#3 White clay tobacco pipe with spur

Material: White Clay
Variation: Also comes in a black finish
Country of Origin: Germany
Manufacturing: Pressed clay
Bowl capacity: Medium
Finish: All white, or all black
Style: A traditional smooth finish clay tobacco pipe with a small lip at the mouth end and a spur under the bowl
Historical inspiration: 18th and early 19th century America and Europe
Overall length: 5 inches
Bowl height:  1.5”
Inside bowl diameter: 3/4”
Bowl Depth: 1 1/8”

This clay tobacco pipe would have been seen in the England and Europe in the 18th century. This style along with Dutch style pipes would have been common in the early American colonies but may not have had the spur under the bowl. Very similar to the Old German #1 clay pipe.

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   OUR PRICE: $12.99 / $15.99 with lid (when available)