What a day indeed! I didn't know the 304 shape was a billiard before. Also the top on the left looks like a 313 (but maybe it had a different number before).Alright what a couple of delivery days for PeteGeek... I went from not being able to find any pre- republic Petes for months, to getting my grubby fingers on 8... Potentially two or three more in transit.
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Starting from the top down:
LEFT SIDE:
1. System grade (unknown for now, 2 maybe) sterling silver STAMP to be determined , but hallmarked 1929
2. System 304 grade 3 STAMP Made in Ireland in a circle
3. System 304 grade 0 the one from yesterday with the Made in england stamp
4. De luxe 9s no hallmarks Made In Ireland Block Stamp
RIGHT SIDE:
1. Killarney 106s made in Ireland
2. Killarney 606 made in Ireland
3. Kapmeer 406 made in Great Britain
4. Kapruf 999 made in Ireland block stamp ( as a giant 999 fan this one is the one I am the most excited about, since it's the earlier"John Bull" 999 shape)
Here is how it compares to a 999 Kapruf from the 60s or 70s
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Oh boy what a day
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I don't think the 3xx shapes were out yet in 1929 but also most stamps are almost faded at this point. I will see if I can figure something out while restoring it
Looks like a 313 to me as well, by the apparent size and bend-doesn’t look to have the size/bend of a 309/4. From the hallmark @Dshift notes, I’d be looking hard for an IFS (Irish Free State 1922-1937) stamping…
Rua Spigots? Didn't hear about this anywhere.
Is it just me, or have prices jumped a bit on Smoking Pipes?
It looks like they also removed the VIP Silver discount.
Man, just realized that. I only got 5% off instead of the 10% I used to get.
Well thats crappy. What happened to 10% off of Peterson and 5% for other stuff? I might cancel my order over this.
That plus tariffs, it makes the price jump feel pretty significant.
Yeah. Add that to the new 125 order minimum for free shipping....Other websites look a little bit nicer. I always shopped on SP as they were the best deal and they seemed to take care of their loyal customers. I get that Tarriffs and other factors outside of their control are probably taking a hit on their margins, but send out an email to your clients explaining it instead of all of us finding out this way.
I am happy to report that I finally acquired one of my Holy Grail Peterson pipes: a 999 John Bull Author (not the more commonly seen 999 Rhodesian). I believe Tim @ashdigger was able to get Mark Irwin’s 999 Author a few years ago—I was happy for Tim, but incredibly envious. This one is a Shamrock for the American market; it has a number of fills, as might be expected for this budget line, but I am over the moon to have this pipe and excited to share it with my fellow Pete Geeks!
Beautiful,
Sort of a ball-author (?)
Maybe a budget line as you said but the shaping is right on to my eye
Seeing this, I 100% relate to what you said. It’s I also one of my holy grail pipes and I just have to share the after photos too now. I smoked it yesterday for the first time and it’s a great smoker too but what absolutely hooked me was the stem - it’s so chubby and robust, it just hangs effortlessly. Best p-lip I have ever experienced!
I have a number of different 999 pipes and will need to locate a 999 Chubby Rhodesian similar to yours at some point. It was so funny because I was surfing eBay the other week and it popped in my head to check on a 999 Author—I typed it in the search bar, and it was like it magically appeared before my eyes—like I willed the listing into existence. I lucked out that others didn’t want it as much as I did; I was fully expecting to pay three or four times what I got it for and was very relieved and happy when it finally arrived at my doorstep.
Very nice. The only Rhodesians I like are the chubby ones, (of which I have 1-a Dublin and London), with the exception of the Baskerville and Watson.