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4 photographsArchive Record FUH-TB7G-PN2F-U
Woodart St. Claude 74 Small Sandblast Strawberry
Era undetermined
Dating: UndeterminedFrance4 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 Woodart St. Claude 74 represents the compact vest pocket pipe category, characterized by its small scale and sandblasted strawberry finish. The bowl exhibits a textured sandblast that reveals the wood grain beneath the colored stain. As a French estate pipe from the St. Claude region, it carries the manufacturing heritage of that pipe-making center. The model number 74 identifies this specific small-scale shape within the Woodart line. The stampings clearly mark it as a Woodart product from the St. Claude tradition, though specific dating codes are not present to narrow the production period further.