England
Unsmoked upper grade pipe of the export series made by John Redman factory in London.
The pipe markings are “Aristocrat \ LONDON MADE”, “MADE IN ENGLAND \ 22”. The length is 14.0 cm (5.51″), bowl’s height is 3.8 cm (1.5″). External diameter of the bowl is 3.7 cm (1.46″), internal diameter is 1.9 cm (0.75″). The depth is 3.4 cm (1.34″) and this pipe weights 29 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem, no filter.
England The pipe is interesting not only as a great example of English craftsmanship from the middle of the 20th century but also as one of the rare series equipped with the “twin bore” stem – very popular at the time and much more reliable than today’s mouthpieces with traditional “slot” buttons. And another thing:…
England A reliable, practical and affordable pipe made at John Redman factory in London approximately in 1950-60s. The name of a series comes from a name of the founder of the company most likely. Why to be over-modest? 🙂 A comfortable classical lightweight English billiard, nice grain, good smoker!
England Don’t get us wrong, but a well-chosen pipe mouthpiece—like a nice pair of shoes for a woman—highlights natural beauty, draws attention, and completely transforms the overall look. Even a plain, machine-made bowl will shine in a new light after the right mouthpiece upgrade. And all the more so if it’s a solid English pipe…
England A pretty nice, moderately smoked and unusually balanced Redman’s middle size and middle grade billiard approximately from 1960-70’s. The shape with such a proportion of the stummel and the stem looks a bit provocative, but in fact many Redman pipes were made in very provocative shapes and finishes at that time.
Please refer to vkpipes.com when use this information This famous picture above is perhaps the only broad known illustration to materials about John Redman LTD & British Empire Pipe Co. And the majority of sources doesn’t move usually far beyond a couple of sentenses: this company did really exist, it was located at this address…
England We have a suspicion that the pipe was born in 1979 when a carver saw the “Alien” movie for the first time. Of course, it’s a joke, but the pipe’s shape is extraterrestrial indeed. By the way, we have met a Sasieni one of the same shape recently.