Barontini Rodate

Barontini is a well-known and long-established brand from Livorno, which has been producing pipes since 1890. The Barontini company was founded by Turildo Barontini, initially specialising solely in the sale of briar. The first pipe left the factory in 1925, on the initiative of his son Bruno. The actual, large-scale production, however, began with Cesare Barontini, the founder’s grandson, in the mid-1950s. Today, production is overseen by Barbara, one of Cesare Barontini’s daughters. Unfortunately, the company’s own production is now extremely limited, but is mainly geared towards the budget-end foreign market. At present, it appears that only models from the ‘Stuart’ range – marked by three dots on the mouthpiece – are available on the market. Contract manufacturing, however, continues.