Vintage estate pipe offered here, fresh from the estate of a former Madison Avenue advertising executive who clearly enjoyed his high-end pipes.

This is a bent sandblast pipe in the European freehand style made by the AMERICAN SMOKING PIPE COMPANY, the creation of Mark Tinsky, a renowned bespoke pipe maker based in Montana; the family tradition is now being carried on by his son Gregg. I believe the company's pipes have always been primarily custom made and are one of a kind pieces. There appear to be few Tinksky pipes available online so this may be an uncommon opportunity to own one.

This pipe is marked:

Col. No. 1011601

AMERICAN [oval logo]

Reg. No. 1181GPMT [MT may stand for Mark Tinsky?]

The stampings are worn but mostly legible.

The company's star symbol is embossed on the top of the bit and is worn.

Pipe measures appx 5 5/8" long x 1 7/8" tall.

The pipe has heavy cake and some lava, charring and maybe some reamer scratches under the lave. The bit has moderate chatter - nothing terrible. No cracks, chips or bad scratches. I have not cleaned or sterilized the pipe, preferring to leave that to the next owner -- it will surely clean up beautifully. But please note this is an AS-IS listing so if you're concerned please look at the photos carefully and ask any questions in advance.

See my listings for more estate pipes from the same collection (including another American/Mark Tinsky pipe) and know that I will gladly combine shipping. Thank you!