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11 photographsArchive Record FUH-NNMN-BQQT-R
Dr Boston Monopoly 1304 Bent Billiard Estate Pipe - Mixed Finish, 9mm Filter
undetermined
Dating: Owner-stated11 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
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
Dr Boston Monopoly is stamped on this bent billiard estate pipe, with France and 1304 visible in the second stamp photograph. The bowl and much of the shank have a dark textured finish, contrasting with the smooth reddish-brown upper bowl and stem junction. A long black acrylic tapered mouthpiece completes the curved profile.
The intake describes a sandblast and smooth finish. Side views show the rounded heel and the bowl rising above the shank, while the overhead photograph records the chamber and broad smooth rim. The contrast between the dark texture and polished wood is particularly clear around the upper bowl. Grain is visible in the smooth areas, including the shank panel carrying the markings.
THE MARKS - DR BOSTON - MONOPOLY - FRANCE - 1304
The stamp close-ups document the wording and number. France is reported as marked; no manufacturing date or factory history is assigned to this individual pipe from the available record.
THE STEM AND FITTING Farid records an acrylic tapered stem, 9mm filter fitting and fishtail bit. The black mouthpiece follows a continuous curve from the shank toward its flattened end. A separate photograph shows the removed stem beside the bowl and exposes the fitting. The filter specification does not promise a supplied filter.
CONDITION Pre-smoked and in very good condition, as recorded at intake. The photographs show both sides, the chamber and rim, underside, mouthpiece and separated stem, followed by the stamp close-ups. Please examine these views together for the individual finish details and signs of use and handling.
THE MEASUREMENTS - Length: 131 mm (5.16 in) - Bowl height: 47 mm (1.85 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)
The log
2026-11-12
Logged from the Faridunhill shop - photographed and listed on faridunhill.com, 2026-11-12.
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
- The attribute checklist is open on: original stem, stem replaced or re-cut, topped, smoked. These are facts, not opinions — anyone holding this pipe can close them.
- 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.
- No shape number recorded — the maker's own catalogue designation for this form is still open.
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
Faridunhill shop post, 2026-11-12. 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. 11 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-NNMN-BQQT-RBrand Dr BostonDating Owner-stated