American Pipe Brands & Makers A - B

A 	 	
A. Petersen Pipes 	Andrew Petersen (formally Quad City Pipes); Iowa 	
Adkins 	Dale Adkins 	
Admiral 	Anglo-American brand by E. Deguingand & Son and L&H Stern. 	
Aero Kool 	Merrill G. Sampson; Seattle, WA & Santa Monica, CA 	
Aerosphere 	E.A. Carey's Smokeshop 7090 Whipple Ave N, North Canton, OH 44720; phone 800-992-7427, fax 330-244-9518 or E-mail: mailto:jthames@eacarey.net. 	
Agud 	???; Seattle, WA 	
Air-Vent 	Jack Leese; New York City, NY 	
Alan 	Russ Alan Pipes; Greenville, RI 	
Alan Brothers Pipes 	"Benchmade" pipes by Jeff Graick (of J. Alan Pipes) and his brother, Jeremy Gracik 	
Albert-John 	brand of Albert John Briars. 	
Alberti Pipes 	Bryon Sherman, St. Louis, MO (Etsy shop) 	
Alco 	brand of M. Linkman & Co. 	
Alexander 	David D. Alexander; Galena, (IL ?) 	
Alexander Pipes 	See Alexander Hasty; Kansas City, KS 	
Alden Pipes 	Ryan Alden; Rowlett, TX 	
Allen 	George Allen (†); Stroudsburg, PA 	
Allen 	John Allen; Ipswich, MA. 	
Alpha 	Symbol: italic white "A". 	
Alpine Briars 	Stephen Johnson; Los Angeles, CA 	
Altamira 	maker of Highlander and possibly Smokestack 	
Ambassador 	Kaufmann Bros. & Bondy (KB&B); known after 1920. 	
Americana 	GBD second 	
American Smoking Pipe Co.	Mark Tinsky; Wolf Creek, MT. Founded by Curt Rollar and Mark Tinsky. 	
Amherst 	Lord Jeff; an impressive, silver-mounted Dublin. ??? 	
Anderson 	Andre Anderson; Los Angeles, CA 	
Anderson 	P. A. Anderson 	
Anderson 	Scott Anderson, San Jose, CA 	
Anderson 	Stephen & Roswitha Anderson; Columbus, OH. → S&R Pipes. 	
Anderson, William 	William Anderson Pipes 	
Ansell's 	Ansell's Pipe and Tobacco Shop; Washington, DC 	
Appleby 	American brand and company. 	
Andrew, E 	See E. Andrew Briars, Edward A Jurkiewicz; Franklin, WI 	
Andrew Staples Pipes 	Andrew Staples, Coeur d' Alene, ID 	
Anima Pipes 	Brian McNulty, Culver City, CA 	
AND 	North American meerschaum distributor 	
Andre's 	North American brand, possibly associated with Andre's Pipe Gallery. 	
Antony Andre´ Pipes 	White House, TN 	
Arcoleo, Tom 	Tom Pipecarver & Son; Princeton, NJ 	
Arista 	Brand of the VanRoy Pipe Co. 	
Aristocob 	 	
Arlington 	brand of Arlington Briar Pipes Corp., Brooklyn, NY 	
Armentrout 	Nathan Armentrout; Lancaster, CA 	
Art That Smokes 	Bill Braddock, Oklahoma City, OK 	
Arthur 	J. Arthur Pipes 	
ASB Pipes 	Aaron Berwick, Taylorsville, NC 	
Asselta 	Asselta Briar Pipe Co., Bellmore (Long Island), NY: Need Information 	
Atilano Pipes 	Emmanuel Atilano 	
Atelier Rolando 	Rolando Negoita; New Paltz, NY 	
Augsburger 	Frank Augsburger (†), b.1959, d.1995, s.1978-1987; Chicago, IL Lombard, IL 	
Austin 	??? 	
B 	 	
B.A. Weaver Pipes 	Bruce A. Weaver, Brentwood, TN 	
BAC Art Pipes 	Marek Lejzorowicz, Warren, MI 	
BP Jum 	Need Information 	
Bahder 	Thomas Bahder, Clarksville, MD. See Renaissance Pipes. 	
Baier 	Alfred S. Baier (†) 	
Bain 	Justin Bain, Philadelphia, PA. See Windjammer Pipes. 	
Bakelite 	Brand of L & H Stern, see LHS (also a material used for stems) 	
Balkovec Pipes 	Mark Balkovec, Pittsburgh, PA 	
Barber, Kris 	See Edwin Pipes 	
Barclay Rex 	Barclay-Rex Pipe Shop, New York City 	
Barnes 	David Barnes, Kansas City, KS 	
Baron 	John Baron, Lynwood, WA. Also a brand made by Civic 	
Barrow 	Lionel Barrow. "Lionel Barrow's craftsmanship and artistry so impressed Teddy Knudsen 	
 	 	
Bartlett Pipe Co. 	Daniel C. Bianchino; Intervale, NJ 	
Bartsche 	Keith B. Bartsche; designs some pipes for J.M. Boswell 	
Batson, Grant 	G. Batson Pipes; Nashville, TN 	
Bauer, F. B. 	Detroit, MI (active from 1920s-40's) 	
Beard, Tyler Lane 	Tyler Lane Beard; Midland, TX. See Tyler Lane Pipes 	
Beebe 	Bob Beebe, Sun City, AZ 	
Beck 	Aaron Beck (†); Queens, NY 	
Becker 	George Becker; Kansas City, KS. See also Diebel. 	
Becker 	Max Becker, retired pipe maker 	
Beers 	Tim Beers, Meerschaum pipes; Deposit, NY 	
Bellezia 	Michelangelo Bellezia; Buffalo, NY. 	
Belmont 	old brand (founded 1888) by S. Buchsbaum & Co.; Chicago, IL 	
Bench Made 	Brand by Marxman 	
Benton 	Serial pipe, ranging from $25 - $70. Italian made? 	
Bertram 	Bertram Pipe Shop; Washington D.C. 	
Bessai 	John Bessai (broken pipe) and son Herb Bessai; Cleveland, Ohio. 	
 	 	
