Nording (for The Tinder Box) Freehand Partially Rusticated Panel Brandy (Estate)

About this pipe:

Nørding was founded by Erik Nørding in the 1960s, and is one of the oldest remaining companies to come out of the Scandinavian pipe-making renaissance that began in the mid-20th century. Now in his 80s, Erik Nørding is one of the most experienced and skilled pipe-makers in the world, and over the decades he has also been a teacher of other Danish masters, such as Poul Ilsted, Svend Axel Celius, Jens Tao Nielsen, Peder Jeppesen, and Søren Erik Andersen. Erik Nørding retired from pipe making in 2026.
For many decades, Erik Nørding had a close relationship with historic American tobacconist The Tinder Box. In 1978, for example, Nørding was one of the companies that provided limited edition pipes for the 50th Anniversary of The Tinder Box, sharing that honor with a host of other major names in the industry, Nørding also, for a time, produced a series of freehand pipes made under the Aalborg name, which were exclusively sold through The Tinder Box. This particular pipe comes from another series that Nørding made for the aforementioned shop, the Freehand, though I would assume that the name referred to the method of manufacture, as opposed to the style, as it takes the form of a very distinctive, deeply rusticated, faceted Danish brandy.

The condition is very good. Some inner rim darkening and some scratches around the rim and bowl.

Details:

Length: 5.37″ / 136.3mm

Chamber Width: 0.80″ / 20.32mm

Chamber Depth: 1.82″ / 46.22mm

Bowl Height: 2.10″ / 53.34mm

Weight: 2.0oz / 58g