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4 photographsArchive Record FUH-X8R3-JDPG-G
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
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.
This Italian Capitello pipe presents as a bent Dublin with shape number 215, characterized by its smooth green finish and distinctive army mount construction. The pipe employs a 9mm filter system, indicating a design focused on moisture control and cooler smoking. The bent Dublin shape combines the angularity of a traditional Dublin bowl with a curved stem, creating a balanced smoking instrument with both visual appeal and functional ergonomics. The army mount provides a secure connection between stem and shank while allowing for easy disassembly. The green stain finish offers an unusual color variation from more conventional brown tones typically found in pipes. Dating is based on the owner's designation as an estate pipe, suggesting previous use, while the stampings identify it as a Capitello model 215 from Italian manufacture.
2020-05-14
Logged from the Faridunhill archive — photographed and posted on Instagram, 2020-05-14.
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 (parts.bowl_material 'briar' removed; era '20th century Italian estate' -> undetermined).
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.
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, 2020-05-14. 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.