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How To Safely Remove The Silver Ferrule on a Stem
I have these two mismatched Petes and I believe the silver olives are on the right pipe but the ferrules aren’t… I was hoping the stems would be loose, but they are very much set in place.. any ideas how to safely switch them out?- Dshift
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Private Selection Peterson Spigots & The 999 Dingle Stem Puzzle
I really hope that I am not being annoying with my questions, but I assume you like seeing strange peterson pipes. I just received 3 gorgeous Petes - a private selection 68 Spigot with the scales hallmarks so 2000, a Dingle 999(1994) and another Private Selection, this time a 107 Spigot from... -
Briar Lee’s Constant Posts About Algerian Briar French Pipes Got To Me
You hear someone raving about this pipe and the other for long enough and then the next day, you find yourself doom-scrolling eBay…. Yeah thanks a lot @Briar Lee! The last thing I need is another type of pipe to obsess about and collect… I have to admit though - the grain is just 🔥🔥🔥 -
Yet Another Peterson Question
A bunch of this week’s pipes arrived and of course there is a Peterson that puzzles me… it’s nothing special a standard but it bothers me not knowing what it is. I think the person who worked on it before me fell asleep on the buffing wheel and now all stamps are gone… I will wipe the wax off in... -
Help With Peterson Sherlock Holmes Hallmarks
I need to date a bunch of Sherlocks and none of them have the date hallmark... I can't find any info on that, but all of them don't have the model name stamped under the "Sherlock Homes" -
3 New Pipes Join The 999 Dingle in The Private Collection
It has become an impossible task to choose the daily rotation… it’s like choosing a favourite child 😩 Now I just have to figure out what exactly this Dunhill is , since I haven’t seen the AS after the size number or the P F/T -
The Fruits Of My Labour For The Last Couple Of Days😴
This small guy I most curious about- it’s a Tehaco, a German tobacconist’s brand. I am trying to find time to research the topic properly, but from what little I’ve read he looks to have a very interesting story and his pipes are allegedly manufactured by Dunhill. Also he had a 6 feet Meerschaum...- Dshift
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Today’s EBay Haul
Today was something else, everyone was sleeping or just outside I have no idea , but the prices were just hilarious. I wasn’t supposed to buy anything but the PAS kicked in hard and one thing let to another… I started it off with the mandatory weekly 999, this time an extra craggy kapruf... -
Any Car Collectors?
You’ve seen me work on German, Italian and English pipes, but in my 9-5 I work with German, Italian and English cars. The pipes excite me way more than the cars at this point, but let me share some of cars I got to work with this week.- Dshift
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First Purchase of Someone’s Entire Pipe Collection
I finally managed to acquire someone else’s entire collection and today it arrived. Ok not really… the first half arrived today and the rest will come next week… Nevertheless a 35lbs box arrived today and revealing all the newspaper-wrapped items was more exciting than all the Christmas days... -
Help Dating Another Old Peterson
Although the general condition is surprisingly good the markings are almost gone completely. -
Peterson's System Standard With Sterling Silver
Do you guys know of any Peterson's series, other than the STAR, that looks exactly like the Standard but with a sterling silver olive? -
20 Pipes Restored in Two Day And Some Vulcanite Porn
I just CRUSHED my previous record of 7 restorations in one day, by finishing these 20 beauties in two days… Now it’s time for the Restorer’s Tax - The Altinay and the Shamrock I got for myself, the rest were part of a lot and I get one pick. Which one would you choose?- Dshift
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My Biggest Challenge Yet!
Recently I restored a Winslow E Extra XXL pipe and I just completely fell in love with it! The briar quality was amazing and the whole design just clicked with me. Like most of the more expensive pipes I get , I had to sell it just to keep the wheel rolling and make a living. Even though the...- Dshift
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Dating a Peterson Killarney 15 London Made England - Peer Check Review
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A Stunning Meer With An Ember Bowl
This week’s Sunday EBay sweep so bad, with everything selling high, that I decided to check how the English were doing… 5 minutes later and I stole two great pipes from them : A 1940s Peterson And this Meer beauty(I am not a big Meerschaum collector but I want to have 1 really special one)...- Dshift
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- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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(GAME#4) Pick The Correct Pipe
Five new Peterson’s joined the collection, but just one of them gets to stay, which one? Answer will be posted after 24h! 1. 1924 Peterson’s House Pipe XXL 2. Shamrock 999 3. Peterson’s System Standard 307 4. Peterson’s Killarney 15 London Made 5. Peterson’s Kapruf x105 -
(GAME#3) Pick The Correct Pipe
In which one of these 5 pipes does Melange from Stanwell smoke/taste the best? Answer will be posted after 24h! 1. Mystery MM freehand Cobbit??? 2. 1978 Peterson’s 03s Spigot 3. 1979 Peterson’s 01s Spigot 4. Big Ben Barbados 5. Orlik Supreme T9S -
(GAME#2) Pick The Correct Pipe
Which one of these six estate pipes was purchased for exactly 5€? Answer will be posted after 24h! 1. Orlik De Luxe 2. Savinelli Mediterranea 673KS 3. Lorenzo Hand Cut 4. Masta Patent Standard 809 5. Meerschaum Unmarked , but with a case 6. Corsaire -
(GAME#1) Pick The Correct Pipe
In which of these 5 pipes does Nightcap smoke and taste the best? Answer will be posted after 24h. 1. Meerschaum “Ascorti” 2. Charatan’s Make Belvedere 3. Raganella B34 4. 1976 Peterson’s Donegal Rocky 999 5. 1994 Peterson’s Dingle 999