England, 1960-70s This pipe didn’t require much effort to restore, and identifying it seemed fairly straightforward: if we look closely at the dimensions, the way the shape adapts to the grain of the briar itself, the style of the mouthpiece, and the font, this is of course a Charatan’s product from the so-called Second Lane…
This English-made Ben Wade Hand Model pipe is a unique and surprisingly effective piece. Its simple shape beautifully accents the fantastic birdseye grain on the left side of the bowl. The nomenclature corresponds to the Lane era times, but the stamping “ROMA” on the pipe is a bit unusual. Your thought regarding this would be…
England, 1930-60s This is the oldest Ben Wade pipe we ever offered. It was made at the family Ben Wade production facilities in Leeds before 1965, when Herman G. Lane bought Ben Wade and Charatan’s businesses and moved production to London. However it could be very probably a pre WWII product: experts claim the model…
England, 1960s This attractive freehand is not different from the Lane era Charatan’s make Relief Grain series pipes, and this is not surprising: the pipe was made at the same factory during the same period by the same carvers. Actually we don’t see any convincing reasons why it was stamped Ben Wade, not Charatan’s Make….
England, 1960-70s A wonderful Lane Era Charatan’s made Ben Wade pipe. Although Ben Wade was a kind of a second or a sub-brand that time we didn’t identify any issues with the pipe – great briar, proper engineering, eye catching shape, nice grain. Sincerely recommended!
England, 1960s A pleasant example of the Charatan’s carvers art made in 1960s under the Ben Wade trade mark! Initially Ben Wade was an old good English family manufactory. Soon after the WWII the brand was acquired by Lane Ltd from USA, the producer of fantastic Charatan’s pipes at that time. And we’re glad to…
England, 1960s An exquisite example of the Charatan’s carvers art made in 1960s under the Ben Wade trade mark! Initially Ben Wade was an old good English family manufactory. Soon after the WWII the brand was acquired by Lane Ltd from USA, the producer of fantastic Charatan’s pipes at that time. And we’re pleased to…
England, 1960s A great example of the Charatan’s production in 1970-s at Prescott Str. factory! The pipe looks really like a work of art: slightly asymmetric panelled bowl is skilfully combined with an almost the stright grain of briar. It sits in hand very warmly, reliably and trustfully indeed like many free hands can’t sit. Thus no need…
England, 1960s The pipe markings are “Ben Wade“, “MADE IN \ LONDON ENGLAND and “75” . The length is 14.8 cm, bowl’s height is 4.7 cm. External diameter of the bowl is 3.3 cm, internal diameter is 2.2 cm. The depth is 4.2 cm and this pipe weights 43 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem, no filter.
England, 1960s It’s great to be an Englishman! You can stamp your name on a pipe and all “James”, “John” or “Ben” briars will be recognized, appreciated and loved by pipe smokers. 🙂