A couple of years ago I hit an estate sale and did really good. I bought some 52 pipes and some where very nice. I have not had much luck with estate sales since , I did good at a flea market a while back on some stands, but not many pipes. Well day before yesterday on my way home from work I saw an estate sale and almost didn't stop, I thought to myself there won't be any pipes but what the hell I better check. As I walked up the lady was closing up shop and putting things away and sure enough I saw a couple of pipe stands, and quite a few pipes. The stands were nice but dirty and the pipes were just plain filthy. The lady in charge walked over asked if I was interested in pipes and I told her yes ma'am and I saw a few I might want, she looked at me like I was crazy and said take them all please! Those things are nasty. So I quickly gave each pipe a once over and briefly looked at the other stuff. There were two stands, both dirty but nice, a couple of little single brass stands, a couple of pipe ashtrays ,a Kleem Reem Senior Reemer in the box , a pipe zippo, several British Buttner reemers , and of course the pipes, 15 total. The names I saw right off were GBD, Guildhall by Comoy's, Hilson and Lorenzo. I didn't have much money with me so I thought well she asked so I threw her a low ball offer. LOW and BEHOLD she took it! SHe even gave me a tub to put everything in ! So I loaded my treasures and ran. Glad I made myself stop. It turned out to be a really nice day. The pipes need alot of work but the stands cleaned up very nice, I didn't have a senior Reemer and an extra zippo is always a good thing. Not to mention I got 4 GBD's , a Prince of Wales, A Guildhall Everyman's pipe by Comoys, a nice Hilson Churchwarden and a few oldie but goodies. A Linkmans Dr. Grabow Deluxe Bruyere with a four digit number on side 9701 , A Dr.Grabow Viscount, a Van Roy from WWII, a Thinbite bulldog, which I think will clean up nice, a couple of Lorenzo's , A Danish Sovereign and a couple of Whitehalls. Over all it was a good day!! Here are a few pics of the GBD's , Guildhall and Hilson.
GBD Prestige
GBD Ambassador
GBD London Made
GBD RockRoot (cracked shank)
Guidhall Everyman's pipe by Comoy
Hilson Churchwarden
GBD Prestige
GBD Ambassador
GBD London Made
GBD RockRoot (cracked shank)
Guidhall Everyman's pipe by Comoy
Hilson Churchwarden