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The brand's maker is physician Robert C. Kiess. The finish was indicated by SL, SM, SD for smooth pipes and RL, RM, RD for rustic or sandblasted pipes; these abbreviations were discontinued in 2011. In grading, the entry grade carries P, PP, PPP, and the top grade carries H, HH stamps; the two-digit number gives the year of manufacture, followed by the pipe's sequence number for that year. For the same logo see John Surrey.