Purchased this pipe at the PipeWorks
store in Manhattan in 1988. The bowl is in pretty good shape
but has 1 obvious small nick (see last photo) and 1 hardly noticeable nick on the other side. The
rim shows some charring. The stem is badly oxidized and
some a deep tooth mark & scratches on top & bottom. Shank reads
PIPEWORKS, NEW YORK CITY, U.S.A. ON ONE SIDE & MADE BY HAND, ELLIOT
NACHWALTER 88C ON THE OTHER SIDE.
APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS:
Length: 5 1/2″
Bowl Width: 3/4"
Bowl Depth: 1 1/2"
Weight: 1.7oz /48g
NO FILTER
Pipe
has been well cared for over the years. I have cleaned the pipe with
Briarville Cleaner & Sweetener & reamed the pipe but it is not
sanitized.
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Elliott
Nachwalter was one of the greats of American pipe-making in the late
20th and early 21st century, not least because of his influence on other
pipe-makers, who would ultimately rise to a similar (or even greater)
renown. Though he originally studied in art history, he took up
pipe-making in the 1970s, helping to found The Briar Workshop with
fellow Vermont artisan Jorg Jemelka. Nachwalter made pipes through The
Briar Workshop for a number of years, with young artisans such as J.T.
Cooke and Brad Pohlmann spending time working under him and learning the
craft. Later, Nachwalter owned a pipe store in New York, where he
continued to make pipes, before going on a hiatus and stepping back from
pipes altogether. In 1996, he finally returned to pipe-making, never
having lost the skills that had brought, and would continue to bring him
to such wide acclaim.
**SO
HERE'S THE DEAL PIPE COLLECTORS. WIFE & I HAD TO MOVE INTO A
RETIREMENT FACILITY. YOU CAN'T SMOKE IN YOUR APT. YOU CAN'T SMOKE
ANYWHERE ON THE PREMISES INCLUDING OUTDOORS. WIFE WON'T LET ME SMOKE IN
CAR. BEEN SMOKING A PIPE SINCE 1968. WORKED AT ALL 5 PETERSON'S PIPE
SHOPS IN NYC DURING SUMMER BREAK FROM 1969-1975. LOOKS LIKE IT'S TIME TO
RELUCTANTLY SELL MY COLLECTION...