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LEFT: HM Queen Victoria, Briar, bakelite Edwardian era button-tip
mouthpiece. This pipe was carved in St. Claude, France on the
either the Dalloz or Lamberthod 3D pantograph (see bottom of
page). After roughing out, they were detailed by master carvers.
Circa 1910 - 1920.
From the Johnny Long collection - PCoL #UK603F
mouthpiece. This pipe was carved in St. Claude, France on the
either the Dalloz or Lamberthod 3D pantograph (see bottom of
page). After roughing out, they were detailed by master carvers.
Circa 1910 - 1920.
From the Johnny Long collection - PCoL #UK603F
BELOW: French figurals - St. Claude, France
Left to right - Frenchman (smoking a pipe);
French soldier (smoked cap-closed, air passage
through nostrils), US Civil War soldier wearing
the "kepi" common to both sides (smoked
cap-closed, air drafted through the nostrils),
both soldiers with glass eyes; a Viking. From
the Johnny Long collection - PCoL #UK603F
Left to right - Frenchman (smoking a pipe);
French soldier (smoked cap-closed, air passage
through nostrils), US Civil War soldier wearing
the "kepi" common to both sides (smoked
cap-closed, air drafted through the nostrils),
both soldiers with glass eyes; a Viking. From
the Johnny Long collection - PCoL #UK603F
RIGHT: Block meerschaum figural, cased -
lucite stem - maker "Chever" - Turkey.
From the collection of Nickola Krustev - PCoL
UK#UK624F
Nik has been smoking this pipe for several
months and it is beginning to colour nicely - the
colouration proving that it is indeed block
meerschaum - not the all-too-common composite
meerschaum passed off as the genuine article in
this modern era.
(Don't ask me how I know this. - Webmaster)
lucite stem - maker "Chever" - Turkey.
From the collection of Nickola Krustev - PCoL
UK#UK624F
Nik has been smoking this pipe for several
months and it is beginning to colour nicely - the
colouration proving that it is indeed block
meerschaum - not the all-too-common composite
meerschaum passed off as the genuine article in
this modern era.
(Don't ask me how I know this. - Webmaster)
RIGHT: "CAT" - a
rare and stunning
one-off custom briar
by the late Bill Ashton
Taylor - carved for
Bernard Allotey - PCoL
#UK372F
rare and stunning
one-off custom briar
by the late Bill Ashton
Taylor - carved for
Bernard Allotey - PCoL
#UK372F
Collectors' Corner Main
Pipes of all Types
Briars - 1850 - 1900
Briars - 1901 - 1945
Briars - 1946 - present 1
Briars - 1946 - present 2
Briars - 1946 - present 3
Briars - 1946 - present 4
Calabashes
Clays - antique & modern
Corncob pipes
Ethnic & Tribal pipes
Figural pipes (people & animal)
Meerschaums
Novelty pipes
System pipes
Pipe Accessories
Pipe Tampers, tools & reamers
Lighters
Match Safes (vestas)
Pipe Rests & Racks
Pipes of all Types
Briars - 1850 - 1900
Briars - 1901 - 1945
Briars - 1946 - present 1
Briars - 1946 - present 2
Briars - 1946 - present 3
Briars - 1946 - present 4
Calabashes
Clays - antique & modern
Corncob pipes
Ethnic & Tribal pipes
Figural pipes (people & animal)
Meerschaums
Novelty pipes
System pipes
Pipe Accessories
Pipe Tampers, tools & reamers
Lighters
Match Safes (vestas)
Pipe Rests & Racks
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LEFT: E VII, "The
Peacemaker" should
be considered a hero
of our club - our
"Not-so-Saintly"
Patron Saint?
"Gentlemen, you
may smoke." he said,
after assuming the
throne, his mother,
Queen Victoria having
previously banned
tobacco use in her
court and the precincts
of Windsor Castle.
Queen Vic (top of
page) on the other
hand, is the
"Precursoress" of the
accursed smoking ban
in Great Britain.
Peacemaker" should
be considered a hero
of our club - our
"Not-so-Saintly"
Patron Saint?
"Gentlemen, you
may smoke." he said,
after assuming the
throne, his mother,
Queen Victoria having
previously banned
tobacco use in her
court and the precincts
of Windsor Castle.
Queen Vic (top of
page) on the other
hand, is the
"Precursoress" of the
accursed smoking ban
in Great Britain.
RIGHT: Meerschaum figural
Snipe - bakelite "bill" stem
Meerschaum head,
meerschaum bowl insert,
glass eyes, cased.
