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Talamona di Paolo Croci
They were turbulent times in Italy when Cornelio Talamona, a carpenter by trade, began to manufacture pipes in his bottega in 1929 to earn a few extra quid.
When his son Cesare left school in 1945 at the age of 15, times were obviously a lot worse. There was neither a place for an apprenticeship nor another job to be found in the destitute and war-torn country. And Cesare felt no desire to continue to attend school which moreover would have cost money. So Cornolio decided the boy might lend him a helping hand in the workshop, where at the time, priority was placed in building furniture.
In 1970 Cesare started the pipe business, based near Lake Varese in the Lombardy region he soon became well known around Italy for his craft. Talamona quickly became famous around the world for his creativity in large pipes.
Once Cesare retired in 2007 at the venerable age of 85 years old, and not wanting to bring his legacy of high Italian craft to an end, he entrusted everything to Paolo Croci, who, in 2010 started the limited production of the brand, respecting the will of Cesare Talamona to continue to produce high quality, handmade, artisanal pipes in generous sizes.
They continue to this day with the motto "Every pipe has a soul and who buys it finds it themselves".
These pipes are truly a work of art and it will be a real dilemma as to whether you will want to smoke it or put it on display for all to see.

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Talamona di Paolo Croci L'Artigiano 105 Unfiltered Briar Pipe (TAL-32)
From £50.00
1 size
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***DISCONTINUED***Talamona di Paolo Croci Toscano Smooth (TAL-41)
From £50.00
1 size
Talamona di Paolo Croci Toscano Zebrano 04 Canted Egg
From £80.00
1 size
Talamona Toscano Olivewood 06 Canted Egg handmade olivewood pipe
Talamona di Paolo Croci Toscano Olivewood 06 Canted Egg
From £80.00
1 size
Talamona di Paolo Croci Elegant English Red Zulu
From £105.00
1 size
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Talamona Lordwarden Brown Sandblast Churchwarden 102
From £105.00
1 size
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Talamona Lordwarden Brown Sandblast Churchwarden 101
From £105.00
1 size
Talamona di Paolo Croci Texture 1141 Briar Pipe (TAL-46)
From £115.00
1 size
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Talamona di Paolo Croci Brass Cognac Billiard 1179 Smooth (TAL-65)
From £120.00
1 size
Talamona di Paolo Croci Brass Cognac Poker
From £120.00
1 size
Talamona di Paolo Croci Sandblasted Sabbiato (TAL-05)
From £120.00
1 size
Talamona di Paolo Croci Sabbiata 1236 Briar Pipe (TAL-57)
From £120.00
1 size
Talamona di Paolo Croci Texture 02 Briar Pipe (TAL-56)
From £120.00
1 size
Talamona di Paolo Croci Brass Cognac Billiard 1177 Smooth (TAL-62)
From £120.00
1 size
Talamona di Paolo Croci Sabbiato 1144 Sandblasted Briar Pipe (TAL-48)
From £125.00
1 size
Talamona Revolution Onyx bent billiard briar pipe with smooth finish and marbled acrylic stem
Talamona Revolution Onyx 9mm Bent Billiard Briar Pipe
From £140.00
1 size
Talamona di Paolo Croci Sabbiato 1113 Sandblasted 9mm Briar Pipe (TAL-47)
From £140.00
1 size
Talamona di Paolo Croci Onyx Bent 9mm 1308 (TAL-54)
From £140.00
1 size
Talamona di Paolo Croci Sabbiato Straight Dublin 1312 Briar Pipe (TAL-52)
From £145.00
1 size
Talamona di Paolo Croci Testarossa 1119 Smooth 9mm Briar Pipe (TAL-44)
From £160.00
1 size
Talamona di Paolo Croci Mini Reverse Calabash Sandblast Pipe (TAL-07)
From £160.00
1 size
Talamona di Paolo Croci Texture 1314 Briar Pipe (TAL-51)
From £170.00
1 size
Talamona Sabbiato S bent apple briar pipe with sandblast finish and black acrylic stem
Talamona Sabbiato 'S' 9mm Filter Bent Apple Briar Pipe
From £180.00
1 size
Talamona Sabbiato S canted billiard briar pipe with black acrylic stem and 9mm filter
Talamona Sabbiato ‘S’ 9mm Filter Canted Billiard Briar Pipe
From £180.00
1 size
Talamona Sabbiato S curved Dublin briar pipe with sandblast finish and black acrylic stem
Talamona Sabbiato ‘S’ 9mm Filter Curved Dublin Briar Pipe
From £180.00
1 size
Side view of Talamona Sabbiato S Italian briar poker pipe showing textured bowl and tapered stem
Talamona Sabbiato ‘S’ 9mm Filter Straight Poker Briar Pipe
From £180.00
1 size
Talamona Sabbiato S 9mm filter straight pot briar pipe sandblasted finish
Talamona Sabbiato 'S' 9mm Filter Straight Pot Briar Pipe
From £180.00
1 size
Talamona Sabbiato M freehand bent apple briar pipe with sandblasted finish and black acrylic stem
Talamona Sabbiato 'M' Unfiltered Bent Apple Briar Pipe
From £200.00
1 size
Talamona Sabbiato M Unfiltered Bent Billiard 02 briar pipe sandblasted finish side view
Talamona Sabbiato 'M' Unfiltered Bent Billiard 02 Briar Pipe
From £200.00
1 size
Talamona Sabbiato M bent billiard XL briar pipe with deep sandblasted finish and curved black acrylic stem
Talamona Sabbiato 'M' Unfiltered Bent Billiard XL Briar Pipe
From £200.00
1 size
Talamona Sabbiato M bent calabash briar pipe with dark sandblasted finish and black acrylic stem
Talamona Sabbiato 'M' Unfiltered Bent Calabash Briar Pipe
From £200.00
1 size

Bog Oak
Bog oak, also known as Abonos or Morta is a material from trees that have been buried in peat bogs and preserved from decay by the acidic and anaerobic bog conditions, sometimes for hundreds, if not thousands of years. The wood is usually stained black by tannins dissolved in the acidic water. Bog Oak represents the early stages in the fossilisation of wood, with further stages ultimately forming jet, lignite and coal over a period of many millions of years.

ONE OFF PIPE:
These are one-off pipes and the pipe in the picture is the exact pipe you will receive. Please note that colour varies depending on your computer monitor and may not replicate the colour exactly.