Stanwell DM 1999 Sandblasted Lumberman 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.” Like most Stanwell championship pipes, this one isn’t stamped with a shape code. On the other hand, my personal “party trick” is being able to identify Stanwell shapes just from looking at them, with this one appearing to be a shape “40” short lumberman, first introduced around the 1960s/70s. Though a little worn, there’s some nice very ring grain on this sandblasted rendition. On a last note, as this is a 1999 make, it will have been produced in Denmark, in the Borup factory.

The condition is fair. Rim darkening, some finish fading, and a small, superficial nick on the exterior of the shank.

 

Details:

Length: 5″ / 127.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.76 / 19.30mm

Bowl Depth: 1.41″ / 35.81mm

Weight: 0.9oz / 28g