Denmark
The pipe markings are “GEORG JENSEN \ made in Denmark PIPES”, “REBILD” and “14” . The lenghts is 13.2 cm, bowl’s hight is 4.9 cm. External and internal diameters of this bowl are 2.6 cm and 2.0 cm. The depth is 4.2 cm and this pipe weights 28 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem, no filter.
England, 1960-70s According to Pipedia, George W. Sims used to work for Charatan’s (which is clearly visible in some Sims pipes) and for Barling (which is also not excluded). But finally, he found himself as an independent tobacconist and the owner of a little shop in Northern London, which existed until 1980. “G.W. Sims was…
Denmark, 1970s An impressive Stanwell’s freehand pipe desgined by Tom Eltang and made in 1970s the earliest and definitely still at the Danish factory. The shining brass band creates an amazing contrast with black sandblasted briar surface.
Denmark, 2000s A pipe from our own collection obtained in the early 2000s and smoked regularly and pleasantly. Inititally it was a smooth pipe with a number of factiry fills, but in the course of time it became not really nice look. Therefore it was recently rusticated in order to achieve both a better loook…
England Another one old good pipe from the 1950s. Some sources say that “Straight grain” was a kind of Comoy’s second (like other makers marked their pipes “Reject”) but we didn’t find a confirmation.
England, 1968 Thanks to Dunhill’s clearness and punctuality – there’s everything crystal clear with this pipe dating and grading. This is the wonderful and lightweight Root briar pipe (the highest mass market grade) made in 1968. The shape number 83 is called a horn or a yacht – what you like more. Nice, amazing and…
England The highest grade pipe made in the second half of the XX century at the John Redman LTD & British Empire Pipe Co factory. Unlike many other large and quite “freehandish” designed “Royals” this pipe is made rather according to the classical British tradition – a capacious (but not chubby) English horn pipe (some…