1912 BBB

scrooge

Lifer

Apr 24, 2015

1,341

14

• Apr 24, 2016

• #1

 

mcitinner1

Lifer

Apr 5, 2014

4,043

24

Missouri

• Apr 24, 2016

• #2

Good old pipes are cool...Good one James.

 

jpmcwjr

Moderator

Staff member

May 12, 2015

24,829

27,497

Carmel Valley, CA

• Apr 24, 2016

• #3

Very fine! Did you clean it or did it come that way?

 

georged

Lifer

Mar 7, 2013

5,555

14,370

• Apr 24, 2016

• #4

No teasing, scrooge. Give us the full rundown. :D

 

ssjones

Moderator

Staff member

May 11, 2011

18,511

11,480

Maryland

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• Apr 24, 2016

• #5

Fabulous - yes, who did the work on that one?

 

scrooge

Lifer

Apr 24, 2015

1,341

14

• Apr 24, 2016

• #6

Dave G, does all my pipes. He contacted a few collectors an they told him not to do much to it. No super shine, it had a little tooth chatter but they came out by heating the stem. No fills. He hand buffed the sterling leaving the patina intact. On this one she original. Not bad for 104 years old. Thanks everybody. Hey Al just noticed I'm missing a B in the title, can you fix it. I'm sure most members knows what it is. Thanks!

 

xrundog

Part of the Furniture Now

Oct 23, 2014

737

1

Ames, IA

• Apr 24, 2016

• #7

Yeah, that's a really nice one. I'd have shined the silver 'cause I like shiny silver. But that's my preference and not a criticism. There's a lot of satisfaction in smoking a nice old pipe like that.

 

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graydawn

Starting to Get Obsessed

Feb 7, 2014

164

1

• Apr 24, 2016

• #8

Beautiful!

 

danielplainview

Lifer

Mar 30, 2014

2,853

78

wv

• Apr 24, 2016

• #9

This pipe was a little rough but a solid survivor. After much discussion about what to do with this one, Scrooge decided to lightly repair and preserve it. I happily agreed. It just didn't seem right to tear it down and completely refinish it. The finish is all original.

The sterling was hand polished and left with some patina.

 

xrundog

Part of the Furniture Now

Oct 23, 2014

737

1

Ames, IA

• Apr 24, 2016

• #10

I like everything about the way you do your thing Dave. Your level of skill is enormous!

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

41,210

60,466

• Apr 24, 2016

• #11

Most impressive, so lithe with that snazzy cant to the bowl. Good call on not overdoing the renovation. This old gent stands on his own.

 

ssjones

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Staff member

May 11, 2011

18,511

11,480

Maryland

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• Apr 24, 2016

• #12

Ah, I thought that was Dave G's work! Nicely done.

 

texmexpipe

Part of the Furniture Now

Oct 20, 2014

998

247

• Apr 24, 2016

• #13

Beautiful pipe, hard to believe it's over 100 years old and looking that good, it gives one a little hope of not for ourselves then our pipes!

 

jpmcwjr

Moderator

Staff member

May 12, 2015

24,829

27,497

Carmel Valley, CA

• Apr 24, 2016

• #14

Another gem from Dave! The stand might have been a hint, but I didn't know for sure, (at all.) Congrats all around. As to the BB, there's only one: Mlle. Bardot!

 

cobguy

Lifer

Oct 18, 2013

3,742

15

• Apr 25, 2016

• #15

Super classy pipe, James, and great job as always on the resto, Dave! :clap:

 

brian64

Lifer

Jan 31, 2011

9,646

14,810

• Apr 25, 2016

• #16

I really like that one...a truly fabulous pipe Scrooge. Great job Dave.

 

newbroom

Lifer

Jul 11, 2014

6,153

7,071

Florida

• Apr 25, 2016

• #17

Yowser! That's a classic! ++condition. Looks like a Bing's Dad's Pipe.

 

kyrob

Might Stick Around

Apr 15, 2011

72

0

• Apr 26, 2016

• #18

Gorgeous pipe!

 

vlodko

Starting to Get Obsessed

Sep 25, 2013

107

17

Ukraine

• Apr 26, 2016

• #19

Amazing work!

 

pitchfork

Lifer

May 25, 2012

4,030

606

• Apr 26, 2016

• #20

Nice BBB! You can still see the logo on the stem - often it's buffed out by the time we collectors get our hands on them.