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    Pipe Retorts

    I apologize four giving the URL to my album instead of a picture but, so far, my Mac and I have been unable. Pipe retorts are the absolute best way to sterilize and do final cleaning of a pipe. The salt method is messy, takes a long time and can damage the finish. The retorts are hard to find...
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    Question

    Here is a picture of the word Erica. http://pipesmagazine.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/album/10847/p1000122-149x132.jpg
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    Question

    Thanks. I have pics but cannot gent them into this message after multiple attempts. The botanical name for briar seems likely as I have never seen a big name pipe that didn't splash their name on it. Briar in script is all that is there even after a magnification examination. Others that use the...
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    My Pipe and Tobacco Beginner Order

    I also am brand new to the forum. I began a pipe in medical school (1963) while doing the very long hours of study with a buddy who smoked. In those days Wally Frank sold pipes often from big manufacturers under his name. Many were obviously seconds but I never found one that wasn't a really...
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    Question

    I hope someone can help. I have a pipe, bent with a top flare like a Sherlock Holmes. It is smooth and fairly large with an army stem. There are no defects or fills and the grain is a beautiful birdseye.There is a silver band with a sharp square edge. The real question is that the only marking...