Michel Naturals Smooth Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

Michel pipes were store-brand pipes made for Maison Michel, a North Carolina (USA) tobacconist run by Michel J. Mitchell between 1951 and 1980. Over the years, several prominent pipe-makers made pipes for Maison Michel, such as Charatan, Barling, and others.

Of all of the pipes that have come through over the years, Michel is one brand that has surprised me the most. Not only was it fascinating to read about Maison Michel, but the pipes themselves are really well made, affordable briars. I even kept one for myself—which, as a pipe seller, is a temptation you have to all but repress—and it’s kept a place in my rotation for a long while now. This one’s a classic, lightweight billiard, dressed in a simple, natural—hence the name—stain.

This pipe is completely unsmoked. There are a couple of worn out fills, but nothing major.

 

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.78 / 19.81mm

Bowl Depth: 1.50″ / 38.10mm

Weight: 1.1oz / 34g