Picked up six estates today

[davet]

Picked these up today, separate auctions all but one under $10. Two of the bulldogs are unsmoked, until this evening, and the slim billiard might have had a couple of bowls through it.The names are unfamiliar to me, Pickwick Arms, London Royal, Bentley, Earl of Essex and Olde London. No great treasures but all should be good smokers.

 

[tobyducote]

Those should clean up nicely...

 

[dmcmtk]

Which one is the billiard at lower right, and does it have a shape number or any other markings by any chance?

 

[davet]

Bottom right is marked Earl of Essex, other side says Algerian Briar France. The band is marked 12KT GOLD.... Something else but I can't make it out.

 

[dmcmtk]

Looks like a nice stout billiard, esp. for the price. What I was curious about was if it was marked with a shape number, 342. It was just a hunch.

 

[davet]

I can't see any numbers, it's had a rough life but it'll make a great smoker and I don't have to worry about nicks or dings, it's already done for me.

 

[mso489]

Nice haul. You can turn up some sublime smokers for not much outlay. Hope these are the ones!

 

[davet]

I've only smoked one of the unsmoked so far, after a good cleaning today I'm pretty stoked, I'll have to work through them this weekend.I've got a Peterson bulldog and two of the Bruyere St Claudes coming this week so I'll be busy.

 

[papipeguy]

Nice grab. You have some interesting pipes there. Enjoy them.

 

[maxx]

Someone posted this link recently that gives names of seconds.

http://www.pipes.org/wp-content/uploads/Articles/Seconds.html

Pickwick is on there as Sasieni.

 

[davet]

The Pickwick's a nice one, a couple of small fills. It was unsmoked until yesterday, a good smoker especially for the money.

 

[davet]

Thank's for the link, I'll check out the others.