Still to this day Chacom are known for their traditional manufacturing techniques, with a very contempory look and feel them. After the financial crash in the late 1920s, Chacom went in to joint venture with a number of other pipe makers, forming La Bruyere one of the worlds biggest ever pipe companies. La Bruyere employed over 450 workers, producing 100,000’s of pipes annually for the world markets.
Remember we are not pipe owners; we are pipe men and women who hold our pipes in trust until they pass on into the trust of those who follow us. Graduated from a Design University, he creates several new models ( Sphère, Vulcano, Monza… ) all modern shapes with keeping the renowned know-how and quality of the CHACOM pipes. An original and well-balanced half-bent pipe with a modern carbon fiber finish. A beautiful straight pipe with a “billard” shape and a waxed brown finish. An original half-bent pipe with a rounded shape and a matte brown finish. I prepared a fresh mixture of CA glue and activated charcoal and applied it to area to be filled.
They have shown how experience and manual work still has value in this modern society . The brand Chacom Chacom, créateur et distributeur de pipes turned up (1934) after fusion of Chapuis-Comoy with La Bruyère. Yves Grenard chacom tobacco pipes (†2012), second cousin of Pierre Comoy headed the company from 1971. He was responsible for Chapuis Comoy’s recovering its independance from Comoy. His son Antoine Grenard took over the direction of the company in 2007.
It is unfortunate that I did not take pictures of these issues and processes as I was too engrossed and concentrating on getting the filling right. I wrote Charles Lemon of Dad’s Pipes who is the go to guy for all things Brigham and asked him about the pipe. He said it was a shape he did not have and did not have on his shape chart. I thought about it overnight and sent it off to him on Monday morning. I look forward to his blog on this pipe as it is a really Danish looking Brigham. Renowned French brand, Chacom has been a faithfull companion for several generations of pipe smokers all over the world.
As you can see from the picture the pipe is heavily oxidized with little to no chatter marks. Overall the bowl was in great condition with a small white mark on the bottom of the bowl (I think it was glue). Made chacom tobacco pipes of briar, Chacom pipes follow rigorous manufacturing steps, which ensure them an optimal quality. It is on this concern for a job well done that the reputation of Chacom pipes has been built among pipe lovers.
It did not take long, and became the number one pipes in France, Belgium, and The United States after World War Two. The history of excellence in french pipe construction continues today (Read more Chacom history). Seeing a dirty and damaged pipe come back to life makes me extremely happy. That happiness comes from fact that I am handling something that is old and has a long history. Sometimes I ask to myself how the previous pipe smoker could smoke them.
However notwithstanding the issues of glue, I was able to prepare a mixture of CA superglue and activated charcoal and applied it to the surface. I set it aside to cure overnight.I began by sanding the repaired/ filled areas using a flat needle head. It was not as easy as it seemed because when I began the process, as I sanded down the stem, I observed that the filling crumbled and dislodged from hole.
• Wash the system if necessary with a small quantity of alcohol. The brand of the pipe was marked on the bowl – ‘Chacom coin osseu’. The brand Chacom turned up (1934) after fusion of Chapuis-Comoy with La Bruyère. A half bent and short pipe in shiny red color with a vulcanite stem. You must be of legal age to purchase tobacco products or smoking accessories on this site. We reserve the right to verify delivery to cardholder via UPS.
Indeed, the current English Comoy and French Chacom a large family business originated in the region of Saint Claude. After the Second World War, Chacom further developed and expanded exports to several countries around the world. Browse our selection of Chacom tobacco pipes and you’ll understand why, from the first smoke. This makes the Chacom brand an excellent source of smoking pipes for collectors, who can easily fill up an entire pipe stand with just various members of the Chacom line-up. Innovations in shape and finishes continued from the 1970’s to this day. Most notably was Pierre Morel who had initially worked on the Chacom Gran Cru, Naja and Fluer de Bruyere handmade ranges and eventually became the companies head pipe maker.