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10 photographsArchive Record FUH-33EB-44YY-U
Luxel Black Textured Bent Billiard Estate Pipe, Vulcanite Fishtail Stem
undetermined
Dating: Owner-stated10 photographs
Reference example
This pipe is documented here as an example for study — it is a record in the archive, not an item offered for sale. Everything below is what the piece itself, and the evidence around it, will honestly support.
Attribute checklist
Rim cleaned (no wood removed)
Yes
Faridunhill standing declaration
Refinished
No
Faridunhill standing declaration
Chamber reamed
Yes
Faridunhill standing declaration
Smoked
Yes
owner stated
Facts, not a grade. We do not score a pipe out of ten: a number would rank a restored pipe above an honest one, and restoration is exactly what this hobby prices down. Every line above is checkable by anyone holding the pipe. Lines marked Faridunhill standing declaration rest on our published, dated statement of shop practice (v1.0, 2026-07-29) — not on an inspection of this individual pipe. It is one document, in public, that you can hold us to.
The entry
LUXEL, printed in white on the stem, is the only mark we can see on this black bent billiard.
This is a classic bent billiard with a black, deeply textured bowl, a vulcanite tapered stem with a metal tenon and a fishtail bit. There is no filter. It is a pre-smoked estate pipe in excellent condition.
THE MARKS - LUXEL, on the stem
We hold no maker record for Luxel, so we give no maker story and no year.
THE PIPE A bent billiard has a round, straight-sided bowl, with the stem curving down and back so the pipe hangs comfortably from the teeth. The bowl and shank carry a black, rugged texture. The vulcanite stem tapers toward the bit and ends in a fishtail that flattens and widens toward the tip. One photograph shows the stem taken out, with its pointed metal tenon. The photographs show the pipe from every side, the chamber from above and the stem mark close up.