Stanwell DM 1992 Sandblasted Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates

Description

Stanwell is one of Denmark’s most celebrated and enduring pipe companies, having been founded by Poul Nielsen shortly after the second world war. Over the last six decades, Stanwell has established itself as both a leader in innovative Danish design and for producing well-priced pipes with precision construction and engineering. Many of its designs were created for the company by iconic pipe-makers in the Scandinavian scene, such as Sixten Ivarsson, Anne Julie, Jess Chonowitsch, and Tom Eltang.

It has been a tradition for many years now for Stanwell to provide pipes for the many slow-smoking competitions that take place across Denmark. This is why some Stanwells can be found with initials such as “SM,” “RM,” or, as with this one, “DM.” The “M” stands for “mesterskab,” which is Danish for something like “championship”; intuitively, the “D” on this one stands for “Danmarks.” This one will have been made for the 1992 Danish national slow smoking championship and, oddly enough, it looks to be one of Stanwell’s oldest shapes. After all, Stanwell began as a company modeled on classic English makes, with their earliest output being traditional bulldogs, like this one.

The condition is fair. Rim darkening and some wear to the finish.

 

Details:

Length: 4.8″ / 121.9mm

Bowl Width: 0.76 / 19.30mm

Bowl Depth: 1.41″ / 35.81mm

Weight: 1.1oz / 34g