Colossal pipes

[furious]

Good evening ASP,

Wondering if anyone either owns or knows anything about Colossal
pipes. From what I can gather, the brand was around prior to WWII and
competed with Linkman's. That's all I know.

Thanks,

furious

[Bert Olton]

Hello furious,

Good question. Not a brand I'm familiar with. After a cursory search,
found one mention of the brand in an article on Pipedia by Ronni
Bikacsan at:

<http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Ronni_Bikacsan>

Don't know if it relates at all, but also on Pipedia there is a
reference to the "Colossus Pipe Factory" at:

<http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Colossus_Pipe_Factory>

...then I got distracted by a DDG search result on Colossal Earth Movers
and that's been all she wrote for the moment.

Looking forward to better answers to this!

Best regards,
Bert


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[Jim Beard]

On 05/27/2012 06:37 PM, furious wrote:

"Who Made That Pipe ?" lists Colossal made by Linkman Co and
Cellini in USA and Italy, Colossals made by unknown in France and
Italy, and Colossus made by GBD, Kaywoodie, and Beau Nask in
England, USA, and England.

I have no further information.

Cheers!

jim b.

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[L42E...@comcast.net]

I'm smoking an Italian Colossal right now.
Got it in 1973 at a pharmacy.
Good pipe!

[Mark McKay]

Did not know about these pipes....googled....seems at some point they
were made in France also...not much info...is that name of yours a radio
call sing of some kind....tell us more....what ya smoking in it???

[Robert]

Jim,
I would be very leery of using 'Who Made That Pipe' for a reference material. While some of their information may be accurate I have found that in more than one instance where they simply latched onto a name and any and every pipe under that name got branded as being what it wasn't.

Here's a link to a far more reliable site to identify pipes:

http://www.pipephil.eu/

All the Best,
Robert

[Jim Beard]

On 04/10/2013 11:21 AM, Robert wrote:
> I would be very leery of using 'Who Made That Pipe' for a reference
material. While some of their information may be accurate I have
found
that in more than one instance where they simply latched onto a name
and any and every pipe under that name got branded as being what
it wasn't.

You misunderstand the nature of "Who Made That Pipe." I would
suggest a re-read of pages 2-4 of the Introduction on how the
names were obtained.

The book is simply a compendium of pipe name/manufacturer or
seller/country for pipes listed in a variety of sources (see
pages 2-4 cited above) or the name found on a pipe plus its
origin (when known).

Excluding typos and errors not caught in proof-reading (few,
given the many editions the book went through), for every line
there was a pipe, anufactured or sold, of country of origin, that
matches.

There was never an attempt made to ensure that all instances of a
particular pipe name were listed, nor was there an attempt made
to ensure that all pipes by any manufacturer or seller were included.

You may look up a pipe name and find one or more listings, none
of which correspond to a pipe you have in hand or have found in a
shop somewhere. This is not surprising, and it is not an
inaccuracy. It is simply a reflection that the work is
incomplete, which was declared plainly by the authors.

[Robert]

Basically, you’re just agreeing with what I
stated that Who Made That Pipe is just a
collection of sources rather than investigating
those sources. It is not simply that the work
is incomplete it IS inaccurate. As I've stated,
I've found many pipes in error which reference
'Who Made That Pipe' because they grouped
many pipes under one shape name.

The link I gave does try to be accurate and also
cross references them. I would never use 'Who
Made That Pipe' as reference material for any pipe.

Best Regards,
Robert

[shakenbake]

While this website, as well as Who Made That Pipe are factual, I have
noticed a few errors on the website, as well as in the book. Bottom
line is that there are no absolute fool-proof references, except for
some one who has worked at a pipe making company who can answer your
questions. This is, unfortunately, not possible for many old pipes.

[John Fury]

Appreciate the information provided. I am currently trying to hunt down more examples from the Linkman's period as I believe these are highly under-rated pipes!

Best Regards,

furious