Cesare Talamona started Talamona pipes in Oltrona, Italyin the 1970's. Cesare retired at the age of 85 and entrusted the brand and production to Paolo Croci. Today, a limited production of Talamona pipes are produced in Paolo's Workshop and the quality is maintained as Cesare envisioned in the familiar Italian Style of Design. This unsmoked natural smooth bent Dublin is nicely grained and hails from the mid-2000's.