Aristocrat 2

May 17, 2014February 5, 2019

England

Among other normal human wishes (such as piece in the World, a new house with four smoking rooms and a weekend trip to Kilimajaro) we had a wish to have a Redman’s poker pipe. And finally one wish from this list came true!

So, here it is. Redman’s “Aristocrat”, not a cheap export trademark. The bowl is smoth plus rusted what is specific for many J. Redman pipes. It looks attractive but it’s complicated for restoration. With regards to the smoking qualities – we will investigate that just now.

The pipe markings are “Aristocrat \ LONDON MADE \ MADE IN ENGLAND \ 2”. The length is 13.7 cm, bowl’s hight is 4.1 cm. External and internal diameters of the bowl are 3.3 cm and 1.9 cm. The depth is 3.1 cm and this pipe weights 33gr. Briar, vulcanite stem, air cooler.

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