Lovat : Love it

[OzPiper]

A new arrival - a Stanwell shape 38 Lovat.
An earlier shape designed by Sixten Ivarsson.

It is an unsmoked NOS complete with original box and papers. Patent numbered

The bowl is a large size 5 but at 13cm long it is a shorter shanked Lovat which I prefer.

 

[Ahi Ka]

So much for giving up buying pipes…congrats on the new lovat.

 

[OzPiper]

So much for giving up buying pipes…congrats on the new lovat.

Dave,

Thanks.
Having ignored this shape for years, I seem to have a mini-obsession with Lovats recently. This is the third in little more than a month.
It was triggered by a couple of older threads on the Blakemar Sir Douglas pipes.
Unfortunately Mike Billington has not had one on his site for quite a while.

I'll post pics of my Franken-clay pipe when it arrives

 

[Chaukisch]

I'll post pics of my Franken-clay pipe when it arrives

I gotta see that.

 

[Ahi Ka]

Dave,

Thanks.
Having ignored this shape for years, I seem to have a mini-obsession with Lovats recently. This is the third in little more than a month.
It was triggered by a couple of older threads on the Blakemar Sir Douglas pipes.
Unfortunately Mike Billington has not had one on his site for quite a while.

I'll post pics of my Franken-clay pipe when it arrives

Looking forward to it. I don’t want to be an enabler so I won’t post pics of the early Haymarket Loewe lovat I have en route

 

[The Clay King]

I gotta see that.

@Chaukisch Me too!

 

[Terry Lennox]

Congrats. Finding NOS Stanwell's is getting harder and harder. Cheers.

 

[OzPiper]

I'll post pics of my Franken-clay pipe when it arrives

I won it on EBay recently.

Unsmoked clay bowl, silver spigot mounts, bamboo shank, bone tenon bit.
Now if that does not describe a Franken-clay, I'm lost for words

I put a bid in because I was gob-smacked that someone would tart up a clay with a silver bling !
And of course one way they could attach a bamboo shank extension work is via a spigot

Sows ears and silk purses ???

All shall be revealed in due course.

 

[OzPiper]

Congrats. Finding NOS Stanwell's is getting harder and harder. Cheers.

Thank you.

I was most surprised when it lobbed in
The vendor (very experienced) did not describe as such.
The bowl internals and the rim were pristine.
Alcohol-dipped cleaners came out pristine

Very happy chappie

 

[n_irwin]

Nice pipe, congrats. The lovat is one of my favorite shapes.

 

[OzPiper]

Nice pipe, congrats. The lovat is one of my favorite shapes.

Thanks.
It's grown on me

 

[kurtbob]

Yeah brother, nice pipe! I have several Stanwell Lovats …….excellent smokers! Have been on the Lovat fan wagon for many years, they make up 90% of my pipe collection.

 

[jguss]

I don’t want to be an enabler

Why should you be the only exception?

 

[Merton]

A new arrival - a Stanwell shape 38 Lovat.
An earlier shape designed by Sixten Ivarsson.

It is an unsmoked NOS complete with original box and papers. Patent numbered

The bowl is a large size 5 but at 13cm long it is a shorter shanked Lovat which I prefer.

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My favorite shape

 

[edger]

Dave,

Thanks.
Having ignored this shape for years, I seem to have a mini-obsession with Lovats recently. This is the third in little more than a month.
It was triggered by a couple of older threads on the Blakemar Sir Douglas pipes.
Unfortunately Mike Billington has not had one on his site for quite a while.

I'll post pics of my Franken-clay pipe when it arrives

I love my Sir Douglas! You might e-mail Mike and ask. He just moved his shop to his home so he says he is back logged and trying to catch up. He makes great pipes at reasonable prices and currently the euro is on par with the dollar.

 

[cigrmaster]

Great looking classic. Congrats on your new addition.

 

[tklee]

Very nice pipe bro! I also started to like Lovat!

 

[OzPiper]

I love my Sir Douglas! You might e-mail Mike and ask. He just moved his shop to his home so he says he is back logged and trying to catch up. He makes great pipes at reasonable prices and currently the euro is on par with the dollar.

You guys in the states are so lucky with the exchange rate now.
Take advantage while you can.
Unfortunately the Aussie$ is stuck in the doldrums along with the £ and €

Some years ago when the Aussie$ was on par with your greenback, I took the opportunity to stock up on cigars - Habanos, Opus X, Padron Anniversary.
The import duty on tobacco is based on weight, so duty paid is the same for a $1 stick as one costing $20.
Built up a nice stash during that time.

 

[augiebd]

Congrats, I love the understated style of the lovat!

 

[hugodrax]

The lovat is the quintessential gentleman's pipe shape. Long -stemmed make for elegant, understated clenchers suitable for town or country. Short-stemmed make for perfect outdoors pipes for the hunting, shooting, fishing, or military man.

Lovat or leave it, if you ask me!