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Charatan Size and Shapes Observation/Question
The shape 42 was a rare shape at that time as the size of block needed was hard to come by and the difficulty in getting these large pipes clean.- kenbarnes
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- Forum: British Pipes
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Charatan Size and Shapes Observation/Question
This is from the 1951 catalogue. It shows this shape 12. The stamping may be a little smaller in those days and the shape number stamped near the fit continued until about 1963 I think - not sure? I am pretty certain that this was a Reuben era piece and I reckon this was, at the time, the...- kenbarnes
- Post #11
- Forum: British Pipes
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James Upshall Pipes - A Discussion
Two lovely pipes!!! Yes, they are from the mid 1980s I think. The shaping of these two are, in my opinion, really fine and with some great grain. They both look like pipes cut from briar from the Arta Company. Thanks for sharing these.- kenbarnes
- Post #383
- Forum: British Pipes
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James Upshall Pipes - A Discussion
Yes, the large billiard has also been cut from this same MFF 4-5 briar wood and made around the same time 1984?- kenbarnes
- Post #380
- Forum: British Pipes
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James Upshall Pipes - A Discussion
alaskanpiper: thanks for sharing photos of these two pipes. In 1983 or 1984 the demand for long shank pipes was very strong and I decided to buy some MFF 4-5 (Marseille Forte Forte 4-5 cms wide). These blocks came from the Arta Company in the small village of Arta in the foothills of the Pindu...- kenbarnes
- Post #378
- Forum: British Pipes
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James Upshall Pipes - A Discussion
bron340 this is, in my opinion, a very early bulldog. It has been hand stamped and I am not sure if this one was made (and sold) before we received the grade letter stamps from the stamp die maker (January 1979) I wouldn't be surprised if this one was made in November/December 1978 - one of the...- kenbarnes
- Post #374
- Forum: British Pipes
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James Upshall Pipes - A Discussion
Lovely pipe hauntedmyst. This looks like an early 1980s 'P' grade. The rough top on this one indicates that it is a really fine piece of briar even if the grain is not in the highest quality straight grain bracket. At about this time we moved the JU stamp from the side of the mouthpiece to the...- kenbarnes
- Post #366
- Forum: British Pipes
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James Upshall Pipes - A Discussion
Oh, thanks for the memory recall! Yes, I do remember these, I think we may have made four or five in total. Barry did all the work on these and I particularly like the shape of this Billiard and the finish on the bowl work. I must say that you keep your pipes in excellent condition. Thanks for...- kenbarnes
- Post #364
- Forum: British Pipes
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James Upshall Pipes - A Discussion
I vaguely remember Barry making a few in this style. It would be nice to see the front side!- kenbarnes
- Post #361
- Forum: British Pipes
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James Upshall Pipes - A Discussion
Thanks jojoc, indeed, this pipe was made and sold after I left the firm. Desmond Sautter may have had an agreement with Barry that he would sell Upshalls with the 'grade DS' - selected by Desmond himself. This pipe was probably earmarked as a 'B grade' natural finish and probably sold for more...- kenbarnes
- Post #358
- Forum: British Pipes
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Anyone know this Charatan Shape?
It's a pleasure. It is not that I am so knowledgeable around Charatan Pipes, if I don't know I simply 'phone Barry Jones! -
Anyone know this Charatan Shape?
Hello alaskanpiper. That is a lovely looking Charatan. This piece is a 'freehand' i.e. not a catalogued shape - hence the Handmade (hand-turned) stamp and no shape number. The Distinction quality was for mostly freehand Charatan pipes with nice straight grain with one or two sandspots or very... -
Charatan 292 Dating Help?
...(some error uploading what I wanted to say) ....... It is one of the first though because soon after this date they moved the stamping from this part of the shank to the reverse side. This was partly due to giving some room in case a silver mount was added to the pipe which usually occurred...- kenbarnes
- Post #5
- Forum: British Pipes
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Charatan 292 Dating Help?
I would date it around 1967 as I think Barry told me that this was when he remembers the shape nos include the size (group no.) in front of the shape number. i.e. this shape no. 92 had a 2 stamped in front of it to denote it was a group 2 (fairly small). I- kenbarnes
- Post #4
- Forum: British Pipes
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James Upshall Pipes - A Discussion
If it is a Tilshead Natural finish, a small unfilled flaw will be there, which could also be in the tobacco chamber (which were left natural). If the Tilshead was in a plum/red finish, the tobacco chamber would have been 'carbonized' and the flaw would not be seen. There is a flaw there...- kenbarnes
- Post #351
- Forum: British Pipes
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James Upshall Pipes - A Discussion
Yes, I agree with ssjones, these G grades are rare. This pipe looks lovely and has some fine grain too. I think it was made in the 1980s after 1983. The engraving machine that we used did not allow us to engrave the James Upshall on the 'top side' of the shank on this pipe so it was engraved on...- kenbarnes
- Post #348
- Forum: British Pipes
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Charatan Experts Needed
I am wondering whether this Special quality was marked 'S' because it was a straight grain as opposed to cross grain. This may be an early example of Charatan grade which is a little higher than the norm. It may have been down-graded from a Selected quality due to the small flaw on the shank...- kenbarnes
- Post #12
- Forum: British Pipes
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James Upshall Pipes - A Discussion
Hello creole and welcome to this forum. I would be really interested to see a picture of this pipe as I would probably be able to tell you when I see the stamp etc. Lionel Melindi, the owner of De La Concha was a really good client of ours during these years and sold some really super pipes from...- kenbarnes
- Post #343
- Forum: British Pipes