SASIENI Berkeley Club 715LR

March 25, 2017December 30, 2018

England, 1950-70s

A nice example of the incomparable and legendary rustication from Sasieni – one of the most aggressive and active competitors of Dunhill for many years. The family business successfully worked till 1979 – until the recession of demand in pipes forced to sell the business to new investors, and interest in Sasieni among collectors has gone down significantly. In our case it is the Berkeley Club pipe still from the “Alfred era” (made before 1979), a very pleasant finding both for collectors and just experienced & demanding smokers.

The pipe markings are “715LR \ BERKELEY CLUB \ LONDON MADE”, “MADE IN \ ENGLAND”. The length is 13.1 cm (5.16″), bowl’s height is 3.7 cm (1.46″). External diameter of the bowl is 3.4 cm (1.34″), internal diameter is 1.8 cm (0.71″). The depth is 3.0 cm (1.18″) and this pipe weights 33 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem, aluminium stinger. The air hole drilling looks very slightly off center, perhaps therefore the pipe wasn’t graded as a “Four dot Sasieni”, but of course it still fitted quality control requirements on the factory.

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