The limited edition Graham Bell pipes have been created and manufactured to commemorate thecentenary of the passing of Alexander Graham Bell and to inform about his most famousinvention, the telephone.The Graham Bell pipe is a Stand-up Quaint shape in Group 4 (4), with the pipe bowl reminiscentof the shape of the earpiece of an early telephone. It is fitted with an engraved Sterling silver bandand each pipe is accompanied by a solid, Sterling Silver tamper showing in finest detail an earlytelephone.The highly collectable Graham Bell pipes & tampers are presented in a prestigious leather-boundbook and come with a numbered and hand-signed limited edition certificate.This series is strictly limited to world-wide only 100 pipes:- 25 pipes in Bruyere- 25 pipes in Cumberland- 25 pipes in Chestnut- 25 pipes in Shell BriarThe No.1 editions are, as always, not for sale and will be kept in our White Spot archive.Subject Homage to Alexander Graham Bell (100 years of his death in 1922) and to his chief invention, the telephone.
Quaint is a general term for a non-standard shape
Stand-up model
- the pipe bowl imitates the shape of the earpiece of an early telephone
Finishes - Bruyere: smooth, mahogany colour, Vulcanite mouthpiece
- Chestnut: smooth, brown colour, Cumberland mouthpiece
- Cumberland: sandblast, brown colour, Cumberland mouthpiece
- Shell Briar: sandblast, black, Vulcanite mouthpiece
Saddle mouthpieces, individually cut, shaped, and finished for each single pipe.
Size Gp.4 – medium to large size Precious metal bands - Sterling Silver = 92.5% pure silver
- 10mm band, engraved with GRAHAM BELL 1922 2022
Tamper - fine interpretation of an early telephone in solid Sterling silver
- Height approximately 70 mm - Weight approximately 22 grams Prestigious leather-bound book
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Codice Prodotto:
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PIPE-DUN-171
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