LARGE BBB OWN MAKE 1917 MEERSCHAUM - LINED BRIAR PIPE
Item History & Price
I THINK THAT THIS IS THE EARLIEST MEERSCHAUM-LINED PIPE THATI HAVE SEEN. THE PIPE IS IN REALLY GOOD CONDITION FOR A PIECE THAT IS OVER 100YEARS OLD. THE HALLMARKS ARE FOR BIRMINGHAM 1917-1918 BBB AND AF FOR ADOLPHFRANKAU. THE MOUTHPIECE IS THE ORIGINAL ORIFIC-HANDCUT (ONE ROUND HOLE AT THEBITE RATHER THAN SLOTTED). THE MOUTHPIECEHAS NO VISIBLE BITE MARKS. I HAVE CLEANED OUT THE SHANK AND MOUTHPIECE, LEFT THE CARBON IN THE BOWL AND I HAVE GIVEN IT A QUICK POLISH. I THINK THIS PIPE... WAS WRAPPED UP AND PRESERVED FOR YEARS AS THE VULCANITE HAS NOT OXIDIZED. IT HAS THE SHAPE AND STYLE WHICH RESEMBLES THE OLD PETERSONS OF THE DAY. THIS PIPE HAS SOME REALLY NICE GRAIN, HASBEEN WELL LOOKED AFTER AND MEASURES: OVERALL LENGTH: 15.5 CMS HEIGHT OF BOWL: 5.2 CMS WEIGHT: 83.2 GRMSPLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.POSTAGE: U.K. £3.95 & OVERSEAS £9.95SENT BY ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL ‘TRACKED & SIGNED FOR’. I DO COMBINEPOSTAGE.
