I'm intrigued by your fine old Brebbia. As you'll see if you check out their current pipes online, Brebbie tends
to produce a characteristically stylized pipe with Italian flare. These are not so much to my liking. I like
some fashion-forward pipes, but not so much these. But obviously, your pipe is in the grand tradition. It
looks English. Congratulations on a good buy on a fine traditional pipe. I found a nice vintage Dr. Grabow
when I was on vacation, in Milbrook, N.Y., with a nickel band, a bulldog shape, in an antique store, but
I have my current quota in bulldogs and Rhodesians, so I didn't close the deal. Antique stores can hold some
treasures; this one was $18, a good deal.