No, but I've seen a host of new Barlings in the last fortnight, it's the same company that owns both brands.
Query on Samuel Gawith/Gawith Hoggarth
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Oh, a pipe show. Well, that's different. Don't believe most of what you hear at pipe shows.
Some information is very difficult to find on line, unless you're willing to pay to subscribe to specialist sources. But finding the answer to the Gawith question took less than a minute. All I did was type "Samuel Gawith History" and that led to the article I posted.
K&K owns the rights to the Barling IP. The pipes look like they're made in Germany. They also own the Rattray's IP and manufacture Rattray's pipes.
Evidently, according to Iwan Ries, Comoy's are currently made in France. I have no idea who currently owns them.
I was at a gun auction the other day and heard that McClelland bought Comyoy.
That would explain why the current crop of Barlings have 9mm filters. I don't know how I got the impression they were under the Cadogan umbrella. Though the definitely own the Comoy brand.
Looking at their website I get the impression that they're moving out of the pipe business. Perhaps that's the source of the rumour.
I went to the Cadogan website as well and saw no mention of pipes, just their property business.
They used to distribute the pipes through their gift shop, but if you go to the main page you can no longer find the pipes. The pages are still online though, eg Dr Plumb Pipes - Smokers - https://cadogan-gifts.co.uk/smokers/dr-plumb-pipes
Sometimes, I marvel at your patience.
Some cigar company owns Comoy's and they are no longer interested making pipes at this time..I talked directly to the people who knows..no more Comoys.you will not find this online
You could not get SG tobaccos for at least a year so they did evidently had some problems...I hope with this new ownership they will be more available..
2019 into 2020 though COVID probably played into that.
Gotcha. I can't speak of before 2020, but I remember there being a drop in spring of 2020. I remember at least a few of the online retailers having both SG and GH.
Year or 2 back...Before that you could buy them everywhere at B&m stores or online easy...they seem to disapear lately and hard to get...right now you can get them here and there but still not as you used too...
Comoy's pipes are owned by Cadogan Comoys Pipes - Smokers - https://cadogan-gifts.co.uk/smokers/comoys-pipes
The tobacco was produced by STG, a big cigar company. You can check that on Tobacco Reviews. They may, or may not, have ceased production of the tobacco, but they have nothing to do with the pipes.
You, of course, know better.
G&H and SG have different distributors. G&H at one point lost their US distribution and it was some time before they arranged for Laudisi to take over.
That’s why there was no G&H available for quite a while.
Unless things have changed, SG has different distributor.