TOBACCO WORLD Volcano

TOBACCO WORLD Volcano

USA

A great pipe made for the well known in California tobacco chain “Tobacco World”. As far as we know TW placed orders for pipes at american pipe makers and they really did show the whole beauty and sunniness of the american pipe carving style – look at the amazing shape and these lots of bird eyes!

The pipe markings are “TOBACCO WORLD \ SANTA BARBARA” and “IMPORTED BRIAR. The lenghts is 13.7 cm, bowl’s hight is 4.5 cm. External and internal diameters of the bowl are 3.0 cm and 2.2 cm. The depth is 3.7 cm and this pipe weights 41 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem, no filter.

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