Best 	Chris Best. Hobbyist carver since the 1970's. 	
 	 	
Bianchino, Dan 	(Bartlett); Intervale, NJ 	
Big Casino Pipes 	See also Crisman, Harry; Sarver Pa 	
Big Mikes Pipes 	Marked "BMP": Mike Darr; Knoxville TN 	
Bihlmaier 	Ted Bihlmaier 	
Biltmore 	Brand of the National Briar Pipe Co., Jersey City, NJ. Liquidated. 	
Birnbaum 	Wm. Birnbaum; New York. Late 19th century meerschaum pipes 	
Blackwell 	Robert Blackwell, Knoxville, TN 	
Block Pipes 	Jonathan Block, Fairfield, CT 	
Bloom 	Gregg Bloom; Reseda, CA. See GM Pipes. 	
Blue Ridge 	Hudson Universal Pipe Co. 	
Boda Pipes 	Bob Garret & Don Boggs, Spartanburg, SC 	
Bohn 	George Bohn, Las Vegas, NV 	
Bolas De Fuego 	??? 	
Bonaquisti 	Paul Bonaquisti; Cohoes, NY 	
Bosi Pipes 	Kirk Bosi; Manhattan, IL 	
Boston Briars 	second brand of David P. Ehrlich Co. from Boston 	
Boswell 	Dan Boswell (son of J.M. Boswell) 	
Boswell 	J.M. Boswell; Chambersburg, PA. 	
Bowl Dry 	Made by Hollman Pipe Company, need informaion 	
Bradberry 	Bradberry Pipe Corp. (1960s); New York 	
Braddock 	Bill Braddock (Art That Smokes); Oklahoma City, OK. 	
Bradshaw 	J.H. Bradshaw; Long Beach, CA. 	
Brannon, Matt 	Tulsa, OK. See McGimpsey Pipes 	
Breezewood 	??? 	
Brial 	Ca. 1970’s; strange system pipe with briar bowls and impressing aluminium tubes. 	
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Briar Art 	Brian Ruthenberg; Fort Gratiot, MI. 	
Briar Art Pipes 	Richard Lawton; Port Orchard, Washington 	
Briar Bird Pipes 	Jason Cochey; Bellevue, OH. 	
Briar Originals 	Vic Steinhart; West Caldwell, NJ 	
Briar Workshop 	Also see Nachwalter, Eliot Nachwalter; VT, FL, VT 	
Briarcraft 	Former Maker of Smokemaster; New York City 	
Briarlab 	Michael Lindner, Nate King, Joe Hinkle, and others; Indianapolis, IN 	
Briarlee 	Sub-brand of Pipes by Lee, possibly made by Arlington Briar Pipes Corp. 	
BriarWorks 	Briar Works International; Nashville, TN 	
Brick 	Max Brick; Trenton, NJ 	
Bridgeman 	Keene Bridgeman, K.B. Pipes (commissioned pipes and accessories); Laguna Niguel, CA 	
Brighton James Pipes 	Brighton James de los Santos; Southern California 	
Brissett 	Mike Brissett; West Allis, WI 	
Broadcaster 	Henry Leonard & Thomas Inc. for Penn Tobacco Co., Wilkes-Barre, PA 	
Broadway Luxus 	??? 	
Brooks 	Brand of Brooks Bros.: New York 	
Brooks, Brandon 	Brandon Brooks; Georgetown, KY 	
Brown, Jim 	See Heisenberg Pipes; Mooresville, North Carolina 	
Bruce Peters 	Henry Leonard & Thomas Inc. for Penn Tobacco Co., Wilkes-Barre, PA 	
Bruken 	??? 	
Bryco 	??? 	
Brylon 	Made from Brylon by S.M. Frank 1966 	
Bryson 	 	
Buescher's 	Corn cob and hardwood pipes: Washington, Missouri; until late 1940's 	
Buckeye 	Buckeye Pipes are derivated from the production of Chheda Pipes and Shalosky Pipes made by Premal Chheda & Bill Shalosky of Smoker’s Haven; Columbus, OH. 	
 	 	
Burak 	Edward Burak; New York City. See also Connoisseur. 	
Burwick 	??? 	
Burl King 	Need Information; Part of Borkum Riff promotion, Makers thought to include Dr. Grabow / Sparta Industries, perhaps Wally Frank, and also Shalom Pipe Factory (Israel)	
Busa 	A. Dana Busa 	
Bushee 	George Bushee; Boston, MA 	
Butera 	Mike Butera; Houston, TX 	
Burns 	Robert Eugene "Mic" Burns; Long Beach, CA. See Micoli.