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4 photographsArchive Record FUH-M7R8-GAHQ-J
Era undetermined
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.
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.
This reference example is a smooth, bent Dublin pipe carved from Turkish block meerschaum. The form exhibits the classic Dublin silhouette—a conical bowl that flares from a narrower base to a wider rim—combined with a gentle bend in the shank and stem. The material is specified as block meerschaum, indicating it was carved from a solid block of the mineral, a traditional method associated with Turkish production. The pipe is recorded as a new, unsmoked example, placing its era as modern. The smooth finish showcases the natural, pale color of the meerschaum, which is known to develop a patina through use. The bent stem complements the Dublin bowl's lines, creating a balanced profile typical of the shape. As an archive record of a modern Turkish meerschaum pipe, it represents the continued craftsmanship in this traditional material, characterized by its lightweight and heat-resistant properties.
2020-08-16
Logged from the Faridunhill archive — photographed and posted on Instagram, 2020-08-16.
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 (era 'Modern Era' -> undetermined).
This record is append-only. Nothing is deleted — a correction is a new entry that supersedes the old one, and both stay visible.
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.
Instagram post, 2020-08-16. 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.