Who Made my Irwin Ries?

[Briar Lee]

Irwin Ries is a Chicago pipe shop famous since 1857, but who made this $35 Irwin Ries I just snagged on eBay?

 

[SBC]

I also haven't been sure who's made Iwan Ries shop pipes. I was there on a work trip back in, oh, I don't know, maybe 2011 or so? I picked up an inexpensive, un-branded churchwarden that I love, but I've never known who made it.

 

[Mike N]

I‘ve picked up a couple IR trade pipes in my visits to Chicago and never thought to ask who made them. They look, feel and smoke very similar to pipes made by Tim West of Columbus, but I’m not certain.

 

[agnosticpipe]

Looks to me like it was made maybe by Stanwell. Nice shape!

 

[beefeater33]

Looks like a Jarl pipe to me.............

 

[greeneyes]

My vote is GBD.

 

[chilllucky]

Come to the Chicago Show and ask Chuck yourself. Iwan is always a big vendor at and sponsor of the exhibition.

 

[anotherbob]

It says Danish which is a type of pastry. I think it's an old pastry that has hardened over time.

 

[warren]

I bet IRC could/would answer your question as definitively as is possible.

 

[Sobrbiker]

Bari made a lot of Iwan Ries’ branded Danes.
Yours does look to be more of a Stanwell for sure though.
Here’s their catalog page from I forget when, listing one of my IRC pipes I got from my father (875 G).

 

[Briarcutter]

I'd guess,Stanwell.

 

[HeavyLeadBelly]

Aliens

 

[Briar Lee]

Thanks for all your information but it appears the partial blast is more like my Bari Wiking than any of my Stanwells.

When it arrives I’ll take better photos.

 

[spike]

I remember this line of Danish shapes back in the 70s when I lived in Chicago and regularly took the El downtown to Iwan Ries. I had a couple smooth and semi-blasted like the one above. I wanna say they were Stanwell seconds, but won’t swear to it.