Stanwell DM 1996 Sandblasted Dublin Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates

Description

Stanwell is one of Denmark’s most celebrated and enduring pipe companies, having been founded by Poul Nielsen shortly after the second world war. Over the last six decades, Stanwell has established itself as both a leader in innovative Danish design and for producing well-priced pipes with precision construction and engineering. Many of its designs were created for the company by iconic pipe-makers in the Scandinavian scene, such as Sixten Ivarsson, Anne Julie, Jess Chonowitsch, and Tom Eltang.

It has been a tradition for many years now for Stanwell to provide pipes for the many slow-smoking competitions that take place across Denmark. This is why some Stanwells can be found with initials such as “SM,” “RM,” or, as with this one, “DM.” The “M” stands for “mesterskab,” which is Danish for something like “championship”; intuitively, the “D” on this one stands for “Danmarks.” This one will have been made for the 1996 Danish national slow smoking championship, taking the form of a ring grain sandblast Dublin. While championship pipes are typically designs in Stanwell’s catalog from the time, they don’t tend to have shape numbers stamped on them. Thankfully, I know Stanwell shapes pretty well, and can say that this is in fact  the shape 228 oval shank Dublin, designed by Tom Eltang.

The condition is fair. Rim darkening and general finish fading.

 

Details:

Length: 5.5″ / 139.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.78 / 19.81mm

Bowl Depth: 1.64″ / 41.65mm

Weight: 1.1oz / 34g