Directory of Tanzanian Pipe Brands

Directory of Tanzanian Pipe Brands compiles, in alphabetical order, the pipe brands associated with Tanzania. The available record is limited to two names; one of them dates back to when the country was known as Tanganyika. The common thread linking the two entries is meerschaum; the material sometimes forms the entire bowl, sometimes only its inner lining. The entries below stay within the bounds of documented fact; there is no record of founding year, founder's name, or scale of production.

Brands

• Africob — Known for pipes with bowls carved from exotic woods and lined on the inside with meerschaum. This arrangement, combining a wooden body with a meerschaum lining, is the only distinct feature on record for the brand.

• Amboseli — Amboseli Pipes, a maker of calabash and meerschaum pipes, began business in Tanganyika. It later moved its bench to Arusha, and after a time ceased operations. Its output, not gathered under a single name, includes recorded brands such as Countryman (identified by an elephant emblem), Hillbilly, Kiko, Kilimanjaro, London Meerschaum, Merlin, Sportsman, Tanganyika Meerschaum Corporation and Tembo.