Ha ha. Yes. When I saw it, I thought it was collectible, and I could trade it. But I’m on cough medicine and now I feel pretty silly. I have a pretty bad track record around here. This is my second public shaming with bad buys. No excuse. But it wasn’t expensive. I wasn’t thinking of smoking it. I thought it was collectible and that I could trade it. But now I realize that that stem cannot be original. Hmm…maybe someone out there wants it. I’m still wondering, is this Pipe Dan?
Briarville will do a stem I hear. A Vulcanite one. Hmm…I wonder if there’s any way to identify this positively. Dan and then S.
Yes. It could be. There is no guide I can find so we have to guess. It’s possible. This is not marked like any Dan Pipes were. I’m wondering if this couldn’t be a very early one. Maybe it’s impossible to date anyway. This is the second time I’m a bit down on myself for making a silly buy. This was an impulse. The blast looks great. I’m thinking this is an artisan work but not something I would actually smoke. Hmm…I bid on this thinking if I won it, I’d trade it but now I think it goes in a drawer. Oh well.
Maybe. There are other photos that I didn’t include here and I’m not seeing it there but maybe there are more markings. Let’s see.
I may need to send it off from where I am in Japan, to the U.S., and back - or to somewhere to trade if it’s trade-able. By the way, do you know if I can get a standard shape/freehand vulcanite replacement or do I need to get a hand cut one and what’s the difference between block, rod and SEM ebonite? Anybody?
I’ll just wait until it arrives. There are a lot of pipes in this lot and I’ve a feeling the seller has no idea.
Hey, anytime we’re buying from an unknown eBay seller, it’s a gamble. Half the time, they don’t even know what they’re selling themselves. (I was recently tempted by a number of pipes from a seller who described everything as “mint” and “pristine,” when in fact they had all been smoked, needed reaming, and had rim char.)
Is that it? That is interesting. It really does seem unique. It’s too bad there’s no easy info on hand. I searched pipedia and pipephil.
Right. But I should have looked more carefully at that stem. When people said it’s been cut I thought, “oh yeah.” But you’re right that it’s a gamble and we shouldn’t wager more than we care to lose. This wasn’t too bad. It may turn into something. It’s still and interesting pipe. It’s just not easy for me to replace the stem. Maybe someone else will want it. But I still have a feeling it’s an early Dan and maybe collectible for someone. Just a shame about the stem.
