Savinelli UNSMOKED XL “Straight Grain” (C) Billiard (111EX)/ Handmade Italy/MINT

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Savinelli UNSMOKED OVERSIZED “Straight Grain” (C) Billiard (111EX)/ 360 Flame Grain/ Handmade Italy/ MINT
1876 was a year of breakthroughs: Thomas Edison patented the mimeograph, Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call, Tchaikovsky completed Swan Lake, Mark Twain published Tom Sawyer, and in Milan, Italy, Achille Savinelli opened one of the first shops exclusively focused on tobacco and smoking accessories.
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Pipedia
Here’s a wonderful, extra-large Savinelli “Straight Grain” Billiard housing a chamber 7/8
th
inches in diameter and nearly 2 inches deep! For those who enjoy those blissful armchair smokes. And a sweet & dry smoke it will be with the heel awash in a sea of birds-eye end grain. Draft hole is dead center flush with the bottom of the chamber. Pipe possesses Savinelli’s famous fully unrestricted draw. The tenon to mortise union is sound, snug and flush. The original Lucite stem is a crisp jet black bearing no marks. Pipe does not accept a filter. Pipe weighs
2. 07 ounces (58.7 grams)
Two very small but very well-done fills. Minor handling marks. Pipes passes a cleaner with ease.
Regarding graining, the well-respected authority on the subject, Carl Ehwa, in his landmark book, Pipes & Tobaccos, writes:
“When selecting briar pipes, quality of wood and workmanship and the type of graining are the prime considerations. Pipes made of dense, straight grain wood …
have a tendency to absorb moisture much more slowly, which means they will smoke more sweetly and need to be rested less often. The bird's–eye, or end grain at the bottom of the bowl of a straight grain pipe absorbs moisture more quickly than other grains. Yet, because of its position, it allows the moisture to drain away from the tobacco and the channel, thus keeping the smoke dry.” ~ Pg 128
Condition
: MINT
Weight
2. 07 ounces (58.7 grams)
Length
6 – 3/8
th
inches
Bowl width:
1 – ¾ inches
Bowl height
2 – ¼ inches
Chamber Diameter
7/8
th
inches
Chamber depth
2 inches <
NOTE
: Each estate pipe has been carefully cleaned, completely disinfected with EverClear 90% Grain Alcohol, and prepared — allowing you to start enjoying it the moment you receive it.
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Keep it smoky!
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