Here's the second J.T. Cooke pipe I have that was made for Levin Pipes International (LPI). This one is exactly the same size as the other one, which suggests that these were part of a group of similar pipes Cooke made in a batch (maybe). But the rustication is different on this one -- more soft and rounded in texture, sort of like that on rusticated Italian pipes, but it still attempts to mimic the structure of the grain on a sandblasted pipe. I guess Cooke was always thinking in terms of the underlying grain.
This one has a rubber stem rather than acrylic. And both pipes are so carefully made that it's almost impossible to tell which way the stem goes -- stem and shank are almost perfectly symmetrical and perfectly centered.
This one has a rubber stem rather than acrylic. And both pipes are so carefully made that it's almost impossible to tell which way the stem goes -- stem and shank are almost perfectly symmetrical and perfectly centered.