{"product_id":"ashton-sovereign-lx-bill-taylor-u-k-ebi-11","title":"Ashton Sovereign LX - \"Bill Taylor\" U.K. # EBI 11","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAshton pipe - \u003c\/strong\u003eBill Taylor era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStampings\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'PT Serif',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: #1d1d1d; background: white;\"\u003eAshton \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'PT Serif',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: #1d1d1d; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSOVEREIGN (LX)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- left side\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'PT Serif',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: #1d1d1d;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background: white;\"\u003eMADE IN ENGLAND 8 = (1988) \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e- right side\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'PT Serif',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; color: #1d1d1d; background: white;\"\u003eAll are clear and legible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: VERY GOOD - no issues, the Cumberland mouthpiece is pristine, slight charring on the rim edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pipe is a stunner being a very large Billiard LX, with thick walls, \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eN.B.\u003c\/strong\u003e I knew \"Bill Taylor\" quite well. Over a decade he expanded my knowledge of pipes beyond anything I could imagine. He was my Sensei \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e(先生). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular pipe dates to 1988. Part of era where Bill Taylor, working with Fred Lincoln, and then Sid Cooper, was one the peaks years of ASHTON pipes production. \"Billy\" at his best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAshton is an English pipe brand created by William Ashton Taylor, a former Dunhill pipe maker \u0026amp; head of production. He left Dunhill and in 1984 started to make pipes under his own name, with R.D. Field as his US distributor and supporter. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBill Taylor's ASHTON pipes were a revelation, the first of British pipe revival of the late 20th century. Other notable pipemakers included Les Wood - Ferndown, Barry Jones \u0026amp; Ken Barnes, Upshall Pipes, Wilmer, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eColin Fromm - Castleford now at Dunhill. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\"\u003eMeasurements \u0026amp; Details:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength: \u003c\/strong\u003e6 5\/8\" \/ 170 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBowl Height:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2 1\/2\u003c\/span\u003e\" \/ 64 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBowl Depth:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1 7\/8 \/ 48 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI.B.Dia:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\/16\"\/ 24 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.B.Dia:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 7\/8\"\/ 48 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.85 oz \/ 82 gm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStem:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cumberland (Vulcanite)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry\u003c\/strong\u003e: England\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"pipes2smoke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53056357400855,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/5986\/2073\/files\/Ashton-1.jpg?v=1778178592","url":"https:\/\/pipes2smoke.com\/products\/ashton-sovereign-lx-bill-taylor-u-k-ebi-11","provider":"Pipes2Smoke","version":"1.0","type":"link"}