Stanwell RM 1993 Sandblasted Pear 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,” “DM,” or, as with this one, “RM.” The “M” stands for “mesterskab,” which is Danish for “championship”; the “R” on this one stands for “Roskilde,” one of Denmark’s pipe smoking capitals. For 1993, it would appear that the shape chosen for the competition was the shape 75, originally designed for Stanwell by Sixten Ivarsson in the 1960s. This is a shape that was—like so many great Stanwell shapes—discontinued long ago.

The condition is very good. Some darkening and wear to the rim.

 

Details:

Length: 5.2″ / 132.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.73 / 18.54mm

Bowl Depth: 1.42″ / 36.06mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 42g