Mincer Era Custombilt Churchwarden Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]

Description

Custom-Bilt pipes were originally created in the early 20th century by Tracy Mincer, an American pipe-maker. Later adopting the slogan, ‘As Individual as a Thumbprint,’ Custom-Bilts were each rusticated by hand, giving them their signature rugged look, and ensuring that no two Custom-Bilts were exactly alike. Today, these pipes are prized by collectors, pipe history enthusiasts, and those who generally appreciate a well-made smoking machine.

As evinced by the ‘Custom-Bilt’ nomenclature, this is not only a century old, Tracy Mincer Custom-bilt, but an even rarer example of a Mincer-made churchwarden. Rather than the typically stout offerings from Mincer’s pipes, this one’s bowl has more Princely proportions, with an extra long, vulcanite stem bringing the pipe’s total length to over seven and a half inches. Because the bowl is smaller, however, the pipe weighs just 30 grams in total.

There are some minor handling marks, but these are not especially visible due to the pipe’s signature rugged rustication.

 

Details:

Length: 7.6″

Bowl Width: 20.4mm

Bowl Depth: 1.2″

Weight: 1.0oz / 30g