Marxman Jumbo C Rusticated Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, American Estates

About this pipe:

Founded by Robert Marx in 1934 (no relation), Marxman pipes belong to a distinct tradition in American pipe making. That tradition would be in hand-carved finishes, which the company placed a strong emphasis on. The range of Marxman’s approach to this hand-carving was broad, with one end of the spectrum being highly artistic, figural representations of celebrities and other popular icons, and the other being closer to unique geometric patterns. In the middle of these two poles, however, were pipes like the one seen here, from Marxman’s Jumbo like. Not unlike their contemporaries at Custom-Bilt or LHS, Marxman applied rugged, almost aleatory finishing to its Jumbo pipes, with the basic idea being that, in their own words, “No two [Jumbo] pipes are alike.” Curiously enough, Marxman also stated that the briar itself had a hand in how Jumbo line pipes ended up, as they were made specifically from blocks that were both “perfect and unusual.”

The condition is good. Some handling marks and relatively minor darkening and finish wear on the rim.

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.95 / 24.13mm

Bowl Depth: 1.64″ / 41.65mm

Weight: 1.9oz / 54g