I haven’t smoked this pipe in awhile. Most of you know that I’m a big fan of Savinelli and its rich history. Many of you know the company was founded in 1876, and that Achille Savinelli, Sr. and his siblings opened shops in both Milan and Genova (Genoa). This is a Savinelli Meerschaum Tirolean with cherry shank and horn stem with orific bit from the shop run by Angelo Savinelli located at Galleria Mazzini 31 in Genova, Italy, probably from the late 19th or early 20th Century. I’m having Savinelli 145° (2024 Edition, No. 1,751/2,500) this time around.
This is a vintage postcard showing the Genova shop at Galleria Mazzini 31, which I believe closed after the death of Giorgio Savinelli in July 2012 (he was eighty-seven).