Sidebar

Bent Bob

Log in

Forgot your password?

SmokingPipes.com Updates

Watch for Updates Twice a Week

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

Site Sponsors

Al Pascia
Blue Room Briars
Cigar World
Danish Pipe Shop
LePipe.it
Missouri Meerschaum
Pipes2Smoke.com
PipeStud.com
Seattle Pipe Club Tobaccos
SmokingPipes.com
Tabaccheria Corti
TinBids.com

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

Status
Not open for further replies.
wallbright

wallbright

Part of the Furniture Now
Aug 22, 2010
845
2
I was wondering if you guys could help me out. I am trying to figure out if this is a Bent Bob made by Savinelli. If my research is right it is aimed as a cheap line of pipes in the US but people still say they are pretty good little pipes. Though I don't know if this is correct. I bought it as a basket pipe two years ago for $16 and I am wondering if I got a good deal or if it is just another crappy basket pipe.
IMG_0097.jpg


IMG_0098.jpg


IMG_0096.jpg


IMG_0095.jpg


IMG_0100.jpg

Thanks for any input.

 
wallbright

wallbright

Part of the Furniture Now
Aug 22, 2010
845
2
Sorry for the blurry pictures I used my Iphone. I can take better ones tomorrow if you need better detail. Also, it is not that scratched up I think it is just the flash bringing out the scratches. However, the stem does have those bad teeth marks. Because it is so light I enjoy holding it in my mouth with my teeth. :)

 
kcvet67

kcvet67

Part of the Furniture Now
Jul 6, 2010
968
0
The Bent Bobs aren't mentioned on Savinelli's U.S. website:
http://www.savinelliusa.com/models.htm
It's worth visiting anyway, there's a lot of nice pics and info.
It is listed on the Italian website, but not a lot of information given:
http://www.savinelli.it/jsp-savinelli/eng/elenco.jsp?categoria=Linea+diffusione&sottocategoria=Bent+Bob
Savinelli also makes a lot of pipes for various pipe shops, many of which don't have any Savinelli markings. Iwan Ries in Chicago, the oldest tobacconist in the U.S., has had a lot of Savinellis over the years. These usually will have both the Savinelli name and Iwan Ries (sometimes just IRC) stamped on them.
I'd say you got a good deal at $16.

 
wallbright

wallbright

Part of the Furniture Now
Aug 22, 2010
845
2
Thanks kcvet67 those sites are very helpful. I really like alot of those pipes especially the special series.

 
wallbright

wallbright

Part of the Furniture Now
Aug 22, 2010
845
2
Weird. Idk I can look more closely but I don't remember seeing Savinelli on the pipe.

 
chuckw

chuckw

Part of the Furniture Now
Oct 7, 2009
679
12
Does it smoke well for you or is it a crappy smoke? My point is if it smokes well for $16, it's a good pipe. If it cost $1500 and didn't smoke worth a darn, then it is a crappy pipe.

 
cortezattic

cortezattic

Lifer
Nov 19, 2009
15,147
7,638
Chicago, IL
My initial reaction was the same as Chuckw's. I've got a basket pipe that was purchased for me in the late 60's as an under $20 Xmas stocking stuffer; and it would pass anybody's "taste test." I wish all my pipes smoked as well.

 
wallbright

wallbright

Part of the Furniture Now
Aug 22, 2010
845
2
Honestly I haven't smoked in a long time and I have not smoked any other pipe to compare it to. My other pipes are currently on their way. I will let you guys know though.

 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top Bottom