Vintage Medico Apollo Pipe

Serial Number: P0346

Status: Display

Description:
A vintage Medico Apollo smoking pipe by S.M. Frank Co. (USA), dating from the late 1960s to the 1980s. It features a classic Bent Dublin shape with a flared bowl, curved stem, and decorative aluminum band at the shank junction. Crafted from Brylon, a proprietary composite material introduced in 1966 combining synthetic resin with fine wood flour, offering exceptional durability and resistance to cracking and burnout. The pipe is marked MEDICO Apollo Brylon on the shank and carries the white M logo on the stem, representing a distinctive example of American mid-20th-century pipe innovation.