Poland
The pipe markings are “BRUYERE\ R. FILAR \ 19a” . The length is 12.3 cm, bowl’s height is 4.0 cm. External diameter of the bowl is 3.3 cm, internal diameter is 2.0 cm. The depth is 3.1 cm and this pipe weights 37 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem, no filter.
Poland, 1980s A creature of the legend of Polish pipe carving art. Ryszard Kulpinski along with Ryszard Filar started at Walat brothers workshop in 1956 (!). Over the next decades Walat pipes were developed into a highly respected national brand (“walatowka”) despite all possible complications connected with the communist regime: lack of materials (first of…
Poland Robert Turkiewicz, a Polish artisan, is known for his solo project and for working at Mr. Brog in Przemyśl, where he became renowned for crafting freehand pipes. Today, a wide range of pipes by Turkiewicz can be found online, with the majority made from bog oak (morta), and occasionally from pear or cherry wood….