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2 photographsArchive Record FUH-XCDQ-9THE-J
Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Rum Flake 50g/1.75 Oz
undetermined
Dating: Owner-stated2 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
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
This archive record documents a Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Rum Flake tobacco product, packaged in a 50-gram (1.75-ounce) format. The item is presented as a flake-cut tobacco, a preparation method where the leaf is pressed and sliced into thin strips. The name indicates a rum-flavored blend, a traditional style in pipe tobacco offerings. The packaging and labeling conform to the standard presentation for such products, with weight clearly marked. As a consumable tobacco item rather than a pipe, it lacks the structural components and manufacturing details typical of pipe hardware. The dating and provenance are derived solely from the source attribution, with no additional evidence available for period placement.
The log
2020-02-08
Logged from the Faridunhill archive — photographed and posted on Instagram, 2020-02-08.
2026-08-27
6 checklist facts recorded under Faridunhill's standing declaration of shop practice (2026-07-29).
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
- Not yet measured on this example: length, bowl height, chamber depth, chamber diameter, bowl width, weight. Measurements are added to the record as examples are re-handled.
- The attribute checklist is open on: topped. These are facts, not opinions — anyone holding this pipe can close them.
- Stem material is still open on this example. Vulcanite and acrylic age differently, and it is the first thing collectors ask — if you own this model, tell us what yours carries.
- 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 factory date code or nomenclature stage has been read on this example, so the era stays deliberately wide rather than guessed at.
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
Instagram post, 2020-02-08. 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. 2 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-XCDQ-9THE-JBrand Gawith, Hoggarth & Co.Dating Owner-stated