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6 photographsArchive Record FUH-NWY8-TRPF-5
The Guildhall Smooth Straight Billiard (186) (by Comoy's)
undetermined
Dating: Owner-stated6 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 pipe is a straight Billiard shape, designated by the model number 186, from The Guildhall line manufactured by Comoy's. It features a smooth bowl with classic Billiard proportions—a cylindrical bowl meeting a straight shank at a crisp junction. The straight stem continues the pipe's clean, traditional lines. The pipe bears stampings identifying it as a Guildhall product with the shape number 186. Dating is based on the attribution to Comoy's, a well-established English pipe maker, though specific dating evidence beyond the brand association is not provided in the available information. The pipe represents a straightforward example of the Billiard shape from this maker's secondary line.