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  • S.Bang the story of a legendary brand
    S.Bang the story of a legendary brand
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    HISTORY  In 1968, Svend Bang, after working for a short time for W.Ø.Larsen, opened his own business producing pipes bearing his name. Two Danish craftsmen, Per Hansen in 1970 and Ulf Noltensmeier in 1971, began working for Bang, who in 1984 handed over the business to them. Within a short time the two craftsmen were successful thanks to their fine products, and the name "Bang" (Sven Bang had died in the meantime) is now counted among the top ten most famous brands in the world.

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  • L'Anatra PIpes
    L'Anatra PIpes
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    The founders of Anatra are well-known figures in the world of Pesaro pipes and, especially about Palazzi, there is an authentic flourish of anecdotes aimed at describing their extreme industriousness and industriousness. Massimo, born in 1955, arrived at Mastro de Paja in his early twenties, continued his apprenticeship at Ser Jacopo (confirming the distinctive signs of what can now be defined as the Pesaro school) and completed his experience, as a partner, at Ceppo. Like all the true...

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  • The Dunhill Pipe
    The Dunhill Pipe
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    HISTORY When Alfred Dunhill opened his little St. James store on Duke Street in July 1907, he knew little about the tobacco trade. Surprising as this may seem, this was the primary cause of his success. Certainly his originality as a tobacconist played a role in his history, but first of all he had to learn to become one. He had to study his customers, their tastes, the kind of products they wanted but couldn't find. Only in this way was he able to put his inventiveness and his artisan...

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  • The shapes of Castello pipes
    The shapes of Castello pipes
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    The Shape Chart of Castello pipes. The most significant shapes of the most famous Italian brand

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  • The Castello pipe
    The Castello pipe
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    HISTORY Carlo Scotti was the founder and owner of the Castello pipe factory: an artisan industry that only established itself on international markets after the war. Of Lombard origin, he ran a tobacco shop in Chiasso when Italian production was mainly aimed at the export of briar stumps and the manufacture of pipes in commercial series: With the war period announcing a serious restriction on the export of English pipes, Scotti thought he had arrived It's time to start a business in this...

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  • With the energy of a pipe, Rita Pavone in space
    With the energy of a pipe, Rita Pavone in space
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    The Pipe Club, October 1969. In the various treatises on the pipe, recently published, we have noticed a particular tendency to examine the intrinsic values ​​of the pipe and its relationships with the person who derives enjoyment from its use. This attraction system (undoubtedly very romantic and pleasant) is, however, inadequate with the recent technological and scientific development of modern civilization. Ultimately, current knowledge offers us new directions to study the pipe in depth,...

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  • How to pipe at the cinema
    How to pipe at the cinema
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    But how can you pipe in peace at the cinema. Don't people protest? No, people don't say anything. In many years, I have never felt a protest behind me. There is a reason and it is this. First of all, I avoid lighting in the room: this detail is very important. The ignition cloud can bother anyone, especially if the tobacco is too aromatic. Listen to how I do it: before entering I perform the ritual of the two matches and make sure that the embers are homogeneous and the draft is perfect...

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  • The Pipe Club, July 1966: Alberto Testa
    The Pipe Club, July 1966: Alberto Testa
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    A song dedicated to the pipe It was sung by Mina during the show "Studio Uno". We sent Luttazzi an evening pipe for the singer. In the «Studio Uno» television programs broadcast on 8 and 25 June, Mina dedicated a song to all pipe smokers entitled “Taratattattattà-tararatta-tà”, by Alberto Testa. Needless to say, our beautiful singer interpreted it with the usual temperament that earned her success. Who doesn't know Mina? We think no one, so great is his popularity. Thus, thanks to her (and...

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