Old Cased L.B. Best Make Bent Clarion

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xrundog

Part of the Furniture Now
Oct 23, 2014
737
1
Ames, IA
I just picked this one up. It has the Generic "French Briar" case logo. The "Best Make" stamp I usually associate with CPF. I have no idea who L.B. was. I like the look a lot. It's a big bent well pipe with a thick sexy cherry Bakelite stem. The band and leaf applique look like there was some work done by hand. Early teens is my guess.

This is the pic as bought. I've cleaned up the bowl and band. There's a pretty good divot at the bottom bit area I'm repairing. I should have a restored pic in a couple days.
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buroak

Lifer
Jul 29, 2014
1,867
14
Nice find! Is this a re-sell project, or a pipe for your smoking rotation?

 

xrundog

Part of the Furniture Now
Oct 23, 2014
737
1
Ames, IA
Hey buroak, I'll be smoking this one. For me, it has all the bells and whistles. It's an nice piece of old briar, Bakelite stem, a really nice fancy band, a case, and it fits my bite well. I'll be smoking it later. Things went faster than I expected and it's ready to go!
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