Czechoslovakia
The pipe markings are “Bruyere Garantie” and “Made in Czechoslovakia”. The length is 12.8 cm, bowl’s height is 3.7 cm. External diameter of the bowl is 3.0 cm, internal diameter is 2.0 cm. The depth is 3.1 cm and this pipe weights 23 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem, no filter.
England, unsmoked An unsmoked BBB Best Make pipe from the second half of the XX century. After ancient times silver hallmarks BBB didn’t apply any signs of a year or at least of a period of production, therefore we can’t say more specific. The pipe did require some efforts: the shank was stopped with a…
England, 1960s The stamping “Made by hand in London City” was absolutely typical for the Charatan’s second Lane era (1965 – middle of 1970s) pipes. This unsmoked sample was perhaps predetermined to become at least an upper middle grade pipe, but a couple of scratches (or surface neat cracks?) changed its destiny quite dramatically and…
France The pipe obtained recently with a batch of unsmoked French pipes including “Brittay” ones made by Jean Lacroix. Despite this sample doesn’t bear any specific makers mark we are pretty sure it’s a Lacroix creature as well – you may check how looks the stamping ALGERIAN BRIAR \ MADE IN FRANCE on his pipes….
England, 1951 This is an exceptionally rare find. Until now, we had not encountered any information about the Bewy series from BEWLAY, one of London’s most esteemed tobacconists. Prestigious brands such as Barling, Charatan’s, Loewe, Sasieni, and Orlik produced pipes for them. Today, not only is this pipe available, but it also comes with its…
England Great, convincing and unsmoked product of the Alfred Dunhill company.
England The pipe marking is “LONDON MADE”. The lenghts is 14.7 cm, bowl’s hight is 4.0 cm. External and internal diameters of the bowl are 2.6 cm and 1.7 cm. The depth is 3.6 cm and this pipe weights 21 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem, no filter.