Willmer Extra Grain AB Smooth Freehand Apple Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates

Description

H. Willmer and Sons was an English pipe workshop founded at some point in the mid-20th century and closed in the mid-2000s. Harold Willmer himself was the brother of Dan Tennyson, one of Charatan’s freehand carvers, and would, according to Ken Barnes, often buy bowls from Charatan’s freehand workshop, which would be subsequently finished by Willmer’s craftsmen. In addition to these pipes, Willmer also manufactured more traditional briars, which were also made by hand.

Though there are many Willmer pipes where the Charatan connection is quite prominent, there are others that are instead reminiscent of Danish, or early American, freehand pipes. This Extra Grain grade AB would fall into that category, especially with its more naturalistic shaping, rough-top rim, and capital-“F” Fancy vulcanite stem.

The condition is very good. Some inner rim darkening.

Details:

Length: 6.5″ / 165.1mm

Bowl Width: 0.84 / 21.33mm

Bowl Depth: 1.54″ / 39.11mm

Weight: 2.1oz / 62g