JOHN REDMAN Canberra 134

JOHN REDMAN Canberra 134

England

A convincible eye-catching traditional English lovat pipe made on the John Redman factory in London in the middle of the XX century. Canberra line was positioned as an upper middle grade, it contained both convincing and well styled classical shapes and freehands and fancy creatures. The pipes were popular among smokers as good and reliable smoking devices for an affordable price.

​​The pipe markings are “CANBERRA \ LONDON MADE”, “MADE IN ENGLAND”, “134”. The length is 15.5 cm (6.1″), bowl’s hight is 4.8 cm (1.89″). External and internal diameters of the bowl are 3.7 cm (1.46″) and 1.9 cm (0.75″). The depth is 3.8 cm (1.5″) and this pipe weights 44 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem (very lightly corrected, you may notice the trace only under a very bright light), no filter.

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