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9 photographsArchive Record FUH-A6TK-CVC4-6
Scandia Sandblasted 792 by Stanwell, Danish Estate
Era undetermined
Dating: UndeterminedDenmark9 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
Original stem
Yes
Faridunhill standing declaration
Stem replaced or re-cut
No
Faridunhill standing declaration
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
This reference example is a Scandia sandblasted pipe bearing the shape number 792, produced by Stanwell of Denmark and entered in the archive from a Danish estate. The sandblasted finish, achieved by directing abrasive under pressure against the stummel, strips away softer wood to expose the harder ring grain beneath, producing a tactile, craggy surface that reduces weight and is prized for its ability to reveal the growth structure of the in relief. Scandia occupies an instructive place in Danish pipe history. Through lines such as Scandia, Stanwell offered pipes made in its own workshops — frequently drawn from the same shape chart and stocks as the parent marque — at a more accessible tier. Because Stanwell famously commissioned shape designs from leading Danish carvers, its numbered shape system carries real design pedigree, and sub-brand pipes stamped with those numbers inherit the factory's shaping vocabulary. The 792 designation on this example ties it to that internal numbering tradition. Dating pipes of this family is a matter of inference rather than code-reading, since Stanwell and its associated brands did not employ factory date codes on their stampings. On the evidence available, the honest conclusion is a Danish-era Stanwell product of otherwise undetermined date, recorded here as a characteristic specimen of the factory's sandblasted secondary-line work.