PREBEN HOLM Reflection by Ben Wade 013

March 28, 2021March 28, 2021

Denmark, 1970s

One of the “Danish Ben Wade” pipes created by ingenious Danish carver Preben Holm in 1970s by order of Hermann Lane, known as the owner and main ideologist of Charatan’s factory at its highest time. The pipe of a very rare series and both the grain and the contrast are incredible!

The pipe marking is “REFLECTION \ BY \ Ben Wade \ 013\ HAND MADE \ IN \ DENMARK”. The length is 16.9 cm (6.65″), the bowl’s height is 5.7 cm (2.24″). External diameter of the bowl is 5.1 cm (2.0″), internal diameter is 2.3 cm (0.9″). The depth is 4.8 cm (1.89″) and this pipe weights 58 gr. Briar, acrylic stem, no filter.

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