PREBEN HOLM Hand Cut (3)

May 25, 2015January 29, 2019

Denmark, 1960s

For the readers of our local site we continue publishing of our translation of the article written by Preben Holm (the English text is available at the pipedia.org). For everyone else we are glad to represent one of Preben Holm pipes made in late 1960’s.

The pipe markings are “PREBEN HOLM \ Hand Cut \ COPENHAGEN \ DENMARK”, “(3)”. The length is 15.5 cm, bowl’s hight is 4.8 cm. External dimensions of the bowl are approximately 4.5 cm, internal diameter of the bowl is 2.2 cm. The depth is 3.8 cm and this pipe weights 66 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem, no filter. The chamber has been coated with a break-in paste.

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