Length: 5 3/4" - 14.5 cm
Origin Vienna (prob.)
Date: ? circa 1935 ?
From the collection of:
Trevor Burgess
PCoL #UK615F
Snipe - bakelite "bill" stem
Meerschaum head,
meerschaum bowl insert,
glass eyes, cased.
Length: 5 3/4" - 14.5 cm
Origin Vienna (prob.)
Date: ? circa 1935 ?
From the collection of:
Trevor Burgess
PCoL #UK615F
RIGHT: Meerschaum figural
Bulldog - Amberoid stem,
length 8", unsmoked
Origin Vienna (prob.)
Date: ? circa 1920 ?
From the collection of:
Johnny Long
PCoL #UK603F
Bulldog - Amberoid stem,
length 8", unsmoked
Origin Vienna (prob.)
Date: ? circa 1920 ?
From the collection of:
Johnny Long
PCoL #UK603F
ABOVE: Briar figural,
French President Raymond Poincare'
(1860 - 1934)
Redmonol stem (red bakelite)
Length 7.5"
Origin: St. Claude France
Date: circa 1935
From the collection of:
Johnny Long
PCoL #UK603F
French President Raymond Poincare'
(1860 - 1934)
Redmonol stem (red bakelite)
Length 7.5"
Origin: St. Claude France
Date: circa 1935
From the collection of:
Johnny Long
PCoL #UK603F
ABOVE: Briar figiral - Czar Nicholas II of Russia
Bakelite stem, length 7.5"
Origin: St. Claude France
Date: circa 1930
From the collection of: Johnny Long
PCoL #UK603F
Bakelite stem, length 7.5"
Origin: St. Claude France
Date: circa 1930
From the collection of: Johnny Long
PCoL #UK603F
ABOVE & RIGHT: A Bacchus
pattern for the Dalloz
Pantograph Pipe Carver - and
the finished pipe.
FAR RIGHT: The amazing
Dalloz 3D pantograph
developed by the St. Claude
pipe craftsman, Joseph Honore
Dalloz in 1863 (d. 1905). This
machine was used by his
nephew, M. Dessertine up until
1945.
CLICK HERE for an article (a
rough translation from the
French) on the operation of the
machine. The original may be
found at:
p.php?page=article-
tabac2&id_article=2235
RIGHT: A few briar figurals
from the collection of: John
Wade Long, Jr. - PCoL #UK603
Queen Victoria, Edward VIIs,
Czar Nicholas II of Russia,
French soldier, Viking, American
Civil War soldier, Frenchman,
Indian Princess, Bacchus (2) and
his consort.
RIGHT: Detail from an Edward
VII pipe, silver band, horn stem.
A drawing of a similar "Prince of
Wales" pipe "with horn mouth-
piece" appears on page 73 of
the Salmon & Gluckstein
Illustrated Guide for Pipe
Smokers dated London, January
1880. Source: Page 28 of The
Pipe Companion - A
Connoisseurs's Guide by David
Wright. The pipe at right, carved
in St. Claude, France, has a
silver band hallmarked
Birmingham 1912.
FAR RIGHT: Another model for
the Dalloz Pantograph - this one
of cast pot metal.
pattern for the Dalloz
Pantograph Pipe Carver - and
the finished pipe.
FAR RIGHT: The amazing
Dalloz 3D pantograph
developed by the St. Claude
pipe craftsman, Joseph Honore
Dalloz in 1863 (d. 1905). This
machine was used by his
nephew, M. Dessertine up until
1945.
CLICK HERE for an article (a
rough translation from the
French) on the operation of the
machine. The original may be
found at:
p.php?page=article-
tabac2&id_article=2235
RIGHT: A few briar figurals
from the collection of: John
Wade Long, Jr. - PCoL #UK603
Queen Victoria, Edward VIIs,
Czar Nicholas II of Russia,
French soldier, Viking, American
Civil War soldier, Frenchman,
Indian Princess, Bacchus (2) and
his consort.
RIGHT: Detail from an Edward
VII pipe, silver band, horn stem.
A drawing of a similar "Prince of
Wales" pipe "with horn mouth-
piece" appears on page 73 of
the Salmon & Gluckstein
Illustrated Guide for Pipe
Smokers dated London, January
1880. Source: Page 28 of The
Pipe Companion - A
Connoisseurs's Guide by David
Wright. The pipe at right, carved
in St. Claude, France, has a
silver band hallmarked
Birmingham 1912.
FAR RIGHT: Another model for
the Dalloz Pantograph - this one
of cast pot metal.