White Elephant pipe filters

Behind the White Elephant brand was originally Robert Maderholz, who manufactured pipes from briar wood from 1945 to 1984. His son Michael started the automatic production of pipe filters in 1984. Currently, White Elephant's pipe filters are the only ones in the world that are filled with highly absorbent meerschaum granulate.

It is a magnesium silicate from the sepiolite mineral group whose porous structure enables it to absorb large amounts of moisture. Maderholz originally imported the necessary meerschaum from Tanzania, so the name 'White Elephant' was obvious! In the meantime, the meerschaum is imported from Eskisehir in Turkey, but the name has remained.

There are two different 'types' of White Elephant pipe filters: On the one hand the activated carbon filters and on the other hand those with meerschaum filters. The filters are both made of the best filter paper, both sides are securely closed by ceramic caps. Whether you choose the one with highly effective activated carbon or the one with natural sea foam, both variants reliably absorb tar and nicotine and lead to a cool and dry smoking experience.

In addition, there is a third filter variant: the "Supermix", a mixture of activated carbon and meerschaum.

Michael Maderholz has sold his company to Kopp Smoking Systems due to an unsettled company succession. The Kopp family is, among other things, the owner of the cigar importer and pipe tobacco manufacturer Kohlhase & Kopp as well as the distributor of various pipe brands in Germany such as for Chacom, Peterson and Savinelli. Also brand owner of Rattray's, Barling and Martin Wess.

After 35 years of eventful history, the White Elephant brand was given a new look in 2019 and presents itself in a completely revised design. In terms of content, everything remains the same: Production still takes place in Ettenstatt, Bavaria. The top priority is top quality at fair prices. And now also packaged in an environmentally friendly way. Here you will find the "matching" pipe cleaners from White Elephant.

Compatible to all pipes with 9mm drilling.