Cleaning is coming along.
The bowl and rim when I bought it:
The bowl and rim today:
The bowl and rim when I bought it:
The bowl and rim today:
H.L. Savory & Co. Ltd. Pipes as Smokers?
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jguss mentioned he believed the foundation date of 1885 for Savory pipes was exaggerated. In doing research, I found that the first trademark for H.L. Savory & Co. tobacco pipes was Jan. 1, 1886. Interestingly, the trademark didn't expire until 1993.
I added another Savory's Semi-Matte to my stable today, and it's the prettiest one so far (second from the bottom). From the top, we've got: Semi-Matte, Argyll, Argyll, Argyll, Semi-Matte, Argyll. All are stamped Made in England or Made in London, England. All except one have the original Savory's logo on the stem, which differs from the logo on pappymac's pipe above. I haven't tried the new one yet, but the others are absolutely outstanding smokers, and they have the most comfortable stems I've ever come across. Most of these were in very rough shape when I got them. Total cost for these six pipes was considerably less than a single new budget Savinelli.
Stem detail on the prince (good for a chuckle, with the top of the Savory's "S" still visible):
Stem detail on the prince (good for a chuckle, with the top of the Savory's "S" still visible):
That guys seems like my kind of smoker! Beautiful cake work on that!Time to resurrect this thread because I'm not sure what I have.
Made an antique shop find for $25 today. At first I thought it was a Stanwell because of the Crown over the letter S on the stem. Then I saw "Made in London" over England so I knew it wasn't a Stanwell. (At least, I've never heard of a Stanwell being made in England.) I'm guessing that this is a Savory of some kind. The only other marking is the shape code 283 though.
What do you guys think?
It was smoked hard, but looks like it will clean up nicely.
Here is my Savory Semi-Matte Canadian stamped 831. Would like any info you guys have about it. Smokes great and I enjoy it!
Nice one! I've only seen apples and billiards in the Semi-Matte line, so that shape's new to me. I don't have much to add to what was written above, and I certainly can't attest to the veracity of any of that either. I've seen one Semi-Matte apple on eBay pictured with the original box (maybe from the 60s-70s, judging from the fonts and colors), and it featured "Distributed in the USA by Dunhill" prominently on the front of the box. My Semi-Mattes are absolutely killer pipes. Not lookers any more (they put in a lot of service over the decades before I got them), but still incredible smoking machines. They have my favorite stems of any pipe I've ever tried - super thin, very comfortable fishtails with absolutely perfect buttons (to my taste). And the draw is fantastic on both. To be honest, they're much better smokers than my GBDs or Charatan. I've got a Savory's Argyll Canadian that I love, but now that I know they exist, I must have a Semi Matte Canadian as well!
It's a fine smoker. Quite large by my general druthers.
And here's a commercial photo of a similar one:
Photo Credit: SmokersHaven
And here's a commercial photo of a similar one:
Photo Credit: SmokersHaven
I pulled the trigger and got it.. the savory pipes seem so have incredible wood grains
That what I am trying to figure that out. La early in this thread someone posted a list of best to worst. And the robinhood is second on the list
There isn't that much out there! A lot are Dunhill/Parker seconds.
I only post because I am having second thought of smoking it. It's a very nice looking pipe. In my opinion anyways.
What do you mean second thoughts of smoking it? It’s not a highly collectible pipe but it’s a nice pipe and Savory’s are usually excellent smokers.
I like it too and saw it a week ago or more but the fills kind of put me off and they looked a bit odd to me. I bet if you wax the pipe they would be less noticeable. You’ll have some oxidation to work off the stem ?
I like it too and saw it a week ago or more but the fills kind of put me off and they looked a bit odd to me. I bet if you wax the pipe they would be less noticeable. You’ll have some oxidation to work off the stem ?
SPC noted the same thing about the green stain on this one:
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