Show-Off Your Stanwell Pipes Here!

[PLANofMAN]

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I got these a few years ago and never posted them - a pair of featherweight 240's.

I smoke these two probably more than any of my other pipes.

Would anyone know if Stanwell made this shape in a vario or golden danish finish? I rarely see this shape come up as estates.

It was made in the Vario finish. I pulled the pic off Amazon. The pipe, is of course, unavailable.

My first pipe back when I was about 15, was a Stanwell Vario 63. I still have it. It's in the photo below. Still pretty nice looking for a 30 year old pipe.

Top to bottom (all Danish made):
64M "Royal Briar"
63M "Brass Band"
64 "Sterling"
63M "Vario"
20M Reg. No. 969-48 Hand Made

The 64M on the top has a stock church warden stem. IIRC, that was a $50 upcharge from the factory (back around '92). Now they just do the HCA pipes.

I have an 04N shape (quarter bent apple with sloped ferrule) coming in the mail. Probably a mis-stamp, should be 04M. Has a push stem like all the other military mounts above, and will probably be interchangeable with them as well. I should note that it, like the 20, is stamped "Hand Made" as well.

I'm a sucker for the Stanwell military mounts. I keep telling myself I'll (probably) stop when I have a seven day set.

 

[telescopes]

HCA is always a favorite.

 

[didimauw]

View attachment 402047HCA is always a favorite.

Seeing this makes me tear up. And no not because of how handsome you are, but clenching something like that would hurt me

 

[OzPiper]

A new arrival courtesy of Fae aka @PipeCat (Tobacco Treasures) and Tony (Mr Stanwell)

An Anne Julie designed Shape 11R Bulldog with its elongated sinuous shank and stem.
Made in Denmark, patent era ??1960s

 

[OzPiper]

A made in Denmark Stanwell Billiard Shape 234 by Poul Winslow


A substantial billiard with a subtle sinuous panelled oval shank and stem.
Stamped DeLuxe but with a couple of visible fills.
The crown and “S” on the stem is stencilled rather than inset.

Probably made in the days before the closure of the Danish factory as the quality is not as high as my other Danish made Stanwells

 

[Sobrbiker]

A made in Denmark Stanwell Billiard Shape 234 by Poul Winslow
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A substantial billiard with a subtle sinuous panelled oval shank and stem.
Stamped DeLuxe but with a couple of visible fills.
The crown and “S” on the stem is stencilled rather than inset.

Probably made in the days before the closure of the Danish factory as the quality is not as high as my other Danish made Stanwells

Nice shape though

 

[OzPiper]

Nice shape though

Yes, I came across this when I was looking for my Stanwell 11R.

I haven’t come across this shape before and kept on going back for another look. And another.
Before I realised, I had it in my basket

It’s typical Danish styling (if there is such a thing)
A large bowl with an oval, panelled shank and stem with a subtle “S” curve.
And the rounded “chin”

Thick walls make for a bowl that barely gets warm, even if smoked at pace

 

[PLANofMAN]

One of the few English blends I like, probably because it has a subtle coaco topping, smoked in the long discontinued 20M Dublin. This particular pipe is a hand made, reg. era pipe.

It uses the same frazing (sp?) pattern as the 63, but you'll never see a 63 with birdseye on the sides as those always have a plateaux top. Some nice touches not seen on the typical Stanwell pipe is the chamfer on the stem and inner rim of the bowl. It's a superb smoker. I'd love to see them bring this Ivvarson design back to their catalog.

From the dark staining in the letters and lack of any crowned "S" logo, I suspect it's been heavily refinished at some point, unfortunately...

To me, it's still a beautiful pipe.

Edit: I bought this one specifically so I could smoke my beloved 63's when it's windy out, as pipe wind screens don't work on those.

 

[PLANofMAN]

Added a Stanwell Rook to the collection. I believe this one is an earlier model, made by Mr. Larsen, the same fellow who fit the bamboo to Stanwell's bamboo pipes. Surprisingly, given it's size, it's a good clencher. Good smoker too, though I need to go back and fill in the ragged pit left in the bottom of the bowl by the previous owner's over-enthusiastic use of pipe cleaners.

Externally, it looks nearly new. It's a neat trick I'd like to learn how to pull off.

 

[PipePrincess]

I’ve inherited my father’s collection of around 200 pipes, mostly from the 1960s.
I’m diving into the hole of learning what I can about them, and having fun learning the history and getting familiar with the community!
I’ll post when I have questions.
Here are the Stanwell pipes:

 

[OzPiper]

You have some nice ones there.
The top pipe in the 3rd row is one of the rarer ones - a bent Bulldog Shape 11R designed by Anne Julie

 

[PipePrincess]

You have some nice ones there.
The top pipe in the 3rd row is one of the rarer ones - a bent Bulldog Shape 11R designed by Anne Julie

Thank you! I appreciate the information

 

[OzPiper]

New arrival - a Made in Denmark half-bent, saddle-stemmed tall Bulldog Shape 161designed by Jess Chonowitsch

 

[Day2Day]

My wife sent me and my Grandson to Walmart to get a couple of folding tables for tomorrow.
I made a quick stop at the thrift store where we scored this Stanwell Club Sitter for $20 and folding tables for $30. Me and William got us an ice cream with the money we saved by not going to Wally world.

 

[Searock Fan]

I posted this elsewhere, but for those who missed it. Recently acquired.

 

[pipersalmanac]

New to me - Anne Julie designed de Luxe 436 Redg. No. 969-48.

 

[pipersalmanac]

And here with its sibling 63 Golden Danish.

 

[tartanphantom]

I've got a couple of older Stanwell pipes, but this just came today-- got it new for $68 in a P&C one-day flash sale-- that's over 50% off list price.

I'm happy.

 

[Alanon]

I don’t consider myself a collector of pipes, and certainly not of any particular brand, but looking at it now, I probably have more Stanwell pipes than any other make.

They seem to hit a sweet spot between form and function, with an incredible variety of well-made, well-proportioned and balanced classic and innovative shapes. I sometimes prefer Stanwell’s renditions of certain shapes to those of some makes that command prices several times over.

Some Stanwell shapes are probably my favourite looking pipes overall, regardless of price, such as this Facet I posted to the forum recently:



Which is why I was chuffed to get my hands on this one recently:





Now, there is a well-known version of this Facet, which was POTY sometime in the nineties, and has a sterling silver cap, band and S stem logo. This one, however, is older, probably from sometime in the sixties or possibly seventies, and adorned in brass. While I’ve seen several silver mounted Stanwells of this shape, I have never seen a brass one.

I have no clue how to narrow it down any further because curiously this pipe has no stamps anywhere on the briar. (If any resident Stanwell experts can tell me if this was a special edition or re-issue of some sort, I’d be grateful.)