BARTOLI De Luxe 10

BARTOLI De Luxe 10

Italy

A family brand pipe from Toscana, Italy. The company was found by Pietro Bartoli in 1950 and is currently managed by Mauro Bartoli (Pietro’s son) and his daughters. Every pipe is made of Mediterrean briar (Corsica, Calabria, Tuscany and Greece) at least 20 years old and only after a long and natural seasoning. Good quality for the value!

The pipe markings are “BARTOLI”, “DE LUXE”, “10”. The length is 14.0 cm (5.51″), bowl’s height is 4.8 cm (1.89″). External diameter of the bowl is 4.5 cm (1.77″), internal diameter is 2.2 cm (0.87″). The depth is 3.7 cm (1.46″) and this pipe weights 56 gr. Briar, acrylic stem, 9 mm filter.

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