Fluted bowl Clay Pipe #16 White or Black

This attractive clay pipe has become one our most popular styles. This type of style dates back to the 1800s when the more decorative designs were incorporated into the pipe moulds.

Product type: Clay tobacco pipe
Material: White Clay
Variation: Blackened clay (an extra step after the white clay has been fired)
Country of Origin: Germany
Manufacturing: Pressed clay
Bowl capacity: Medium
Finish: All white, or all black
Style: Fluting on the bowl
Historical inspiration: Mid-nineteenth century Europe

The wet clay is pressed into the mould, then is allowed to dry for a period of time before being fired in the kiln. Any sanding or finishing is done in the factory and shipped to Pipeshope.com ready for use. The black pipe variation is produced by placing the white pipes in a closed metal box containing wood chips. Then the metal box is placed in a fire and over the course of several hours the wood chips produce smoke which turns the white clay black.

About the pipe maker

Markus Fohr is a pipe maker who lives in Montabaur, Germany, about 70 Miles from Frankfurt, Cologne and Düsseldorf in the region of Westerwald. His family has been making clay pipes for generations. He uses the fine white clay of the region which has been prized for centuries and is used to create the famous pottery of this region. Some of the molds used are originals going back 240 years.

“I make pipes in the traditional way...” Markus Fohr

A note on the Markus Fohr black pipes: These pipes are made with the same white clay as the standard white Markus Fohr pipes, but have been finished in a separate process that smokes the finished pipe using wood chips resulting in a blacked pipe. Heating this pipe on coals or in a stove as a way of cleaning will burn off the residue inside the bowl, but should not affect the black finish of the pipe. We do however, recommend simply letting the pipe air dry. Most M. Fohr pipes will accept a pipe cleaner, but great care must be taken to avoid breaking the stem.