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My new project (pic heavy)
And here's his birth certificate, so to speak. Imperial Tobacco registered some marks- including this one- between 1909 and 1916. WH in half circle is William Harrison. The anchor for Birmingham assay, the leopard passant for sterling 925 silver, the lower case k for 1909 (not 1908 as I had...- uskthunder
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- Forum: Pipe Talk
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My new project (pic heavy)
Good call petes03, I was on the verge of paying about $60 before postage for a bowl. Meerqueen's site can get the bowl to me across the pond for $50 all in. Thank you for the pointer. Sadly agnosticpipe, the bowl is a dead loss. There's an ancient gum bond all the way around where the tapering...- uskthunder
- Post #4
- Forum: Pipe Talk
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Your Top Five Favorite Movies Of All Time
In no particular order: Midnight Cowboy Seven Samurai Airplane! The Empire Strikes Back Casablanca Also like Kevin Smith's films (at my age, for shame) and anything by Kurosawa. I don't mind a good western. The wife and I decided to fill in the blanks on the IMDb top 250 that we hadn't...- uskthunder
- Post #61
- Forum: General Discussion
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If/Then, Parker/Dunhill
docudson has it spot on with the Yaris analogy. Like any premium merchandise, quite a bit of what you pay is for the cachet. And there is a certain assurance associated with luxury brands in terms of quality and service. Luxury marques that have been going for many years be they pipes, cars...- uskthunder
- Post #26
- Forum: Pipe Talk
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My first pipe project
I fully understand where you're coming from there. I think it's a lovely thing altogether. I'd be tempted to put a very light stain, a honey colour perhaps, on there with an amber stem. The block will tell you what to do :-)- uskthunder
- Post #16
- Forum: Pipe Talk
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My new project (pic heavy)
So I just received the little calabash that I paid the ridiculously small sum of £20 (around $33) for. It is little- 15cm or 6 inches in the old money from tip to tip: Not quite visible on the as yet uncleaned silver band is the silver hallmark from 1908. It isn't absolutely perfect- there's...- uskthunder
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New Members, Introduce Yourself!
Hello all. New member, greetings from rainy rainy South East Wales. Have decided to try again with the pipe now I'm 40. It didn't work out when I was 20. Too impatient I think. This forum informed every decision I made in picking the pipe up, so cheers to you. I have only a rather dainty Mr...- uskthunder
- Post #1,498
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion