Stanvell: British or Danish?

sparrowhawk · Sep 5, 2014

I'm getting a Stanwell handsome smooth churchwarden next week, but I'm a little confused about Stanwell's standing insofar as its origins. I gather it started as a Danish pipe, and is now moved to England. So is Stanwell considered a British pipe or a Danish one? A little thing, but this kind of stuff makes me nuts. Thoughts, anyone?

crimsonrat · Sep 5, 2014

Considering some of their designers are the juggernauts of the Danish pipe scene and the long history of Stanwell, I would call them Danish. And to the best of my knowledge, the factory is now in Italy, not England.

sparrowhawk · Sep 5, 2014

Apologies about the repeat posting. Tried to correct a typo and instead it repeated itself with the correct spelling of Stanwell.
So it's Italy they are in now. Perhaps it's safe to say they are Danish in spirit? I can hardly wait to get my HCA churchwarden.

mso489 · Sep 5, 2014

Stanwell asserts it Danishness by stamping each pipe made in Italy as "Designed in Denmark."

My first Stanwell was a bulldog 32, supposedly the first shape they produced in Denmark, but

made in Italy. It has proved out nicely, so I recently bought two others, both "machine" pipes,

but one designed originally, years ago, shape 86, by Sixten Iversson. For a good smoke, dollar

for dollar, they beat most. My other Danish favorites are Johs, hand made by Mogen Johansen.

papipeguy · Sep 6, 2014

My 3 Stanwells are all made in Denmark but the Italians know cars, women, food, fashion and pipes. I'm sure the quality from Italy will be to, or exceed, the Danish made pipes.

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