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Extracted From Vauen's Website

Quality and an abundance of ideas are traditional characteristics of VAUEN, which go back 160 years. This means 160 years of skilled craftmanship paired with contemporary technology. 160 years experience with the individual wishes of the pipe-lovers of today and tomorrow. Come with us through the world of VAUEN - the passionate pipemaker - since 1848.In 1848 Karl Ellenberger and his partner, Carl August Ziener turned an idea into reality in Nuremberg. The very first German pipe manufacturing company produced pipes from selected woods for connoisseurs throughout the world. The Vereinigte Pfeifenfabriken in Nuremberg (known in short as VPFN) was brought into being in 1901 with the amalgamation with the Gebhard Ott pipe factory founded in 1866, also in Nuremberg.

In this way, a business was created under the management of Ernst Eckert, a scion of the founding family Ott, whose products and services were to attend and shape the culture of tobacco and smoking in Europe and overseas for a long time – for over 160 years now.

In the search for a term which would be easy for all pipe friends to remember and not be confused with anything else, Ernst Eckerts son, Adolf Eckert coined a new name for the business in 1909. VAUEN, consisting of the initial letters V (pronounced VAU) from Vereinigte Pfeifenfabriken and the N (pronounced EN) of Nuremberg. A brand name for the future was created.

In 1911 Adolf Eckert began marking choice quality pipes with a white dot on the mouthpiece as a distinguishing mark. In the meantime the “White Dot” has become a trademark that is renowned worldwide. This White Dot guarantees a special selection of material, an attractive grain and the highest possible standard of craftsmanship. Export customers receive the White Dot quality with a grey dot.

After 1945, Ernst Eckert, son of Adolf Eckert, succeeded in overcoming the destructive effects of the war with an unshakeable pioneering spirit. VAUEN grew to become a business with a worldwide reputation once more.

Alexander Eckert, now the fifth generation of pipe maker, has been at the head of the oldest German pipe manufacturing company since 1982. The company, which has been in the hands of the founders’ family since it was established, is expanding in importance once again as a result of increased international commitment.

Tobaccoblends.com.au is very proud to announce this partnership with Vauen, we look forward to working with them long into the future in bringing Australia the finest of German Pipe craftsmanship. We will be distributing these across Australia to all quality tobacconists, so look for them locally within the coming months. The selection below is a fraction of Vauen's full range. We take orders for any of the Vauen pipes which you can find on their official website here.