Wally Frank Made in Italy

[writingraav]

I recently acquired a Wally Frank pipe Imported Briar Made in Italy. Does anyone know who was making pipes for Wally Frank in Italy? The pipe has a built-in wind-up that swivels over the bowl. Any idea of how to date this pipe?

Thanks for your help in advance.

Ira

 

[jpmcwjr]

Photos would be very helpful, perhaps critical.
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[writingraav]

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[writingraav]

Took a little doing but I figured out how to upload the picture. Hope that helps.

 

[jpmcwjr]

 

[jpmcwjr]

Great! Cool looker. Unfortunately, I can't shed any light on where it might have been made.

 

[npod]

I too would like to know the answer to this puzzle. That is a sweet pipe. A true piece of history. It looks like an early W Frank before the roaring Castello years.

 

[jaygreen55]

That is a very nice pipe.
As for the origin I found this on the Wally Frank page in Pipedia:
"In 1952, Wally Frank was on a buying trip in Italy and "discovered" pipe maker Carlo Scotti. Frank liked Scotti's pipes, but there was the small problem of Scotti's pipes bearing the same trademark or logo as one of Wally Frank's pipe lines, the White Bar. The two men decided on creating a new logo for pipes sold in the U.S.: a hole drilled in the stem and with a piece of silver foil inserted in the hole and covered with clear Lucite."