If you put Englands St. George’s Cross over the Scottish St. Andrew’s Cross you receive the Union Jack, which was first used in the 1707 Act of Union to resemble the United Kingdom of Great Britain.
In 843, Kenneth I. was appointed the ruler of the Kingdom Alba in Scone, making Scotland an independent kingdom. But only through an union with England, the pending bankruptcy of the state could be prevented.
Queen Anne, of the house of Stuart, has been the last monarch of Scotland, and since 1707 the first queen of Great Britain.
The Scottish royal houses offer stories from 864 years, that no author could invent better. Our Rattray’s ‘Monarch’ series is the perfect companion for your mental journey through time.
Packed in a black display box.
Charles Rattray is still a well-known name in the pipe smoking world, his tobaccos are highly rated by connoisseur smokers. Located in Perth the Rattrays tobacconist not only sold tobaccos, but like most tobacconists blended on site too. His skills with tobacco eventually saw the shop become a blending house in its own right. While Charles never produced his own pipes, he worked closely with English pipe makers for his own shop pipes. In more recent years the Perth factory has now closed and the brand was saved by German blending master Kohlhouse & Kopp.
O Kopp has been the driving force behind the Rattrays pipes, using a number of traditional makers in St Claude (Chacom & Butz Choquin) and also by factories in Italy. The use of various makers allows the collection to have a very wide range of shapes, made using mass production methods dating back over 100 years. Not afraid to go against the flow, the collection contains shapes which have become desirable and very rarely produced.
Pipe Details
Pipe Material : Briar
Shape : Brandy
Finish : Smooth
Colour : Black
Mouthpiece : Acrylic (Fishtail)
Filter : 9mm
Dimensions
Pipe Length : 152mm
Pipe Height : 43 mm
Pipe Width : 45 mm
Chamber Width : 20 mm
Pipe Weight : 58grams
