Hello, I recently purchased a pipe from an antique shop it says GBD LONDON MADE and there's a code that says 788. Anyone have any information on it? The bowl has is dark brown and instead of being a smooth straight line into the mouth piece, its rounded and the mouth piece is smaller and has some textured curves in it.
Trying to trace a GBD pipe
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Pictures are worth a million words. That and I don't have a good imagination. But 788 is a bent apple for the GBD line. But the model would be helpful to find more information on the pipe. It should also be stamped on the pipe, unless it's been worn off.
A picture of the COM will tell the take.("London, England" in a straight line, our a round stamp.) Round stamps were used after 1981.
This stamp was used prior to 1982 and with the brass rondell on the stem. Anything else was used after 1982.
You have a knack for selecting a great gift for a pipe smoker. I'd be thrilled to get an old burner like that one. It's been around but that makes it all the more interesting.
Because I really don't know a thing about pipes (and this having some story) I'm trying to see if I can find out how old it actually is! Thank you to everyone thats helped so far, any other help you can offer to helping me discover this would be very appreciated!
No, that was used on a number of styles, most often in pipes that are labeled France. But it's not uncommon in those labeled Made in England. As a date indicator it has no real bearing.
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