Fe-Ro Smooth Bent Dublin Tobacco Pipe

Wow! Sorry. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Fe-Ro, the company's name is something of an acronym for Federico Rovera, one of the original four "founding fathers" of the firm in 1911. While I have heard about the firm, over the years, this is actually the first time that I have actually handled one (this is a personal thing, much as some Los Angelenos collect Hollywood "star points", I mentally collect companies whose work I have seen). While I am not about to make a conclusion based on one pipe, this particular pipe features an excellent shape, spot-on drilling, and (as you can clearly see) a stunning grain. The one weaker point; the bit isn't chamfered, and there is only a half-hearted attempt at slotting.

--Bear Graves