Blue Riband
Large Slam. Brought in 1933 aided by the patented (Patent wide variety 2001612) material filtration system and still in production before the seventies. The a€?Grand Slama€? was actually priced at $5 in 1936 and $20 in 1965
Luxury. We have one cased pipeline stamped because of this class, which includes the arched Comoy’s, and so dates to your 1930s. It absolutely was designed for a€?John’s pipeline Shop of L. A..a€? I additionally have actually a 1930’s Deluxe, and that is stamped a€?Straight Grain.a€? Another in my range was stamped a€?Supreme Patent.a€? Alike class can be featured for the 1965 catalogue as a walnut unit for $ and as a sandblasted unit at $20 with silver armed forces brackets.
Regal. The regal happens to be a high-grade Comoy, and, pre-WW II, it had been the greatest standard class following Prima got dropped. 50 in 1936
Right Whole Grain. Costing $12 to $25 in 1936. Is this the forerunner of Specimen directly whole grain, we question?
This identity was actually a rather clever advertising ploy by Comoy’s, and it was handed to celebrate the record crossing on the Atlantic by the great ocean liners of this Cunard Line. It really is my personal opinion your identity was initially utilized by Comoy’s in 1936 to commemorate the crossing because of the king Mary in 4 times 27 moments. It actually was costing $35 in 1943 together with exact same costs in 1965. Truly it actually was an unusual pipeline, and Jacques Cole informs me that they always have great problem in meeting the demand for this brand name. A catalogue from soon after the conflict claims, a€?Of every thousand pipe bowls that are made in Comoy’s courses, forty and/or fifty should be picked out deserving to bear the Comoy term.a€? It is to say that, of these, only three or four will be presented the name a€?Blue Riband,a€?
London Pride. It was introduced given that 2nd class towards the Blue Riband around the same time for you meet up with the American demand for a lighter end. It absolutely was charged in 1943 at $25 plus 1965 at $25, then in 1979 at $95.
Specimen Right Whole Grain. I’m not sure when this quality was produced, but it probably showed up just before the Second globe War. This definitely is the best grade from its introduction. Its explained in my own 1965 list as a€?The rarest and finest of most Comoy water pipes. It’s so uncommon to acquire an entirely best straight whole grain that forms and quantities become strictly restricted.a€? It absolutely was coming in at $50 in 1943 and 1965. Jacques Cole recalls that, from inside the 1950s, there is a rather big bent that has been reckoned is about the a€?perfecta€? directly whole grain. It was not on the market but put as an exhibition part and appreciated then at A?500.
Coming in at $7
Particular Right Whole Grain. They were essentially a a€?Specimen directly Graina€? next that exhibited some small drawback or mud gap. These people were placed in the 1965 list at $15 or $ in Extraordinaire dimensions.
Extraordinaire. This designation was handed to almost any pipe that was out of the ordinary in proportions or grain. The E/O was actually launched inside the 1930s, and a€?Extraordinairesa€? can be found without any some other designation or additionally stamped, for example, a€?Blue Ribanda€? or a€?London pleasure.a€? The 1936 ad details the a€?Extraordinairea€? at $13 to $23, and 1965 list also lists a a€?Specimen directly whole grain Extraordinairea€? at $60, though I can not picture several comprise produced! There seem to be two distinct-sized pipes that have been labeled as a€?Extraordinaire.a€? The actual big or Magnum-sized range tend to be special and received shape rates from inside the 800 show. My 1939 board instance are 803 and is also 9 in long, with a bowl 2 3/8a€? large and 1 A?a€? greater. I understand that Better Business Bureau, Comoy and Dunhill produced these Magnum-sized pipelines inside the 1920s and 30s which Dunhill purchased the dishes for Magnums from Better Business Bureau when they began producing them in 1921. More Extraordinaires were significantly bigger than a Dunhill pounds, such as 6 A?a€? long with a bowl peak of 2a€? and 1 A?a€? broad. They are offered regular form rates and tend to be explained within the 1965 catalog.