by Steve Laug

This particular Stanwell sandblast pipe was purchased on 01/20/2026 from a Facebook seller in Quaker Town, Pennsylvania, USA. It really is another beautiful Danish Bent Dublin with a gentle curve to the shank and stem. The bowl is smooth and stained with a contrast of browns. It is stamped on the underside of the shank and reads Stanwell [over] Made In Denmark [over] Danish [over] Reserve. On the right side of the shank it is stamped with the shape number 19. The bowl had a moderate cake and some spots of lava overflow in the inner edge of the rim top. There was grime ground into the finish and dust and debris the sandblast. The vulcanite saddle stem has the White Stanwell Crown S logo stamped on the left side of the saddle. It was lightly oxidized and had light tooth marks and chatter on both sides of the stem ahead of the button. Jeff took photos of the pipe before he started his work on it. Jeff took photos of the bowl, crowned rim top and the stem to show the condition of the pipe when we received it. You can see the cake and what looks like some bowl coating in the bowl and the spotty lava on the rim top and inner edge. He also captured the condition of the stem showing the light tooth chatter and oxidation. Jeff took photos of the sides and heel of the bowl to show the grain in the briar. It is a beautiful bowl. It is nice looking bent Dublin and is eye catching. Have a look. The next photo Jeff took shows the stamping on the underside of the shank. The stamping is clear and readable as noted above.I checked on my usual information sources on Pipephil and Pipedia and did not find any pertinent information on the Danish Reserve Line. They are still worth the read as they give a good sense of the history of the brand.

I then did a google search for the Stanwell Danish Reserve and the shape 19. There was not any clear information the Danish Reserve but Smokingpipes.com had some info on the shape 19. I quote (https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/estate/denmark/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=602630).

Stanwell’s “19” shape is a dynamic take on the bent Dublin shape, one originally designed by Sixten Ivarsson and which can take a few different forms. This particular iteration boasts a bowl punctuated by a firm panel at the fore, the panel comprising a pair of ridges that descend from the rim to the heel: lending the heel a spurred shape. The walls themselves take on an expressive flare out to a domed rim, their growth maintaining enough curvature for a comfortable feel in hand. Out back, a rather tight transition gives way to a sharply lifting shank that’s met by a curved saddle stem made from black vulcanite…

The pipe is a Bent Dublin 19 that was designed by Sixten Ivarsson. Now it was time to work on the pipe.

Jeff had cleaned up the pipe following his normal cleaning process. In short, he reamed the bowl and then cleaned up the reaming with a Savinelli Fitsall Pipe Knife. He scrubbed the bowl with undiluted Murphy’s Oil Soap with a tooth brush. He worked over the lava and debris on the plateau rim top and shank end and was able to remove it. He rinsed it under running warm water to remove the soap and grime. He cleaned out the inside of the shank and the airway in the stem with alcohol, cotton swabs, shank brushes and pipe cleaners. He scrubbed the stem with Soft Scrub and cotton pads to remove the debris and oils on the stem. He soaked it in Briarville’s Pipe Stem Deoxidizer to remove the remaining oxidation. He rinsed it with warm water and dried it off. I took photos of the pipe once I received it. It really looked good. I took close up photos of the stem and the rim top to show both how clean they were. The rim top and bowl look good. There is some slight damage in the blasted rim top on the back of the bowl.I took a photo of the stamping on the underside of the shank and the Crown S logo on the left side of the saddle stem. I took the stem off the shank and took a photo of the parts to give a sense of the beauty of the pipe. I turned to work on the pipe itself. I polished the briar with micromesh sanding pads – I dry sanded the briar with 1500-12000 grit sanding pads. I wiped the bowl down with a damp cloth after each sanding pad to remove the debris. It really took on a rich shine. I worked some Before & After Restoration Balm into the surface of the briar with my finger tips and a horse hair shoe brush to get into the crevices of the plateau and sandblast portions. The product is incredible and the way it brings the grain to the fore is unique. It works to clean, protect and invigorate the wood. I set the bowl aside and turned my attention to the stem. It was in great condition after the cleanup so I polished the stem with micromesh sanding pads – dry sanding it 1500-12000 pads. I wiped it down with Obsidian after each pad to remove the dust and polishing debris. I polished it with Before After Pipe Polish – both Fine and Extra Fine. I gave it another coat of Obsidian Oil. This Sixten Ivarsson designed Stanwell Danish Reserve Bent Dublin 19 with a vulcanite saddle stem turned out very nice. The mix of brown stains highlights the grain around the bowl sides and bottom. The crowned rim top and edges look very good. The finish on the pipe is in excellent condition. I put the stem back on the shank and carefully buffed the pipe with Blue Diamond on the buffing wheel. I gave the bowl and stem multiple coats of carnauba wax on the buffing wheel and followed that by buffing the entire pipe with a clean buffing pad. I hand buffed the pipe with a microfiber cloth to deepen the shine. The finished Stanwell Danish Reserve 19 is very nice and feels great in the hand. Give the finished pipe a look in the photos below. It is a nice pipe whose dimensions are Length: 5 ½ inches, Height: 2 inches, Outside diameter of the bowl: 1 ½ inches wide x 1 ¾ inches long, Chamber diameter: ¾ of an inch. The weight of the pipe is 45 grams/1.59 ounces. Thanks for walking through the restoration with me as I worked over another beautiful pipe. This one will be going on the rebornpipes store, in the Danish Pipe Makers Section shortly. If you are interested in adding it to your collection let me know by message or by email to slaug@uniserve.com. Thanks for your time.

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