ALBOURN SMITH Straight Grain

ALBOURN SMITH Straight Grain

England

A very nice English poker pipe from West Sussex. There’s no much information on this brand name, the most probably it was one of numerous English tobacconists, who ordered pipes from large manufacturers. Anyway, this is a live stylish English classic!

The pipe markings are “ALBOURN SMITH \ EAST PRESTON”,”STRAIGHT GRAIN”. The length is 13.2 cm (5.2″), bowl’s height is 4.1 cm (1.61″). External diameter of the bowl is  3.1 cm (1.22″),  internal diameter is 1.8 cm (0.71″). The depth is 3.6 cm (1.42″) and this pipe weights 32 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem, no filter. The chamber has been protected with a break-in coat.


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