England, 1960s
A Charatan’s pipe of “the second Lane era” (1965-76), the period of the brightest blossoming of this brand, delightful shapes and grains which eclipsed all others pipe makers including Dunhill. The pipe was not very much smoked, the chamber looks to be generally clean and healthy. The small teethmarks on the end of the stem were fixed, you may see the repair track under a bright light.
The pipe markings are “”CHARATAN’S MAKE \ LONDON.ENGLAND \ SPECIAL”, “3”, “(L)”, “Made By Hand \ in \ City of London”, “REGD № \ 203573”. The length is 14.6 cm, bowl’s hight is 5.3 cm. External diameter of the bowl is 3.3 cm, internal diameter is 1.9 cm. The depth is 4.5 cm and this pipe weights 29 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem, no filter.
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