Rossi

In 1886, Ferdinando Rossi, an Italian reseller of tobacco goods, founded "la Fabbrica di Pipe di Radica Rossi" in Barasso (Lombardy). It is after visiting one of his suppliers in Saint-Claude (France) that he decided to start his own pipe production company. The brand grew rapidly and even became the biggest pipe maker in the world between the World Wars. In 1936, Rossi reached its production peak, with more than 50,000 pipes made each day. Unfortunately, after the Second World War, the company had a hard time adjusting to the changes happening on the tobacco market. It is Savinelli that eventually took over the brand and name Rossi, partly as a way to pay tribute to the close friendship between the two companies' founders, Achille Savinelli and Ferdinando Rossi. This revived Rossi pipes, that came back on the market. These affordable 9mm Italian pipes are a perfect way for newcomers to get started in the pipe smoking world...