2018.02.09 星期五 晴
【Dr Grabow】美國老牌量產煙斗製造大廠出品,石楠木製微彎型直斗。
金屬螺紋式榫頭可熱插拔(及時疏通煙道頭段阻塞)...早期貼心的設計。
燃燒室與斗缽口沒燒蝕碳化崩塌情形,斗嘴手工打磨~烏黑晶亮沒咬痕。
斗長 : 14.5, 斗高 : 3.5, 斗寬 : 4.1, 斗口 : 2.0 公分。
此斗已整體手工打磨大翻新、染色、做膜完畢,毫無砂孔~完整度超優。
木料非常細密(早期老料)拋光後鏡面效果超好,經典斗型~耐熱度很好。
煙道頭段為3mm鑽孔,榫頭中段濾心處為3mm設定,斗嘴末端以2mm收尾。
該斗廠歷史資料超豐富,附上該斗廠早期其他斗型與簡介...分享如下:
In 1969, US Tobacco acquired Sparta Pipes and rights to Dr. Grabow.
Lane Ltd. acquired the Dr. Grabow property from US Tobacco. Lane Ltd.
Dr. Paul E. Grabow died in 1965 at age 97.
Production (2006): ~250,000 pipes/year
Linkman's
De Luxe▲ (Upperside)
Linkman's, Dr Grabow [Metal circle]
(Left side)
Pat.No., 1896800
(Underside)
9906, De Luxe, Bruyere
▲ This pipe is estimated by its stampings to be from 1933-37 timeframe.
The logo is the propeller pre-spade marking.
The earliest Dr. Grabow pipes are stamped with both Linkman's and Dr. Grabow,
described as Bruyere, or Italian Briar.
Pre-1944 model names included the SPECIAL,
the DELUXE (this pipe), and the SUPREME.
The Linkman's stamp was discontinued around 1944.
Linkman's Dr. Grabow pipes are also stamped with
a 4-digit code indicating the model and shape.
See also : Linkman's
CDL
▲ (Underside)
Dr Grabow, CDL, Imported Briar
True-Grain
▲ (Left side) Dr Grabow, True-Grain
(Underside) Imported Bruyere, Pat. No., 1896800
No model number markings.
Westbrook
▲ (Left side) Westbrook, Dr Grabow
(Right side) Imported Briar, Ajustomatic, Pat. 2461905
此斗屬厚缽型耐熱度佳,對新手抽斗過熱問題有舒緩作用...較不燙手。
菸草容量約可享受30~45分鐘(視有無裝置助燃網和斗主冷吸法的功力)。
典型美式煙斗粗壯耐用的代表,圓鼓鼓的斗身握感超順手~造型超吸睛。
【一千六百元整】光是沒砂孔就屬超難得,紋路豐富多彩...值得擁有。
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