Far too much non-pipe related content for me, and the pipe related content there is doesn’t offer much for the experienced smoker/collector.
And yeah, I don’t know if the accent is real or not, but it’s uh………well, it’s something hahahaha.
As far as I know shaping (of stummel, stem, and bit) and style are about all you have to go on. I do know some of the ones made by Les Wood (of Ferndown fame) do have his usual “LJS” stamped on the silver adornments though, FWIW.
There are almost certainly many folks here with more Astley’s...
You weren’t far off! Here’s a write up on the shape and it’s origins…
https://www.smokingpipes.com/smokingpipesblog/single.cfm/post/sixten-ivarssons-peewit-evolutionary-step#:~:text=In%20his%20Still%20Searching%20for,the%2050s%20—%20during%20which%20he
More or less, yeah. I believe the “peewit” shape was originally a Sixten Ivarsson creation, I’m sure the name probably originates from what he must have dubbed it at the time.
Don’t know for sure though! I’m sure some Danish nerds, or people for more historically knowledgeable than I can...
OH MY GOD, A 4.7!!!!!!!!!!
Wouldn't have even been worth noting amongst the people in the room here, hahhaa.
I get it though, if you're not used to it, it's fun I'm sure. Transpose those two numbers and you might get Alaska's attention, hahaha.
The third installment in my latest commission obsession, having current makers create their own interpretations of some of my favorite pipes in my collection that were made by carvers who no longer produce pipes.
The original inspiration piece for this one is a special pipe for a multitude of...