Stanwell Prestige High Grade Freehand, Excellent Pipe

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Stanwell "Prestige" Early Freehand, Grade B 's a large Stanwell freehand "Prestige" model, Grade B. It's in fine condition with great grain and wonderful smooth finish. It's got a tall bowl with plateau top. I find no faults, except slight tooth marks on stem, on the whole pipe. Bowl is in fantastic condition with the draw hole in bottom center of a 2" plus deep bowl. Stem has some oxidation on the turned design part, can't get my buffer in t Overall 9.5 of 10 condition on this early Stanwell high grade. It's got the registration numbers with the nomenclature. Refurbished and ready for you. Markings: Stanwell, Regd No 969-48, Prestige, Made in Denmark, B Approx. Dimensions: Length - 6 7/8" Inside diameter of Bowl - 15/16" Inside Depth of Bowl - 2"+Bowl height - 2 3/4" Paul Stanwell can be credited with making the Danish pipe popular throughout Europe and the United States. He started his pipemaking company in 1942 under the name "Kyringe" but then began stamping his pipes after the war with his sir-name to make post-war pipe smokers think that his pipes were British! Stanwells were the first of the Danish freehands to be sold in any quantity in the U.S., beginning in the early 1960's. Although t were other Danish freehands before Stanwell, less than 100 a year were usually exported. Stanwell changed all that. He created one read more

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