England
The pipe marking is “MADE IN LONDON \ ENGLAND”, “202” . The lenghts is 15.8 cm, bowl’s hight is 4.8 cm. External and internal diameters of the bowl are 3.4 cm and 2.1 cm. The depth is 4.1 cm and this pipe weights 37 gr. Briar, acrylic stem, no filter.
England, 1971 In the beginning Dunhill created Bruyere. And several years (1910-1917) it was the single brand made by the company of a firm and dense Calabrian briar. And though pre WWII “bruyeres” were marked just by a letter “A” instead of model, the Bruyere series is the one of the oldest long-livers not only…
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, 1930s A moderately smoked and well preserved canadian pipe from the Hardcastle’s family period (before the complete acquisition by Dunhill in the 1946). However Dunhill is already invisibly present as the major shareholder (49% of stocks), but doesn’t influence technical and commercial issues of the company. The pipe was made most likely before the…
Denmark, 1960s One of the very first and the very collectables W.O. Larsen pipes stamped “Larsen Copenhagen”. In the most sources the “Copenhagen era” isn’t precisely defined but many experts call so period from the early 1960s till early 1970s. Every such Larsen pipe is usually a subject of many discussions and investigations – who…
England, 1946-67 An extra long canadian pipe from the “family”, “pre-Dunhill” period of the company. Some producers, such as Comoy’s or Peterson put XXL stamp willingly in such cases, bearing in mind love of consumer to large and convincing devices. But in those old times (the pipe was made precisely before 1946, and most likely…
England, 1950-70s An amazing Comoy’s product made during the last pre-Cadogan period (1950-70’s). Among others Comoy’s brands and subbrands Guildhalls are always an object of a special interest and attraction of collectors from many countries – who knows because of the glory and authority of the manufacturer or because of a mystery aura of the…