Becker Pipes Marks
 
1970-1974 1975-1978 1979 1979-1983 1983 1979-1985 1990 1995 2000 2002
The pipes made in this period have no identifying nomenclature Before the introduction of the Becker nomenclature, our pipes were sold in Rome's oldest prestigious pipe shop (Carmignani). These pipes were stamped:

"Carmignani-Hand Made"

This nomenclature was stamped with a pantograph:

Carmignani
Roma

on top of the shank

Hand made

under the shank

Gold

for straight grains

Silver

for all others

CR

on the stem 		All the nomenclature of Becker Pipes is registered and trademarked:

Becker

b

stem with
briar ring
insert


Nomenclature:

Becker

Fatta a mano

b

are stamped with a pantograph.
At the end of this year, manual stamps were introduced:

Becker

in the present size

Becker

in a smaller size

b

slightly larger than present

Fatta a mano

elite

for the high grades

Nomenclature:

Becker

Fatta a mano

b

and:

G

for large pipes

M

for medium pipes

P

for small pipes

elite

 The Fatta a mano part of the nomenclature is discontinued in favor of:

hand made
in italy

 Logo:

*

for pipes that were not to be sold 		The stem logo:

b

is stamped with a pantograph and becomes slightly smaller 		The following stamps are lost:

Becker
big

Becker
small

fatta a mano

b

hand made
in italy

elite

In the same year, all the stamps are replaced 		Introduction of:

own design

for pipes made on clients’ specifications 		Introduction of nomenclature to identify the year of production:

hand made
in italy 02

b
925

stamped on silver bands and other adornments

"A" "B" "C"

extension of high grade nomenclature codes

"Collection"

very rare or difficult-to-make shapes
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