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Found Rare Unsmoked 1979 Mark Tinsky American Smoking Pipe Co Freehand for $36

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woopigpiper

woopigpiper

Starting to Get Obsessed
Mar 24, 2017
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We all love a good American handmade pipe, right? Especially ones that have great stories and come from those fabled heros of America pipe lore! Well I spotted one on eBay that the seller had listed as "AM. SP Pipe #012" and it had almost no activity. I picked it up and was surprised to find it UNSMOKED and looking a lot like ones Mark Tinksy and Curt Roller made back in the late 70s early 80s.
So I emailed Mark Tinsky and sent him the pictures of the pipe. He gracious confirmed that I had made a good decision. Haha.
Mark replied back to my email with this informative and humorous response:
"we used the AMSP stamp for perhaps a year on our first pipes. Maybe a 100 or so made with that stamp. They are obviously quite rare and to find an unsmoked one is amazing . I have one or two from that period unsmoked as well. Hoping one day Ill be famous enough to “Cash in “ on them. But I think that will be long after I'm out of here. So best enjoy the pipe while we re here Thanx for sending ! MT"
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dmcmtk

dmcmtk

Lifer
Aug 23, 2013
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That's great! Good information from Mark, I've never even heard of the early Am.SP mark before.

 
woopigpiper

woopigpiper

Starting to Get Obsessed
Mar 24, 2017
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Great to have that confirmation from the horses mouth.

I'd almost be inclined to leave it unsmoked.
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I'm really torn on dilemmas like this. I love to pay homage to the greats by enjoying their craftsmanship as God intended; however, the fact that this thing went this long without being smoked...
Am I worthy to christen is? Haha. Perhaps I could send it to you or someone to do the honors first, eh? Surely nobody would volunteer for that. ;)

 
buroak

buroak

Lifer
Jul 29, 2014
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Excellent catch! American Smoking Pipes, especially those from the Tinsky-Rollar days, are some of the best pipes almost no one thinks to look for.

 
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