Recent content by malsped

Thanks for this opportunity to explore this region of fine pipes. I've enjoyed Danes since the early 70s and recently returned to them with a vengeance. Now I find that I am only beginning to learn more about the select makers. For instance, I recently acquired a W.O Larsen (unsmoked) that must...

Sorry, must demur about Lily, Nero. You'll have to ask her yourself; a gentleman never tells. As for Fritz, a saw him lying passed out in the kitchen beside a crate of Remmers and a spilled bag of lima beans. Tout-toot, Arch

Many thanks for the heads-up, Nero. I shall check out the site with interest and appreciation. Yours faithfully, Archie Goodwin

Okay, for the record, the origin of the strange mark has been revealed - by Marco Parascenzo of Castello HQ in Rome, no less. He tells me that the pipe was purchased by a shop in Milan, Lorenzi, on the Via Dante, that specialised in luxury goods. Lorenzi stamped the tiny mark on all of its...

Here's a link to the photo of the strange mark on the Castello. Anybody know what this represents?: http://www.flickr.com/photos/32921976@N05/5491361657/

Am working on it. Have got a photo now, but can't work out how to upload it onto the site. Maybe the file is too large. But I shall prevail - Tahdah!

Fascinating ... the circle you show is the same size as mine, but doesn't have the inner detail. And you're right - no "legs". The legs and detail are much more distinct on my pipe, possibly because mine's mark was tapped in more forcefully. But the legs are so distinct that the two marks are...

Can anyone please explain the meaning of a tiny, circular stamp in the shank briar of a Castello Collection Fiammata. I can find no reference to such a mark anywhere online or in pipe discussion forums. It's neither the usual castle or a k or g stamp - in fact the pipe has none of those at all...