Charatan’s Make 73x Lane Era Sandblasted Acorn Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates

Description

While Dunhill may be Britain’s most famous pipe brand, Charatan is not only older, but has the honor of being the first to have made its pipes entirely in-house. ‘Charatan’s Make’ referred to the fact that, at a time when other pipe companies were sourcing stummels and stems carved from other companies before assembling them in their factories and workshops, Charatan made every part of their pipes on the Charatan premises. So began a legacy of high-quality pipe-making under the Charatan name, one whose employees, at one time or another, included Joel Sasieni, and Ken Barnes and Barry Jones of James Upshall fame.

Charatan’s shape “73” acorn is an iconic shape within the English-French tradition, providing a slender, elegant companion for many a smoker.

The condition is fair. The stem is a replacement, with the golden ring at its base being aesthetic, rather than repair-oriented. The sandblasted finish shows some significant fading and there’s darkening around the pipe’s rim. There’s still life in it yet, though.

 

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.90 / 22.86mm

Bowl Depth: 1.3″ / 33.02mm

Weight: 1.5oz / 44g