HILSON Giant Canadian 11

HILSON Giant Canadian 11

Belgium

An attractive large sandblasted pipe made by “Belgian Hilson” yet before 1980 when the company was acquired by Big-Ben. A really nice smoking device and a great addendum to any good collection!

The pipe marking is “HILSON GIANT \ CANADIAN”, “MADE IN BELGIUM”, “11”. The length is 15.2 cm (5.98″), the bowl’s height is 4.7 cm (1.85″). External diameter of the bowl is 3.8 cm (1.5″), internal diameter is 2.3 cm (0.9″). The depth is 4.0 cm (1.57″) and this pipe weights 41 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem, no filter.

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