Started in 1863 by Frederick Charatan a Russian / Jewish immigrant
Charatan started with meerschaum pipes & eventually briar, the company grew & was later taken over by Rueben the son
Charatan pipes were amoung the best & most expensive you could buy, they employed some of the great English names in Pipe making & although the company switched owners several times, one owner being Dunhill, it was always producing great quality smoking pipes
Older era models are amoung the most sought after & are highy collected by enthusiasts for good reason
