Here is the pipe I picked up at the show! I love the shape and it is already my best smoker. Unfortunately I believe the stem has been replaced, or the stem logo has been buffed off :-(
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Nice! Congrats!
I'm not a huge fan of bents, but this particular shape (#186) has always made me turn my head.
May it bring you many, many fine moments!
I'm not a huge fan of bents, but this particular shape (#186) has always made me turn my head.
May it bring you many, many fine moments!
Arko, I am looking for a 217 now! I used to be a straight only kinda guy, but now I love a comfortable bent pipe!
I have always been more drawn to straight or slightly bent pipes. I have never even smoked a fully bent pipe. I'd love to try one just to see how they smoke and how they feel in the mouth, but I don't want to spend money on something I'm not initially drawn to ya know?
bubbadreier, hehe ... yes, the 217 is a beauty. It comes in various finishes, and all the ones I've seen fits the shape nicely. Some shine more than others, of course, and in my eyes this one is pure awesome. And this one isn't exactly ugly.
There's a lot of wood to handle here (ahem), but It's an extremely comfortable pipe with a but deep, slightly conical bowl that in my experience handles both virginia flakes and lighter mistures very well.
I have no choice but to highly recommend this one.
Now, PAD on, bubbadreier!
There's a lot of wood to handle here (ahem), but It's an extremely comfortable pipe with a but deep, slightly conical bowl that in my experience handles both virginia flakes and lighter mistures very well.
I have no choice but to highly recommend this one.
Now, PAD on, bubbadreier!
It is very commen for older Stanwells not to have stem markings . They will often have hand carved on the pipe itself .
No on the body of the pipe not the stem . The better grades pre 1960 , I think that is how it goes . Some stems have a S and some have a S and the crown , and some no stem markings . Only the higher grade pipes had Hand Carved on the Briar . Some of the earlier pipes had oval bowls and some shape #s can have a round or oval bowl .
Dating Information:
1) Regd. No. stamping discontinued in late 1960s to very early 1970s. This is the Stanwell trade mark registration. The “48” indicates that the registration was made in 1948. (info rec’d from Jorgen Grundtvig, Managing Director, Stanwell A/S)
2) Block letter stamp “Silver S” used until late 1960s and then changed to script.
3) Up until the early 1960s only the top pipes, e.g. “Hand Cut” had the stem/mouthpieces stamped with the Stanwell logo of a crown over “S”. The “Hand Cut” is stamped on the shank of the pipe. The “Standard Models” may or may not be stamped with the “S” logo without the crown.
4) “Stanwell” stamp in script dates to the 1950s.
5) Progression of the Stanwell logo is: “S” in white paint; crown “S” in white paint; brass crown “S” and finally a silver crown “S”.
6) “Handcut” stamped on black vulcanite stems have not been done since at least the 1970s and possibly earlier. (info from J.G.).
7) Currently, the only mouthpieces that have “Handcut” stamped on them are made of Cumberland rod and are used exclusively on the “Unique” line of pipes. (info from J.G.)
Early Stanwell/Winslow pipes were stamped with a “W”. In later years this has been changed to a “Winslow” stamp.
9) Stanwell started using acrylic for their mouthpieces in 1995 and identified the acrylic stem with a “dot” following the Stanwell crown “S” logo. This practice has been discontinued.
10) Benni Jorgensen, father of Lasse Skovgaard, has been doing the Stanwell repairs since1995. Prior to this, they were done by Tom Eltang.
1) Regd. No. stamping discontinued in late 1960s to very early 1970s. This is the Stanwell trade mark registration. The “48” indicates that the registration was made in 1948. (info rec’d from Jorgen Grundtvig, Managing Director, Stanwell A/S)
2) Block letter stamp “Silver S” used until late 1960s and then changed to script.
3) Up until the early 1960s only the top pipes, e.g. “Hand Cut” had the stem/mouthpieces stamped with the Stanwell logo of a crown over “S”. The “Hand Cut” is stamped on the shank of the pipe. The “Standard Models” may or may not be stamped with the “S” logo without the crown.
4) “Stanwell” stamp in script dates to the 1950s.
5) Progression of the Stanwell logo is: “S” in white paint; crown “S” in white paint; brass crown “S” and finally a silver crown “S”.
6) “Handcut” stamped on black vulcanite stems have not been done since at least the 1970s and possibly earlier. (info from J.G.).
7) Currently, the only mouthpieces that have “Handcut” stamped on them are made of Cumberland rod and are used exclusively on the “Unique” line of pipes. (info from J.G.)
Early Stanwell/Winslow pipes were stamped with a “W”. In later years this has been changed to a “Winslow” stamp.
9) Stanwell started using acrylic for their mouthpieces in 1995 and identified the acrylic stem with a “dot” following the Stanwell crown “S” logo. This practice has been discontinued.
10) Benni Jorgensen, father of Lasse Skovgaard, has been doing the Stanwell repairs since1995. Prior to this, they were done by Tom Eltang.
Bubba I will try and narrow down the year of first production . But Iam a little too tired to read in German today .lol http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stanwell-tabak-pfeife.de%2F&sl=de&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
That is a beautiful dunhill ohin3!!
I have been staring at another Stanwell... PAD is probably going to win this battle.
I have been staring at another Stanwell... PAD is probably going to win this battle.
I'm breaking in my first Stanwell, the HCA II,....I just finished my second smoke out of it a few minutes ago and I love it!! It is without a doubt the best smoking pipe I have so far.
I will be buying another Stanwell in the near future.
I will be buying another Stanwell in the near future.
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