I had a KBB Yello-Bole Chesterfield in my pipe collection already and I had been on the lookout for another. I didn't need another but I liked my first one so damn much that I was hoping to find another. They had been showing up from time-to-time on the Bay and each time I lost out.
I really like these pipes a lot. I love the shape, the briar, the age (these were produced from the 1930s to 1950s) and the depth. I can fit my thumb past the first joint into them. They're great for a long smoke and the pipe just feels right while holding it.
My first Chesterfield was my first real briar and still my favorite of my collection. I'd never let it go. Unfortunately it suffered from an acute case of broken stem early on thanks to a fall. I had it replaced with a fishtail stem that really was an improvement. The original stem had the Yello-Bole yellow circle stamp logo, this other one has the white propeller.
Anyways, here's the newest addition with some before and afters as well as the two Chesterfields together.
Right Before
Right After
Left Before
Left After
Both of my Chesterfields
I really like these pipes a lot. I love the shape, the briar, the age (these were produced from the 1930s to 1950s) and the depth. I can fit my thumb past the first joint into them. They're great for a long smoke and the pipe just feels right while holding it.
My first Chesterfield was my first real briar and still my favorite of my collection. I'd never let it go. Unfortunately it suffered from an acute case of broken stem early on thanks to a fall. I had it replaced with a fishtail stem that really was an improvement. The original stem had the Yello-Bole yellow circle stamp logo, this other one has the white propeller.
Anyways, here's the newest addition with some before and afters as well as the two Chesterfields together.
Right Before
Right After
Left Before
Left After
Both of my Chesterfields
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