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Molina Black Smooth Pot Pipe, Army Mount, Acrylic Fishtail Stem, Made in Italy
$75.00
Molina, in a flowing script, and MADE IN ITALY are stamped on the shank.
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Briar
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About this Piece
Molina, in a flowing script, and MADE IN ITALY are stamped on the shank. This is a very elegant pot from Molina, in a shiny smooth ebony finish, with two metal bands: a thin one in the shank and a wide one for the army mount. The tapered acrylic stem ends in a fishtail bit, and the pipe takes a 9mm filter.
It is pre-smoked and in very good condition, but there are clear scratches on both sides of the bowl. Please see the photos for the full condition; they are part of this description.
Molina comes from Barasso, in Lombardy, in the north of Italy. According to Pipedia, the company was born from what was left of the old Rossi pipe factory, which started in the early 1900s. Molina took over not only the factory but also its machinery and its methods of production. The name Molina refers to a district where mills once ran on water power. Pipedia's list of Italian makers names Giovanni Carollo of Barasso, in the province of Varese, in connection with the brand.
THE MARKS
- Molina, in script, stamped on the shank
- MADE IN ITALY stamped on the shank
The pot is one of the classic pipe shapes: a short, wide bowl with straight sides and a flat top. This one is 152 mm long, with a bowl 39 mm high and 42 mm wide, so the bowl is wider than it is tall. The chamber is 20 mm across and 29 mm deep.
An army mount is a metal ferrule fitted over the end of the shank, and the stem pushes into it. Here the wide metal band at the end of the shank forms the army mount, and a thinner band sits farther up the shank. The tapered acrylic stem narrows toward a fishtail bit, which is flat and wide at the end.
The bowl and shank are finished in a shiny smooth ebony black, which shows the shape clearly and contrasts with the two metal bands.
Our records do not give a date for these marks, so we do not date this pipe from its stamps.
THE MEASUREMENTS
- Length: 152 mm (5.98 in)
- Bowl height: 39 mm (1.54 in)
- Bowl width: 42 mm (1.65 in)
- Chamber diameter: 20 mm (0.79 in)
- Chamber depth: 29 mm (1.14 in)
- Weight: 45 g (1.59 oz)
Ships from the Faridunhill archive. Worldwide shipping and professional sanitation on every estate pipe. SKU: 604