Rare Stanwell Classic (Tom Eltang Designed) Barely Smoked 1970-1990’s #191 Sandblasted Bent Bulldog w/ Plaque.

⬇️PIPE DIMENSIONS & MORE INFO ⬇️
Length: 5.00”
Bowl Height: 1.84”
Bowl Width: 1.72”
Chamber Diameter: 0.78”
Chamber Depth: 1.52”
Weight: 1.50 ounces
Filter: Unfiltered
Stem: Acrylic
Age Estimate: 1970-1990’s Denmark Era
Nomenclature: CLASSIC (in script, on plaque) 191, STANWELL

As I was writing this and looking at the pipe once again, I came to the conclusion for a bit that this pipe is unsmoked. Though it seems like I see a tiny bit of rim darkening so I think it was minimally smoked with someone being a bit aggressive reaming the original bowl coating. I noticed the airway was bare briar but sometimes, restorers re-drill the airway. You can still see the marks from the lathe, some original and no rim darkening or signs of use. Finally, with my led-headlamp magnifier headset, I inspected the mortise and airway from that end and it’s all bare briar and appears bare and very clean. So my guess is it’s very low use at worst. Sometimes it’s hard to tell and signs can send you in wrong direction.

Onto my prose for this Stanwell.. I went long as I do with my ads. I’ve given up trying to shorten them all.

This Tom Eltang designed Bent Bulldog is a beautiful pipe and one I can’t say is replicated often as I can’t recall one, though I certainly would like to see more.

The Bent Bulldog has a more pronounced Apple shaped bowl than I usually see and twin, narrow beadlines 3/4 up the bowl on this one. The Diamond shank more noticeably starts off wider at the base and tapers as it moves to the saddle stem. These are not huge changes yet the more I’ve held onto this pipe, the more I’ve come to really enjoy it.

Occasionally, Stanwell creates a series without a solid name stamped on it. They’re often sold in the European market and have a metal plaque on the shank. In this case, the Plaque says Classic, while stamped on the briar is Stanwell and 191. From what I’ve found, this plaque with Classic was made between the 1970’s and 1990’s and certainly is a Denmark era production making it vintage and those extra decades help season that briar further.

The pipe has a black stain with a sandblasted finish showing off some pretty ring grain around the bowl. The stamped area and the last 1/4” or so of the shank are smooth and in a light reddish-brown stain looking like a briar band at the end. It’s a nice affectation.

The crowned Stanwell S is silver and not chipped or faded away which is a win always for a pipe that’s of a vintage age. The silver S goes nicely with the Plaque as well. A comfortable unfiltered, vulcanite saddle stem completes this pipe.

The pipe is perfectly clean as expected for an unsmoked pipe. There’s some reaming scrape marks in the bowl but not damaging it or removing any briar. Just scrapes as one would trying to ream out a bowl coating.

It’s a beautiful pipe and I love the slightly compact size too. It will make for a very comfortable smoker, in the hand or clenched and hold a medium size bowl that can always be re-packed for a longer smoke.

As always, take a look at all of the photos for condition and carefully review the dimensions before purchasing to ensure this is the size and pipe you want to buy. Thanks for reading! - Pete


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Due to a broken back and multiple injuries leaving me bed-ridden more than a decade, as well as raising a very awesome and brilliant special needs child, I had to be home 24/7. I took up restoration and pipe making as a hobby around 2019 to feel some satisfaction of work and to help fund some activities / therapies needed. This quickly turned into a full obsession and I’ve spent every day since working on, researching, making and enjoying pipes. I’m as much of an avid enthusiast as the best of them with serious PAD & TAD. This is not a profitable venture but it’s fulfilling and I really enjoy hearing the great feedback from you guys.

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RETURNS:
If you’re not 100% happy, please let me know before filing any dispute or feedback. I’ll do everything I can to resolve the situation. It’s quite rare but I want you very happy with your purchase. Returns must be in the exact same condition as sent to you. If they’re smoked or damaged, I cannot accept it back. Buyer pays shipping back unless it is my mistake and I’ll cover all costs. Thanks so much for reading all of this if you got this far!! Best regards, Peter