Post by stvalentine on Apr 1, 2016 9:42:05 GMT -5
The Brentford was Falcons cheapest pipe and was made - you guessed it - in Brentford, UK. I have no idea why Falcon had to have a third line of pipes after the original Falcon and the Alco. This doesn´t seem very economically these days but maybe it was different back then. Or maybe it was because of the boat-load of undersized briar blocks Falcon had still in store and couldn´t use for their Falcon-models.
However, the bowls were again different from Alco and Falcon so no swapping of bowls again. They had a flat "Brentford" stamped underside, not the domed variant like the Falcon and Alco bowls. The choice of bowls was limited too. In contrast to the Falcon-system you could remove the nylon bit, just like on Alcos. Length was 13cm or 5.12 inch. Due to the undersized briar blocks Falcon used for this pipe, the bowl was considerably smaller than a Falcon bowl.
The Brentford was only produced between 1967 and 1979 and G.L. Hunt decided not to import it to the USA because it was he stated "cheap pipe - not profitable".
These two came from England, were easy to clean up and yes - they were cheap as well!
My stems have a "FD2" and a "FD5" stamp, so they could have been made by Fry´s Diecastings or Federal Diecastings, who knows....
However, the bowls were again different from Alco and Falcon so no swapping of bowls again. They had a flat "Brentford" stamped underside, not the domed variant like the Falcon and Alco bowls. The choice of bowls was limited too. In contrast to the Falcon-system you could remove the nylon bit, just like on Alcos. Length was 13cm or 5.12 inch. Due to the undersized briar blocks Falcon used for this pipe, the bowl was considerably smaller than a Falcon bowl.
The Brentford was only produced between 1967 and 1979 and G.L. Hunt decided not to import it to the USA because it was he stated "cheap pipe - not profitable".
These two came from England, were easy to clean up and yes - they were cheap as well!
My stems have a "FD2" and a "FD5" stamp, so they could have been made by Fry´s Diecastings or Federal Diecastings, who knows.... 
