Beautiful LHS Park Lane Deluxe 39 Short Stack Sitting Billiard Tobacco pipe W/ Original Stinger circa 1930s

1930s L&H Stern Park Lane Deluxe tobacco pipe in Outstanding lightly smoked condition.

Beautiful smooth texture with a Dark Walnut over black finish.

**The fact that this Park Lane isn't marked as to whether it's Briar, probably means it was made during WWII, when there was no Briar Being Imported, and many Pipe manufactures turned to alternatives, one of which was Mountain Laurel a similar species to the briar we're all familiar with.**

The Vulcanite stem is Jet black, Chatter Free and

sports the White bar inlay Synonymous with LHS Park Lane series pipes.

Stem has Original removable stinger.

Ludwig Stern, a successful pipe manufacturer since 1893 and closing around 1960, reorganized his company along with his brother Hugo Stern, opening a factory in 1911. They named the company L&H Stern Smoking Pipes & Holders. The newly formed company was moved into a six story building on the corner of Pearl and Waters street Brooklyn, NY.

       Some models were made before, during, and after WWII. LHS was one of the main pipe supplier for US soldiers during WWII.

      Pre-war pipes were stamped Real Briar Root, or Briar Root.

**Some war time pipes were made from domestic briar, or "American" briar aka. "Mountain Laurel" and were void of any briar stampings.**

Many American pipe makers lost their over seas supply of Mediterranean briar shortly before and during the war. Post war pipes were stamped Imported Briar to assure customers that they were buying premium briar once again.

**Flat bottomed and an excellent sitter, Extremely lightweight and an easy clench.**

Clean and Shiny, Ready to Smoke.

Overall length: 5 5/8"

Bowl height: 1 7/16"

Bowl width: 1 3/16"

Chamber depth: 1 3/16"

Chamber diameter: 3/4"

Stem: Vulcanite

Filter: original Stinger

Weight: 88oz.

Made in New York NY.

* Chamber is in lightly smoked condition with No Scorching, Ghosting or Rim Darkening.

* Stem is Cumberland Vulcanite with Zero chatter and when threaded on lines up perfectly horizontal.

* Cleaned inside/out and buffed with Carnauba wax