Thanks to Brian Levine for dealing in detail with my Forums question about how troves of partially completed pipes survive decades and return to the retail market, on the pipes magazine talk show. His experience with pipe makers gave him insight on how hundreds of partially completed pipes made for specific retailers who may have gone out of business get packed away in boxes to be rediscovered many moons later, when the briar has had time to dry and lose weight, so these pipes are often fine smokers at great prices, such as the Hilson and Ropp pipes that have surfaced over the past few years. Great information from "the inside." Thank you so much!
