Evening all,
So I was in a vintage shop in town today and, amidst the dinged top hats and china trinkets and pocket watches, found a little old quarter-bent pot by "Machiavelli" for 22 euro. (Never heard of this marque before. Possibly an Italian factory second?) It seems to have been only moderately smoked, with minor cake, and apart from bad oxidation on the stem was in decent shape.
However, one side of the bowl had a patch of odd, faintly greenish-grey discoloration in the briar. It almost looked tarnished, if that makes any sense. I was wondering, has anyone noticed this before, and if so, is it fixable? Is it just an aesthetic blemish or will it affect smoking quality?
I'm sorely tempted to pull the trigger on the little fella but this issue is putting me off.
So I was in a vintage shop in town today and, amidst the dinged top hats and china trinkets and pocket watches, found a little old quarter-bent pot by "Machiavelli" for 22 euro. (Never heard of this marque before. Possibly an Italian factory second?) It seems to have been only moderately smoked, with minor cake, and apart from bad oxidation on the stem was in decent shape.
However, one side of the bowl had a patch of odd, faintly greenish-grey discoloration in the briar. It almost looked tarnished, if that makes any sense. I was wondering, has anyone noticed this before, and if so, is it fixable? Is it just an aesthetic blemish or will it affect smoking quality?
I'm sorely tempted to pull the trigger on the little fella but this issue is putting me off.