Kriswill Golden Clipper Smooth Billiard (62) Tobacco Pipe

Karl Robert Kris began exploring new business opportunities post-World War II due to difficulties in the shipping industry, turning to pipes in his hometown of Kolding, Denmark, at the age of 47. Kris began with only a few employees but quickly expanded to need a new factory in the mid-1950s, and what was known as Kriswell became Kriswill as part of a compromise with fellow Danish marque Stanwell. This Billiard from Kriswill features alternating cross grain and birdseye on the walls of the bowl, which is lightly tapered toward the flat rim. More cross grain decorates the round shank, which is straightforward in its orientation to the bowl and relatively muscular. The saddle stem is made of vulcanite with high shoulders and ends with a rounded bit.