A James Upshall Bent Acclaim FH

rfernand · Apr 9, 2019

Now here is a pipe I adore. It has a cavernous bowl capable of giving you over 2.5 hours of enjoyment. I know very little of this series, all I found was a passing reference in connection to the Empire series. The stain looks different from what I have seen in other Upshall Barks. The stem itself is like nothing I’ve seen on an Upshall. Maybe they are more common than I think. The pipe feels remarkably balanced an light in my hand.
Does anyone know more about these beauties? Ken Barnes tells me this was for sure made after he left.

kenbarnes · Apr 9, 2019

Very interesting. Is the mouthpiece vulcanite brindle or acrylic? The saddle part of the mouthpiece looks quite sharp (rather than curved) which is how Reuben (affectionately called 'Ruby' by Barry) Charatan used to make the saddle hand-cuts way back in the 1950s - early 1960s. Interesting name for a series of pipes. I will mention it to Barry the next time I speak with him. Pete Siegel, our U.S. importer may be able to shed some light on this line too. Nice Pipe!

ssjones · Apr 9, 2019

That does look like a different finish than the Bark.
Sadly, Pete Siegel has dropped out of sight.

rfernand · Apr 9, 2019

Mouthpiece: Definitely not vulcanite. It feels softer than the acrylic I have in some pipes. It also has nice coloring:

The saddle is indeed interesting — not super sharp, a little bit of roundness. Notice the details in the following pictures:

The previous picture shows a bark 6 FH (another Upshall I adore). You can clearly see the stains are different and so is the rustication. I took a picture of it with a 6 FH and a Charatan Countryman as well; notice the rustication of the Acclaim and the Charatan have a lot in common:

pitchfork · Apr 9, 2019

Acrylic JH stem? Wow. Never seen that before.

tfdickson · Apr 9, 2019

I have one with an acrylic stem, also from the Empire series. An Executive with a 3” bowl.

rfernand · Apr 9, 2019

Holy cow, that’s pretty!

jvnshr · Apr 10, 2019

:worship:

tfdickson · Apr 10, 2019

Thanks! It actually passes an extra long cleaner too. The stem is “brindle” style acrylic- I’d prefer a true ebonite brindle stem but I’m happy with it all the same.

didimauw · Apr 10, 2019

1. That's a great pipe!

2. R, have you ever thought of shortening your screen name? It's a bit long don't ya think?

3. Stem looks comfortable, and I like the coloring on it.

rfernand · Apr 10, 2019

didimauw: it is indeed a comfortable bit. I can’t stress enough how comfortable the pipe is despite its gargantuan size.
As for the screen name, we have a subcommittee working on it. :P

pitchfork · Apr 10, 2019

That makes 2 with acrylic stem.
Also, holy &%$* that's a nice looking pipe.

Search

Search

A James Upshall Bent Acclaim FH

Log in

SmokingPipes.com Updates

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

Site Sponsors

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

rfernand

Part of the Furniture Now

kenbarnes

Can't Leave

ssjones

Moderator

rfernand

Part of the Furniture Now

pitchfork

Lifer

tfdickson

Lifer

rfernand

Part of the Furniture Now

jvnshr

Moderator

tfdickson

Lifer

didimauw

Moderator

rfernand

Part of the Furniture Now

pitchfork

Lifer