Vauen Dr. Perl 6242 Smooth Straight Billiard, Vulcanite Saddle Stem, P-Lip

DATING The VAUEN name gives a firm floor: the pipe was made in 1909 or later. The Dr. Perl wording narrows it a little, though less firmly: our Vauen record finds Dr. Perl pipes stamped VAUEN advertised from 1927, so the name alone points to 1927 or later. It is not proof of the 1934 9mm filter system, which is dated only by the filter chamber itself. No country line or year is stamped, so we give no closer date.

THE PIPE A billiard is the plainest of the classic shapes: a round, straight-sided bowl on a straight shank, set at a right angle. Here the briar is smooth. The vulcanite saddle stem steps down from a wide section at the shank, and the P-lip bit has its raised lip and upward smoke hole.

Condition: pre-smoked, in good condition. Please see the photographs, which show the pipe from every side, the chamber from above, the stem taken out and the stamps close up.

THE MEASUREMENTS - Length: 153 mm (6.02 in) - Bowl height: 49 mm (1.93 in) - Bowl width: 36 mm (1.42 in) - Chamber diameter: 20 mm (0.79 in) - Chamber depth: 41 mm (1.61 in) - Weight: 41 g (1.45 oz)