England
The pipe markings are “NORTHERN BRIARS \ PREMIER”, “(5)” ,”HAND MADE IN \ ENGLAND 12″. The lenghts is 14.3 cm, bowl’s hight is 5.7 cm. External and internal diameters of this bowl are 5.1 cm and 2.3 cm. The depth is 4.1 cm and this pipe weights 58 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem, no filter.
Denmark, 1970s A wonderful freehand pipe made by legendary Danish artisan Preben Holm in 1970s. Initially Ben Wade was an old good English family manufactory. Soon after the WWII the brand was acquired by Lane Ltd from USA, the producer of fantastic Charatan’s pipes at that time. The new Ben Wade era (“Danish Ben Wade”)…
Italy Here’s an eye popping, incredible, large & heavy and lightly smoked top grade pipe from Il Ceppo. Along with Mastro de Paja and Ser Jacopo Il Ceppo belongs to the famous Pesaro school of design. Yes, the company was started in 1978 in Pesaro, Italy (this city name you may read on numberous more…
Denmark, 1960s A creature of young Preben Holm carved in the late 1960s, when his pipes were stamped with with the “Preben Holm” name and such grade numbers in a circle. At that time the artisan was not elder than 24 years and the era of fantastic success of his Danish Ben Wade pipes had…
GBD is renowned as one of the most innovative manufacturers, having always offered a vast range of shapes and series while frequently introducing new designs. Naturally, GBD responded to the growing interest in Danish pipes in its own sophisticated manner. From the late 1960s until the late 1970s, GBD enlisted the expertise of Horry Jamieson,…
Italy Autograph pipes make only 2% of the Savinelli production, but since 1980s they are the subject of a special pride of the company. The pipes are made essentially by hand; briar is sourced absolutely separately from the materials for a mass market. Every bowl is firstly shaped and only then drilled by experienced carvers….
USA, 1940-50s This is one of the “old style” Kaywoodie Hand Made pipes produced between 1946 and 1955, possibly even earlier in the 1940s. All the details on the pipe confirm that it is an ancient and valuable historical rarity: the 4-hole stinger is stamped “Drinkless” and a patent number (a little hard to read…