He was very young boy, when Giuseppe Ascorti, "Peppino" to all his friends began his career working as a joiner in a small furniture factory for his father. When he was about 30 years old, his passion for design and his great desire to create, he began to make pipes. In a very short time he became a great master with his revolutionary ideas to create new pipe shapes while still maintaining the classic lines of Italian pipe design. In the 1970's, a chain of upstart pipe shops named Tinder Box while traveling in Italy, immediately realized his talent, and together collaborated in bringing the Ascorti Pipe to pipe smokers around the world. Peppino taught all his pipe making secrets to his son Roberto, who also had a natural talent as well. Today, after more than 20 years since Peppino's disappearance, Roberto Ascorti and Tinder Box has a pleasure to produce a great once in a life time series of smoking pipes to be treasured forever.

Inspired from the original pipe designs, handcrafted in the 1970's and 1980's by his father Peppino, Roberto has remade the original designs, with the same hand making process used in those years, the same seasoned and selected briar, and the same care in working that his father was able to do. The pipes are also fitted with the same acrylic mouthpieces that are being specially remade from 30 years ago. Each design will include a certificate that shows the original copy of the old Peppino design drawings. These pipes have a special logo with "A.P." and stamp with the Peppino name in honor of him and thanking him for the teachings of his passion to his son Roberto.

Roberto now has retired 6 shapes that were introduced as part of the orginal set in 2006. These shapes are never to be made again as part of the Peppino Serie. There is still availability but quantities are limited. Contact your local Tinder Box to see what finishes and shapes are available.

For 2008...Roberto will carve two new shapes from the old shape chart to be part of this marvelous series of pipes.

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La Silvana by Ascorti
Produced in limited quantities by the Ascorti family for Tinder Box in the mountains of Northern Italy where their personal pride in craftsmanship is the watchword. Our La Silvana pipe will be proven to be a fantastic value in smoking enjoyment.

Vauen
Vauen, "The Passionate Pipemaker" since 1848 brings to Tinder Box an exclusive series of first class briar wood pipes. Come with us through the world of Vauen.

Ascorti
Connoisseurs the world over recognize that Ascorti pipes are simply the best. This well cured, century old briar is carved by hand to the optimum shape dictated by the natural grain of the wood itself.

The Pipe Showcase
The pipe showcase features possibly the largest selection of pipes available to you from all over the country by all Tinder Box stores! This unique online database gives you the opportunity to view a virtual world of pipes, right here at your fingertips. Due to the nature of this selection, all pipes are subject to prior sale and are one of a kind. The Pipe Showcase now also offers a selection of Estate Pipes! These pipes are subject to availability and at times, there may be no pipes available for your perusal.