഞു തുളുമ്പിയിരിക്കുന്നു.
I have one of his signature pipes also.
He started out working for S.M. Frank making Kaywoodies in the late 1960s and moved to Tampa in the 70s to open his own shop.