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pylorns

Lifer
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Publicity shot:

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https://petersonpipenotes.wordpress.com/2016/01/17/peterson-and-sherlocks-the-abominable-bride/
So they think its a Peterson, but in looking closly in that shot and zooming in it clearly says "Made in Italy". You can also notice the metal embellishment is a single line not a double.
Zoomed in - sharpened:

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Thoughts on what this pipe really is?

 

bigpond

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Oct 14, 2014
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I believe that's a Sav 642. Certainly something in the 640 series.
A few examples that are in the ballpark:

https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/savinelli/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=209718
https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/savinelli/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=201570
Neither has a saddle though.

 

sasquatch

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Jul 16, 2012
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The third pic shows a horribly aligned stem/shank, something Sav is better at. I'm thinking it's a cheap pipe they have 28 of on set. More likely "lorenzo" or something like that.

 

mso489

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Feb 21, 2013
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I bet they had a team of people worrying about the wardrobe and another for the furniture, but when it came to the pipe, meh, they found a bent pipe and said okay. Sad because they could have found an actual pipe from the period, not even a reproduction. Some of the Peterson shapes would have come closer than this, and they could have bought a supply in case of loss or damage. Oh well. No one asked Forums. Kevin could have been put on contract.

 

condorlover1

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Dec 22, 2013
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He never wore a deer stalker hat or Inverness cape either. That was a result of the illustrator for The Stand Magazine being given a huge license with drawing Holmes!

 

mso489

Lifer
Feb 21, 2013
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...and would anyone smoke their pipe, even in cold weather, wearing stiff new leather gloves? The photos suggest the actor has never smoked a pipe. Oh well.

 
May 4, 2015
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It's a great series, but I'm still miffed they traded his pipe smoking for nicotine patches. At least they made a gesture to give him his pipe back for this special episode. They should have maybe paid a consultant a few bucks to not totally screw it up. I guess no one cares but us, though, in the big picture ;)

 

jpmcwjr

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Gypsy- You're right; The bulk of the series is modern, but:
From IMDB: "Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this Christmas special."

 

pylorns

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Ok I've confirmed - because some were insistent that it was a Peterson.

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Tom and Conor Palmer (Owners of Peterson) and Myself.

"It's not one of ours"
So then I went and talked with the Lorenzo people since they were at IPCPR as well - also not one of theirs. Running theory is that its Lorenzetti.

 

bigpond

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Oct 14, 2014
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You're a twitter guy, no?
Just ask this guy, Mike Parker.

https://twitter.com/propsink
He's the prop master for the show.

 

mso489

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Feb 21, 2013
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Do all of Sherlock's clothes have to look brand new, along with the pipe? He looks like a catalog model. Holmes was a slouchy bachelor. He likely had food stains on his suit, despite his fastidious nature. He looks here like his clothes are stenciled with his name.

 

maguffin

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For whatever it's worth, I give the prop people on "Sherlock" credit for choosing pipes that more or less match what Conan Doyle described (a briar pipe and a black clay pipe) instead of the calabash pipe which is so often associated with Holmes but is never actually mentioned in the books. More info here: https://www.quora.com/What-kinds-of-pipes-did-Sherlock-Holmes-smoke-according-to-Sir-Arthur-Conan-Doyles-writings

 
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