Grading

GRADING 2019 /?
With my moveing to Ireland I made some simple changes to the grading of my pipes. From June 2019 they are branded with the circle wording “G. Penzo Pipe Made in Ireland” that identifies the manufacturer and the place of production. It containing a symbol, a letter and a number.
The symbols (mountain, shell, flame, R) identify the rusticated, sandblasted, smooth and Rudegar finishing.
The letters (A or B) indicate the actual value of the pipe.
The numbers indicate the year of production.
In High Grade Rudegar pipes, the branding consists in the wording “G. Penzo Pipe Made in Ireland” containing an R and a number indicating the year of production.

GRADING 2015/2019

The pipes are branded with the wording “G. Penzo Pipe Made in Italy”, a symbol, a number and a letter.
The symbols (mountain, shell, flame) specify the finissage; the grade (from 1 to 9) indicates the shape (classic or free) and the finishing (coloured or natural).

The numbers from 1 to 5 indicate the classic shapes in rusticato finissage: coloured or natural sandblasted and coloured smooth or natural one.

The numbers from 6 to 9 indicate the free shapes in finissage: coloured or natural sandblasted and smooth or natural sandblasted.

The letters (A, B, C) identify the actual value of the pipe.

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MOUNTAIN

Is the symbol of the rusticato finishing and has this grade:

1 rusticato pipe with natural finishing and classic shape

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SHELL

Is the symbol of the sandblasted finishing and has these grades:

2 sandblasted pipe with coloured finishing and classic shape
3 sandblasted pipe with natural finishing and classic shape
6 sandblasted pipe with coloured finishing and free shape
8 sandblasted pipe with natural finishing and free shape

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FLAME

Is the symbol of the smooth finishing and has these grades:

4 smooth pipe with coloured finishing and classic shape
5 smooth pipe with natural finishing and classic shape
7 smooth pipe with coloured finishing and free shape
9 smooth pipe with natural finishing and free shape

GRADING 2010/2015
The pipes are branded with the wording “G. Penzo fatta a mano ”