Case of PAD!

[bootlegbonvivant]

Thanks guys. :D
By chance, does anyone know anything about Nino Rossi pipes? The one on the bottom left that looks a little like a boat is a Nino Rossi, but I haven't found much info on it.

 

[romeowood]

Great score! Love to see when members stumble across buried treasure here! :clap:

 

[letsgodowntherabbithole]

I LOVE that Calabash pipe that is hanging out in the back there. Very nice find!

 

[timmay]

Love that Celius! Wish I could afford something like that!

 

[schmitzbitz]

Hot damn man, thats an amazing find! Congradulations!

 

[bootlegbonvivant]

Figured I'd post the pics of the cleanup/restoration of all of these pipes as I get them completed. I have finished the two Stanwells. One of them had a huge hole in the stem, which I used a technique someone else suggested and melted another stem and dripped into the hole, making sure not to close the draft hole. You can compare pics with the ones above. I'd finished the Celius pipe as well, but noticed a few things I need to change, so pics of that one will come a little later.

 

[iowamike]

damn nice job!

 

[kashmir]

Great haul. Very nice pipes bootlegbonvivant!

 

[bootlegbonvivant]

Ben Wade Prominence all shined up.

 

[james]

That was quite a score...and they shined up really well, too.

 

[pstlpkr]

That's a pretty pipe!

Good git!

 

[fullbent]

Nice find! They are hard to come by,It feels like stricking gold does'nt it. :worship:

 

[igloo]

WOW ! Very nice .

 

[bootlegbonvivant]

This is a pipe with the markings MacDonald's Made in London England. Other than this, I don't know anything else about the pipe. If anyone can tell me anything, please let me know. I haven't been able to find anything about it so far.

 

[unclearthur]

Nice poker! I don't know anything about the maker but they did a very good job.

 

[lordofthepiperings]

In the words of Gene Wilder in "The Frisco Kid" "She-it!". That's one hell of a find. Can't spot a pipe in that collection that doesn't catch my eye. Congratulations on that find. I especially like the Celius. Have fun smoking or selling them.

 

[bootlegbonvivant]

Latest of the restorations is the GBD Natural 9686. This fella had a rather large hole in the stem and as you can see, the hole is no longer there! Also, the rim of the bowl was almost completely black when I started.

 

[baronsamedi]

That...is badass. You are officially my hero!

 

[bootlegbonvivant]

Last of the pipes I'll be keeping of the set is the Celius Freehand, Made in Denmark.
It's a very large piece of briar and smokes like a dream. Very comfy to hold onto, but a little hard to clench, lol.

 

[romeowood]

8O

Superb collection and exquisite restoration work, bootleg. I'm not usually one for freehands, but that Celius is just...I WANT IT!