Hardcastle Special Quality Sandblasted Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates

Description

Hardcastle was founded by Edmund Hardcastle in 1906, in London, England. Like many pipe-makers of the time, such as Barling and Sasieni Hardcastle was originally a family-owned business, with its ‘family era’ coming to an end over the course of the years 1936-1946. During this time, Dunhill partially, then fully, bought out the Hardcastle factory and name, later merging its Parker and Masta acquisitions with Hardcastle in 1967, creating Parker-Hardcastle.

Taking the form of a decidedly stout, billiard, one curiously similar to the Dunhill LB, this Hardcastle is a solid workhorse if I ever saw one. To call its sandblast finish “craggy” would be a profound understatement, to the point where it almost seems rusticated. It’s say it’s a rugged hunk of briar that’ll take on anything you throw at it.

The condition is fair. Rim darkening, finish fading, and some handling marks.

 

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.91“ / 23.11mm

Bowl Depth: 1.63″ / 41.40mm

Weight: 1.9oz / 54g