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  1. jguss

    Loft find Barlings cased pair

    I’m sure Jesse will chime in on the Barling set. In the meantime here’s a bit more background on the Karoo, first of the newspaper variety… …and then a more official report:
  2. jguss

    Does Anyone Know Much About the United States Tobacco Co.?

    WSJ Feb 21 1922
  3. jguss

    Does Anyone Know Much About the United States Tobacco Co.?

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Smokeless_Tobacco_Company
  4. jguss

    Oil Cured Sasieni?

    Good question Al but honestly I have no idea.
  5. jguss

    Oil Cured Sasieni?

    Sasieni like most manufacturers used oil in bowl preparation from the very earliest days of the company. The point of his first patent was to protect a specific method of accelerating the extraction of excess oil through the application of heat:
  6. jguss

    Charatan Question

    Yes re: it being under Lane ownership. I think it happened in 1970 since a) the Extra Large is specifically mentioned in a 1970 price list, b) subsequent RTDA almanacs show prices as a range based on size, and c) the 1969 almanac lists prices as a single point for each model.
  7. jguss

    Dr. Shotton’s Sanaton

    Sure. John Clayton Shotton (1890-1968) was a Cleveland dentist and serial inventor who filed for and received at least 13 patents over the course of his life. His inventions ranged from those directly related to his trade to such remote fields as a spray paint attachment, a bait caster, and a...
  8. jguss

    Charatan Question

    This is the hornets nest I was trying to avoid. Free hand is a somewhat elastic term, but no matter how it's defined I believe there's little doubt Charatan was doing free hands long before Barry came along.
  9. jguss

    Charatan Question

    Yes, the Retail Tobacco Dealers of America (RTDA) was founded in 1933. In 2007 it changed its name to the entirely forgettable International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers (IPCPR). In 2019 it changed its name again to the mercifully briefer Premium Cigar Association (PCA), but which it is...
  10. jguss

    Charatan Question

    In the for-what-it’s-worth category from what I can tell a FH stamp in 1957 is at least feasible. See this listing of Charatan models from the 1958 edition of the RTDA almanac: The 1957 edition makes no mention of free hand models but of course the 1958 almanac was issued mid year.
  11. jguss

    Charatan Question

    I was generalizing a bit; it's impossible to be precise since each model has variants at differing price points (size etc) and the production percentages given blur those distinctions. Plus of course it's fair to assume that the inherent characteristics of the briar block (as well as orders in...
  12. jguss

    Charatan Question

    I can save you some trouble. I had a faint recollection of the piece and eventually found it in an issue of the old Pipe Smoker pci. Pete Siegel’s article was called You Must Be Kidding, and was about the briar pipe manufacturing process (a sort of prequel article discussed sourcing of...
  13. jguss

    Charatan Question

    Looked at pragmatically sandblasting was an economic gift to the briar pipe industry. How else to so easily salvage stummels with hidden flaws? Once Dunhill ignited demand few of his competitors didn't begin offering them as part of their portfolio.
  14. jguss

    Charatan Question

    First off, welcome Hal to the forum. You have excellent taste in pipes and your interest in the history of the men who made them touches a subject near to my heart. The OP’s question is simple and the answer is possibly yes, but (I suspect) probably no. As mentioned above the definition of a...
  15. jguss

    Gawith 'Cutter Top' on Tinbids

    The answer is always the same: the Illuminati.
  16. jguss

    Sasieni Stinger - Original Or Not?

    Tied up today so in brief here’s the patent:
  17. jguss

    Pipe Collection Succession Planning

    Depends on distance and which end of the barrel you're facing.
  18. jguss

    Pipe Collection Succession Planning

    She’s missing a step: …move out, call Allstate, then burn the house down. There’s no point in wasting any time.
  19. jguss

    Pipe Collection Succession Planning

    Unfortunately plans have little to do with it: Homo proponit, sed Deus disponit
  20. jguss

    Show Off Your Tom Howard Pipes

    Don’t forget the other brothers, Trevor: And Leslie:
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