Simple fact is that initial stamp used and that can be found from 1902 or past as well as on into the 1930s . At the moment, could look as a€?Londona€? over a€?Madea€? or even in a straight range.
Produced in London. We have only seen this stamp on two older Bruyere pipes outdated 1921, and it also appears in a straight-line underneath the arched a€?Comoy’s.a€?
Built in The united kingdomt. This can be stamped in a circle with a€?Madea€? towards the top, a€?ina€? in the middle, and a€?Englanda€? creating the base of the group. I contact this the basketball shape or F/B for brief. I have seen this stamp on a Cecil dated as early as 1910 as well as on a vintage Bruyere of 1921 and then best on pipelines from 1930s.
Built in London England. This might be once more stamped in a circle with a€?Madea€? towards the top, a€?Ina€? at the center, and a€?Londona€? in the bottom, with a€?England in a straight line underneath the F/B. It’s my opinion this stamp was initially found in the export drive in the early 1950s, and I also have never seen any pre-WW II Comoy’s stamped this way.
Inlaid a€?Ca€?
a€?Ca€? was inlaid within the region of the mouthpiece around 1919. It was a complicated inlay needing three drillings. First, a circular white inlay had been placed, then centre associated with the white is drilled out, and an inferior circular black colored inlay was inserted. At long last, another boring was created to eliminate the open area of the a€?C,a€? and a much small black colored inlay was inserted. This inlaid a€?C,a€? known as the a€?three-piece C,a€? is persisted until the Cadogan days inside the 1980s. But the a€?Ca€? within the 1920s and very early 30s is significantly finer and much more delicate compared to the one post-war. Cadogan 1st changed the a€?Ca€? to one boring with an inlay which had the a€?Ca€? in the middle, and more not too long ago they turned a laser imprint. You will find a cased set of early 1920′ a€?Par Excellencea€? where a€?Ca€? is on top of the mouthpiece. Complete
Finish
There’s no doubt that finish on all Comoy’s pipelines is excellent. However, among the many points which make the Comoy tube very appealing and collectable will be the stained end that features the whole grain calculating. This was launched using the azure Riband so successfully. This accentuation associated with the grain provides more recently become duplicated from the Danish pipe designers to fantastic results.
Every Comoy from pre-Cadogan era was actually done into the extremely finest common. Jacques Cole confirms that, among other factors causing this high quality, ended up being that each and every mouthpiece got hand scraped to attain the notable slender little bit, which mouthpieces must be an exact healthy no matter what method around they were placed in the pan. Perhaps it was a dig at Dunhill, which positioned a white dot on top on the mouthpiece to display which way up it ought to be!
Recommendations
Jacques Cole. The pipeline producers (1850 a€“ 1994); Richard Hacker, exceptional fumes while the extreme Pipebook; Greg Pease, post on the internet; Comoy’s, catalogues numerous and outdated emails.
[Greg Pease have a good assortment of Comoys, some situations of which is visible on their website.– Pipedia SYSOP].
The 2nd industry combat had been a difficult course when it comes down to providers since complete of sector in Great Britain had been turned-over to the production of armaments additionally the battle effort. Subsequently, the manufacture of pipelines stopped excepting a little workshop. Following the conflict concluded in 1945, it actually was an uphill endeavor regarding Brit businesses to yet again have developed, and it wasn’t until 1950 together with orifice of another purpose-built factory in Aldershot that manufacturing nearly fulfilled demand.
Virgin Briar. I have a Virgin Briar dated 1925. In the proof the pipes in my own range, they certainly were surely most top quality. However, into the 1931 business leaflet, the a€?Virgin Briara€? was actually clearly an important quality underneath the a€?Old Bruyere,a€? that was clearly a higher class. In a farmers only video 1936 advertisement, the a€?Virgina€? had been priced at $6. I also need a a€?Virgin Briar Supremea€? but do not see whether this was a grade within its very own right. The Virgin Briar ended up being don’t listed in 1965.
The Extraordinaire ended up being reintroduced in 1979 while the a€?Extraordinaire 1,a€? which had been priced at $100 during the 1979 catalogue in lighting natural end, therefore the a€?Extraordinaire 11,a€? lighting two-tone walnut end. Neither of the got since big because the 800 show.
- 1904 hallmarked, and now the HC is set within a cartouche, which was the style from then on. Stamped quietly a€?J.R.a€? in an oval and a€?London Made.a€? Comoy’s provided a lot of stores which had their term stamped quietly for the pipeline. J.R. ended up being certainly one. There is absolutely no C in the mouthpiece.
