Talamona
ocpunk714
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I was shopping around for a new pipe, possibly an unfinished Savenelli, but as I got further in my dig, I found a pretty sweet sale on estate pipes from Milan Tobacconists. After reading the backstory on Cesare Talamona, I knew this was meant for me.
@thebadgerpiper that Stanwell you sent me a pic of started the estate hunt. Lol.
PAD Strikes Again!
@thebadgerpiper that Stanwell you sent me a pic of started the estate hunt. Lol.
PAD Strikes Again!
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http://ericarte.foroactivo.com/t449-talamona-pipes (The Pipedia article expanded, with illustrations, and translated from the original Spanish)
The history of the Talamona pipes begins when Cornelio Talamona, a carpenter by profession, started manufacturing pipes in his warehouse in 1929 to obtain additional income. They were bad times in general, and in Italy in particular.
When his son Cesare left school in 1945 at the age of 15, the times were even worse. There was neither a place for an apprentice, nor another job in the country destitute and devastated by the war. And Cesare did not feel the desire for continuous school attendance that, in addition, would have cost money. So the father, harassed by worries, decided that the child could help him in the workshop where at that time the furniture of the indispensable type was prioritized, and above all, more furniture was repaired than what was manufactured. And then ... time would tell.
Little by little, Italy recovered from the consequences of the war, especially thanks to the enormous help of the United States. Cesare Talamona remained in the workshop and became a pipe manufacturer. And Talamona Pipes first arrived at some important pipe shops in northern Italy, where they gained a considerable good reputation for the small brand. This helped a lot to sell pipes in Germany since the late 1960s, where the circle of customers was still manageable but affectionate due to a very good quality at moderate prices. Almost all these pipes were made for 9 mm filter.
In fact, Cesare Talamona never became one of the big names in the manufacture of Italian pipes. Although during the best years, in the 1980s, there were even some auxiliary crafts, and also the son of Cesare and his two daughters earned their livelihood for a time in the family business.
On December 31, 2000, the company was officially closed. The main reason was that Cesare's wife had died. But despite the closure of the company, Cesare Talamona returned to the old workshop often, where he gladly made pipes for good friends and occasional visitors. "As long as the heart and hands follow," as he used to say.
The marking of their pipes made them easy to recognize.
As a second brand, he used the name Caesar.
Some Talamona pipes were made by Paolo Croci.
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Here at Havana House, we stock Talamona Italian pipes which are hand carved by a true expert of his trade, master pipemaker Paolo Croci.
He specially selects first class Italian briar to use in his pipe crafting with each pipe given a premium lustre by utilising a naturally made wood-wax.
The beauty of Paolo’s hand crafting is that no two pipes are the same with him constantly improving his craft that allows each pipe to feature its own unique touch. These are very personal pipes, with each one falling into the hands of a very special smoker. Talamona pipes are known for having a voluminous bowl which is perfect for those long summer evening smokes with your favourite pipe tobacco. >>
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