Michel Smooth Squat Rhodesian 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.

If you’ve been following my listings for an extended period of time, you’ll know that I’ve absolutely fallen in love with these new old stock Michel pipes, rescued from the Maison‘s inventory storage. As with pretty much every Michel pipe we’ve listed, this one is a very traditional and incredibly lightweight design, evoking early English and French briars, such as those of the aforementioned Barling and GBD (the connection to the latter having been discussed in a previous listing.

This pipe is completely unsmoked. There are a couple of small blemishes in the finish, so I’ve adjusted the price a little.

Details:

Length: 5.5″ / 139.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.76 / 19.30mm

Bowl Depth: 0.97″ / 24.63mm

Weight: 0.9oz / 26g