Well, the wife and I made a trip to the local flea markets today, and I satisfied my ever growing need for more pipes. I walked away with some pretty good estate pipes: a Comoy Guildhall Bulldog, a Lorenzo straight, and a Castello Freehand.
I also bought this one that is quite large and beautiful--but I cannot identify it. Part of the appeal of pipe collecting/smoking is understanding and appreciating the pedigree/history of my pipes. I went through all my usual resources for nomenclature identification and came up short. I was wondering if you one of you all could help
Thanks in advance guys!
Here's the whole pipe:
And here is a close up of the nomenclature. There is some damage, but it's fairly obvious that it reads "Straight Grain / Made in England." This is the only nomenclature on the pipe, stem included:
I also bought this one that is quite large and beautiful--but I cannot identify it. Part of the appeal of pipe collecting/smoking is understanding and appreciating the pedigree/history of my pipes. I went through all my usual resources for nomenclature identification and came up short. I was wondering if you one of you all could help
Thanks in advance guys!
Here's the whole pipe:
And here is a close up of the nomenclature. There is some damage, but it's fairly obvious that it reads "Straight Grain / Made in England." This is the only nomenclature on the pipe, stem included:
