Garfinkel Selected Straight Grain Smooth Pear Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates

Description

A. Garfinkel Inc. was a historic American tobacconist, situated in Washington, D.C. It was founded by Arnold Garfinkel, a German native who had fled the country in the 1930s. The store had many house-brand pipes and tobaccos made for it by other manufacturers. A. Garfinkel closed in 1992.

Here’s an interesting pipe: an English-made Selected Straight Grain, sold under the now-defunct Garfinkel name. I know that Comoy’s had a sub-brand called Selected Straight Grain, but I don’t think the stamping on this one matches up, unless another format was used for Garfinkel pipes. I suppose it will remain a mystery, but as Garfinkel did get their house-brand tobaccos from major names, such as Sobranie and Robert McConnell, I think it’s safe to say it would have been one of the more renowned pipe-makers.

The condition is very good. Some minor rim darkening and a small scratch at the rear of the lip.

 

Details:

Length: 5.5″ / 139.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.67 / 17.01mm

Bowl Depth: 1.44″ / 36.57mm

Weight: 1.6oz / 46g