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Show Off Your Lee Pipes Here!
Third gen 3-star Lovat. The carving was uncommon on Lees, but not on their Briarlee seconds. Couldn’t get all the oxidation off without buffing out what’s left of the stars, and left the little bit of rim char as a reminder someone else loved it first. And that push stem hints at it being a very...- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #322
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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Show Off Your Lee Pipes Here!
Anyone like Bulldogs? This 1st Gen 3-star has a wee bit of char on the rim, but some lovely straights and birdseye.- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #321
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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Show Off Your Lee Pipes Here!
Picked up this 1st Gen coral rusticated Apple from Tim West at the Columbus pipe show. Slight charring on the rim, but otherwise great condition.- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #317
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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Ok, Alright Already! I Finally Got a Pipe by Lee.
Very nice find. That third pic makes the stars look stamped rather than metal inlays. Before buffing the stem, make sure they’re metal. If they’re stamped, any liquid deoxidizer or buffing wheel will destroy them…cover stamped stars with a small piece of tape and buff by hand. Thanks...- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #3
- Forum: Pipe Talk
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1940s Pipes by Lee Catalog
Yes, I have one with the 1938 Pat. Pending, two with dual patent 1938/1941, and seven with the 1941 patent. Four are Lees, the rest Lord Davenport. Two of the Davenports have 2 7-pt stars and one has 2 5-pt stars, so there must have been collaboration of some kind, and spanning the first two...- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #57
- Forum: Tobacciana History
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Show Off Your Lee Pipes Here!
Finally found a Bull Moose.- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #313
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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Pipe by Lee 1-Star Bent Billiard Cleanup
One is. Two have the cheaper screw stem with the metal plate, and one has a push stem.- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #21
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Show Us Your Briarlees
I love these little Strollers. What looks like tooth chatter near the button on this Author is actually smooth as glass…black super glue fill that didn’t stay black.- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #47
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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Pipe by Lee 1-Star Bent Billiard Cleanup
I’ve never seen a 7-pt 1 star pipe for sale, but they made at least one because they photographed it for the catalog I have. Of my eight 1 star pipes, four are 3rd Gen stamped, so they’re out there.- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #19
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Show Us Your Briarlees
I didn’t, and I don’t have a Briarlee Oom Paul yet. Bummer.- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #46
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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Show Us Your Briarlees
This Bulldog arrived in near immaculate condition. I did nothing but a sanitizing. For a seconds line, this one has fairly nice grain…I love the birdseye on the rim and undercarriage.- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #44
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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Show Us Your Briarlees
Nothing fancy, but a nice Illustrious Dublin. Left a little of the rim edge char because I like the small scars that remind me someone loved the pipe before I did.- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #43
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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Show Off Your BBK (Bru Bu) Pipes Here
Came across this BBK Billiard in a junk store in western NC last year. Just did a cleanup rather than full-on restoration. What silver plating is left is a bit pitted, but still polished up OK. Last pic shows someone scraped the inside of the lid with a sharp point. Any suggestions on smoothing...- Parsimonious Piper
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Show Off Your Lee Pipes Here!
This 2nd Gen 2-star Churchwarden cleaned up nicely. I have a couple others, but both are 3rd Gen stamped stars.- Parsimonious Piper
- Post #312
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes