I like the Mickey Mouse band aid
Seriously, that's one cool pipe, the patina comes through in the pix and looks as if it has that special glow, looks like it was well taken of throughout all these years.
Great to see your early pipes, you're building up a nice collection there.
Have you got some time spent smoking these pipes?
I'd be curious to hear your opinion on the briar, does it display any traits that may not be present with newer briar?
One often reads that the older pipes used briar stock that was much more aged, so I'm wondering if you could add any input.
Do you happen to have the BBB catalog reprint from Briar Books?
I need to get a copy, it looks cool.
Just recently, I was tremendously lucky in scoring a late 20's red diamond BBB Hesson Ripple 2928, I haven't taken any pix yet but it looks exactly like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BBB-Own-Make-Hesson-2928-Pat-Dec-22-1925-Estate-Pipe-Excellent-Condition-/301131996060?nma=true&si=iNUuQ9Nj0ALWwJI9dhbbBNfXKmw%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
...except for the sandblast, and I paid $15 :D
The blast is amazing and I'm thrilled to have an early example of sandblasting done by someone other than Dunhill.
In fact, it looks like a 20's era Dunhill blast it's so craggy, it made me want to investigate how long the Shell patent lasted in Britain before it expired and allowed other makers to sandblast, if that was even an issue, I don't know, not much info on the early days of sandblasting, but I think that Dunhill had the London Sandblasting Co. do theirs, and how the BBB looks, it makes me curious if LSCo. did the same for other makers.
Anyway, I really dig yer oldies, it's cool to have the silver mounts and be able to precisely date them.
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