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Zenith 85 1/8 Bent Dublin, 1950s

4 photographs

Archive Record FUH-DQ3M-2B9E-A

Zenith 85 1/8 Bent Dublin, 1950s

1950s

Dating: Owner-statedItaly4 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.

Parts & materials

Stem style	bent
Bowl material	briar

At a glance

Brand	Zenith
Shape	Bent Dublin
Shape no.	85
Country	Italy

Stampings

Zenith85Italian Briar

Dating basis — opinion

Owner-stated year 1955

Owner-stated. Facts as reported with the piece; not yet independently corroborated.Attribution is our documented expert opinion with its evidence — never a certification.

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

No

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 Zenith pipe is a Bent Dublin shape, designated by the model number 85. It is crafted from Italian briar and features a dark brush finish that gives the surface a textured, matte appearance. The pipe has a gentle bend in the stem, contributing to its classic Dublin form with a conical bowl that tapers upward from the base. The stampings on the bowl include the Zenith brand name, the shape number 85, and the origin of the briar. The pipe is recorded as unsmoked.

The log

2020-06-08
Logged from the Faridunhill archive — photographed and posted on Instagram, 2020-06-08.
2026-08-27
5 checklist facts recorded under Faridunhill's standing declaration of shop practice (2026-07-29).
2026-08-28
Honesty pass: statements the source does not support were removed (1 unsupported/absence sentence(s) removed from the essay).

This record is append-only. Nothing is deleted — a correction is a new entry that supersedes the old one, and both stay visible.

What this record still doesn't carry

Not yet measured on this example: length, bowl height, chamber depth, chamber diameter, bowl width, weight. Measurements are added to the record as examples are re-handled.
The attribute checklist is open on: topped. These are facts, not opinions — anyone holding this pipe can close them.
Stem material is still open on this example. Vulcanite and acrylic age differently, and it is the first thing collectors ask — if you own this model, tell us what yours carries.
The stampings and attribution here are as reported with the piece. A second, independent source — a catalogue page, a dated advertisement, a hallmarked sibling — is what would raise this record.

Nobody leaves empty-handed. If you hold the catalogue page, the dated advertisement, or a hallmarked sibling that closes one of these — or simply own this model and can measure yours — send it in. Contributions are checked, credited to you by name, and the record is updated with the date it changed.

The witness

Instagram post, 2020-06-08. Published to a third-party platform on that date and archived since — a timestamp we cannot move. It is evidence that this object existed and looked like this, then.

The photographs are the identity. 4 images of this pipe's grain, stamping and stem are held as its fingerprint. The handle above is only a handle: lose it, and the pipe can still be matched back to this record from its grain.

Handle FUH-DQ3M-2B9E-ABrand ZenithDating Owner-stated

Zenith 85 1/8 Bent Dublin, 1950s — Faridunhill Pipe Archive | Farid's Unhill