Preben Holm PRIVATE COLLECTION Pipes

4etecjonathan

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jan 16, 2015

102

1

• Apr 5, 2016

• #1

I just was able to purchase THREE of these beauties. He made no better,these were his own pipes that HE MADE himself. No Hallmark, Fancy, Britta Bech or any other of his pipes that bare his name were made by him personally. Has anybody gotten lucky and found a reasonable deal or deals on one or two of these pipes lately??
Jon :puffpipe:

 

beefeater33

Lifer

Apr 14, 2014

4,089

6,186

Central Ohio

• Apr 5, 2016

• #2

pics?

 

fnord

Lifer

Dec 28, 2011

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8

Topeka, KS

• Apr 6, 2016

• #3

Yeah, pal.
Pix or it didn't happen.
There are several PH admirers & owners here and even more PH owned Ben Wade Danish smokers.
If you shot a game winning three then post up.
Preben Holm was an exceptional talent and, God bless him, the man got lost in the excess of his success and subsequent failure.
Fnord

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

41,210

60,454

• Apr 6, 2016

• #4

What a life the guy had, short though it was. He inspired the whole Danish design in pipes, still evident in Nording, Johs, and others.

 

clickklick

Lifer

May 5, 2014

1,700

212

• Apr 6, 2016

• #5

WO Larsen inspired Danish design? I need to brush up on my history, I was going to give all the credit to Sixten.

 

dmcmtk

Lifer

Aug 23, 2013

3,672

1,685

• Apr 6, 2016

• #6

WO Larsen inspired Danish design? I need to brush up on my history, I was going to give all the credit to Sixten.

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I think one could say, that the two most important pipemakers in the Early Danish Modern period were Sixten Ivarsson and Sven Knudsen, along with others who worked at Suhr's Pibemageri. If you want to study the history, that's the best place to start.

 

4etecjonathan

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jan 16, 2015

102

1

• Apr 6, 2016

• #7

Pics will follow upon arrival of the PRIVATE COLLECTION PIPES . I'll post the pictures when my son does it for me since I don't know how. By the way with your snippy reply to me PAL, are you jealous or just ignorant??
Jon :puffpipe:

 

anthonyrosenthal74

Lifer

Jan 8, 2013

7,493

733

• Apr 6, 2016

• #8

By the way with your snippy reply to me PAL, are you jealous or just ignorant??

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Nobody was trying to be snippy with you, good sir, I assure you. He, like most of us, just loves to see photos of fellow member's new acquisitions. Often times we'll say, "Pics or it didn't happen," or something similar, as he did above. It's just our way of pushing you to show us your new treasure. We like seeing them almost as much as you do! So once you get those babies in, hook us up with some eye candy!

 

dmcmtk

Lifer

Aug 23, 2013

3,672

1,685

• Apr 6, 2016

• #9

PRIVATE COLLECTION was the highest grade of pipes produced during the Ben Wade period.

The Private Collection line is from Preben Holm's last period in the late 1970s, early 1980s. The wood was selected by Preben himself and he designed and carved these flawless pipes characterized by an exceptional grain. It was, as he said, the best of the best.
Two gradings systems,
Early letter grading (ascending): A, B, C, D
"x0x" grading system (ascending): 101, 202, 404, 606 and 808.

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rblood

Starting to Get Obsessed

Mar 2, 2015

250

0

• Apr 6, 2016

• #10

I believe this is what the OP is referring to. Preben Holm Private Collection
Per pipephil, these were made from the late '70s through the end of his career in '86 - made for sale, not his personal pipes.
Kind of cool though, never heard of the line - but then again, I am not a freehand fan and don't really pay attention to them.

 

andystewart

Lifer

Jan 21, 2014

3,973

3

• Apr 7, 2016

• #11

They're beautiful pipes, with stunning grain. Look forward to seeing the pics and indulging a bit of pipe porn! And remember - don't read tone into online text; it's ruined many a friendship...
Andy

 

fluffie666

Can't Leave

Apr 4, 2014

497

5

• Apr 7, 2016

• #12

^ + 1
Preben is the man.

 

4etecjonathan

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jan 16, 2015

102

1

• Apr 17, 2016

• #13

Two Preben Holm "Private Collection Pipes"

These are the Real Deal!

Grade 404

Hand made by the Master Himself!

They are nothing like the factory

Stamped money making items.

HIS PERFECTION ACHIEVED

Enjoy the Show!

Jon :puffpipe:

 

fluffie666

Can't Leave

Apr 4, 2014

497

5

• Apr 18, 2016

• #14

Those are incredible. The grain and shapes are amazing. He was a craftsman, an artisan, a master of his craft and a damn lunatic. Look at those shapes! Beautiful pipes 4etec! I'm not sure I would be able to even bring myself to fire those up. I hope you enjoy them thoroughly. Congradulations on them!