Antique BBB Display Case

[ssjones]

One of my daughters friends in WV knew I was a pipe smoker and sent her this picture of what appears to be a BBB shape display case. It is in her grandmothers home, she's not sure how or when it was acquired. Its massive, over 5' tall. Pretty rough shape. I've never seen a case like this before.

 

[donjgiles]

Is that FULL of pipes???
Don

 

[upnorth1]

You can click on it to see a bigger version. Unfortunately it's empty.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Still, a remarkable piece, however abused over the years.

 

[voorhees]

Very nice old piece.

 

[georged]

Dealers got it for free if they ordered enough merchandise to fill it plus refill stock (something like five of each shape).

 

[crashthegrey]

What a beauty! If only it were full.

 

[georged]

 

[crashthegrey]

georged for the win. Very cool to see the advert and the real thing.

 

[ssjones]

Thanks George, I've seen the small case, but this one appears to hold just under 100 pipes (97 by my count). The advert does say "case similar to shown", so I assume these may have been custom and/or made by various companies for them.
Sadly, its in on an outdoor porch which explains the condition. I asked my daughter if they could determine which shop it came from (seems unlikely). A case of that size must have come from a pretty large shop with a big inventory?

 

[mikethompson]

Very cool piece! Too bad it is in such rough shape (and not filled with pipes of course!)
anyone need a winter project?

 

[scloyd]

That would be a cool piece to own even in that condition...if the price was right.
Thanks for posting the pic with the ability to click and zoom.