England
Great, convincing and unsmoked product of the Alfred Dunhill company.
The pipe markings are “HARDCASTLE \ SANDBLAST \ MADE IN LONDON \ ENGLAND” and “927”on the silver collar. The length is 15.5 cm, bowl’s hight is 4.6 cm. External and internal diameters of the bowl are 3.3 cm and 2.1 cm. The depth is 3.7 cm and this pipe weights 59 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem, no filter.
England, 1960-70s The Charatan’s pipe of a quite rare series: the Perfection grade was introduced during the “second Lane era”, 1965-1976 and followed the highly popular and respected Special grade, though production of Perfection pipes seemed to be rather occasional than regular. The grain is contrast and clear, the shape is traditional for Lane era…
England, 1930s The stamping “BRITISH MADE” clearly indicates that this pipe was produced during the Hardcastle family’s ownership of the company, prior to Alfred Dunhill’s complete acquisition in 1948. Given that Hardcastle’s factory was unable to obtain briar during WWII, it is most likely that the pipe dates back to the 1930s. The tenon is…
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…
France, unsmoked An export brand made by Jean Lacroix (†2007). The Lacroix family is one of the oldest French dynasties in the pipe making. The founder, Eugine Lacroix began with the Delacour factory back in the 19 century, his son and grandsons launched own workshop (1921) and registered own brand (later in 1962). The most…
Ireland Everyone knows that Sherlock Holmes used to smoke a Peterson pipe. And of course everyone knows that Peterson is one of the most popular and traditional Irish brands. It may sound strange but the Peterson (Kapp & Peterson!) company was founded by two German immigrants at the end of XIX century. And mister Peterson…
Czechoslovakia The pipe markings are “ Made in Czechoslovakia ”. The length is 13.3 cm, bowl’s height is 3.7 cm. External diameter of the bowl is 2.9 cm, internal diameter is 1.8 cm. The depth is 3.1 cm and this pipe weights 22 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem, no filter.