Stanwell Duet???

JLehman5290

I have looked on pipedia and pipephil and neither source mentions anything about a Stanwell Duet. Just picked up this pipe and it is definitely a Stanwell shape 86. The markings say Stanwell and Made in Denmark. With 86 to the side and Duet below. The Stanwell logo is stamped on top of the stem.
Has anyone else come across a Duet?

motie2

@JLehman5290

Have you tried putting  stanwell "duet" pipe   with duet in quotes into Google?

Lots of examples.

JLehman5290

@motie2, I did that search and found a few. Nothing on the Duet origin. I guess I was looking for some background.

motie2

Found nice article at https://www.smokingpipes.com/smokingpipesblog/single.cfm/post/stanwell-shapes-and-origins
but no joy on DUET.

Alsoo found a lengthy history at https://www.scandpipes.com/pipehistory/

Hard to find such stamping

motie2

Another company made a DUET:

French Estates Graco Duet

RockyMountainBriar

l’m guessing it is for the “duet” of smooth and sandblasted finishes.

motie2

Nevermind. Wrong folder. Sorry.

JLehman5290

Thanks @motie2! I found several articles referencing the 86 shape and that it is an Ivaarson creation. I’ve read that a lot of the stamping like, “Duet”, will refer to a specific carver’s influence.

@RockyMountainBriar, that definitely makes sense.