High quality selection of Comoy Pipes since 1974, at the lowest prices. Own a Comoy and possess one of life's real enjoyments.
Comoy Pipes of London - Henri Comoy had served in the French army during the 1870/71 Franco-Prussian War and was interned with the remnants of the army of the General Bourbaki in Switzerland. To pass the time away, he made Pipes. He later spent three years in Belgium, also making pipes before going to England. He was one of the prime movers in the establishment of the briar pipe trade in London and is credited with being the "author" of the appellation "London Made". Helped at first by his brothers, he was later joined, around 1891, by two of his nephews, Lois and Charles Chapuis who came from Switzerland. By that time the Comoy factory was well established in Newcastle Place, Clarkenwell, although soon after, a new factory was built on Rosebury Avenue. Before the 1914/18 war, Henri Comoy was also joined by his sons, Adrien and Paul.Comoy of London... one of the classic marques in the world of pipes... makers of fine briar smoking instruments for over 190 years. To own a Comoy is to possess one of life's real enjoyments. Good taste, excellent judgement, and quiet elegance, all attributes of a man who smokes a Comoy pipe.