Loewe COM Dating Question

[ashdigger]

I have a 1935 Hallmarked Loewe with a Made in England in a Circle

I found an un Hallmarked Loewe with the same COM, so I’m curious what the date range of that COM is

 

[ashdigger]

Should’ve done a little more reading. Oops.

 

[ashdigger]

So that’s dates the pipe in question to somewhere between 1920-1955

 

[americaman]

Good stuff. Those Haymarket era Loewes are high quality smokers, and usually a lot less money than the more popular Dunhills and pre-transition Barlings.

 

[Ahi Ka]

I’ve always wondered why they chose the encircled England COM when it feels so un Loewe. Like I get it. Their right shank stamping would have been too much of a pain to add an extra line just for export, but I always thought that’s where it would have gone.

 

[ashdigger]

I’ve always wondered why they chose the encircled England COM when it feels so un Loewe. Like I get it. Their right shank stamping would have been too much of a pain to add an extra line just for export, but I always thought that’s where it would have gone.

Here’s the underside of the 1935

 

[Ahi Ka]

I guess I meant the export pipes would have read on RH shank

Loewe
London W.
England

but that is just me being stupid. Lol sick pipe man, another one for the ever growing collection of awesomeness

 

[ashdigger]

I guess I meant the export pipes would have read on RH shank

Loewe
London W.
England

but that is just me being stupid. Lol sick pipe man, another one for the ever growing collection of awesomeness

Right Side - 1935

Right Side - 1922

Right Side - 1913

 

[Ahi Ka]

A friend has emailed me a picture of one of his Loewe so I can add to this thread.

Left side - 1921

 

[ashdigger]

A friend has emailed me a picture of one of his Loewe so I can add to this thread.

Left side - 1921

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Excellent!!

 

[Ahi Ka]

Excellent!!

Just musing, but do you think the Loewe I posted Here and also the one referenced on the pipedia page is also using “Haymarket” as a COM instead of series?

 

[ashdigger]

Just musing, but do you think the Loewe I posted Here and also the one referenced on the pipedia page is also using “Haymarket” as a COM instead of series?

That’s an interesting musing. I wouldn’t think so, but crazy stuff happens during consolidation of factories.

 

[ChuckMijo]

Just musing, but do you think the Loewe I posted Here and also the one referenced on the pipedia page is also using “Haymarket” as a COM instead of series?

Here’s my 1912 Birmingham. I was able to find it in the 1910 Loewe catalog. On your pipe Haymarket refers to series. Same as mine.

 

[Ahi Ka]

Where is your pipe marked “Haymarket” bro?

 

[ChuckMijo]

Where is your pipe marked “Haymarket” bro?

They were not marked anything before 1920. It just shows their names in the catalog. Haymarket is a shape. Hope that helps

 

[Ahi Ka]

Oh I understand your response now. The pipe I was referring to is a Birmingham (shape marked on bottom of shank) but also has Haymarket written under L&Co in the space where the series name would eventually be located. Reason for my musing was because the 1921 I posted above had the COM mark England in this space.