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  1. doctorbob

    Ferndown of Unusual Size

    Just got this beauty. Huge, 3 inches tall and 7 inches long. No finish stamp, just Ferndown over a single star. L&JS Briars over Hand Made In England on the right. A Barling 5299 Dublin for comparison. Pipe is significantly larger than my 2 start Tudor Root spigot. Going to light up some...
  2. doctorbob

    Unsmoked Family-era Sasieni Acquisition

    Just purchased this unsmoked family era Sasieni Four Dot Ruff-Root Edgware for $106. This little gem was found in a pile of overpriced, rather worse for the wear, estate pipes. A fairly compact, yet capacious pipe that is 5 in long and 2 1/4 in tall bowl. The entirety of the briar is almost...
  3. doctorbob

    Fribourg & Treyer 'Special Selection' Pipe Grade?

    I have recently acquired an unsmoked Fribourg & Treyer billiard for cheap. Pipe has the diamond F&T logo over Special Selection over London Made. Pipe is a short billiard with a saddle stem that is stamped Hand Cut. I can't seem to find another example on the Internet or worthpoint with that...
  4. doctorbob

    A Pair of Old Survivors

    Just getting over a week-long sinus infection and decided to do a little maintenance. I had these two in a box, likely due to their similarities. A 1920 Dunhill Pat MARCH 9-15 Bruyere 35 and it's identical twin circa 1925 Civic Special shape 3. The Civic pipe actually has the appearance of...
  5. doctorbob

    Kharlamov Briar Corn Cob

    Interesting take on pipe carving. A 2020 A. Kharlamov briar corn cob that I recently acquired. Pipe came in excellent condition, very lightly smoked. A 1960 Dunhill tanshell 120 for size comparison.
  6. doctorbob

    Possible first year Tanshell W60.

    Picked up this listed as a 1962 W60 whangee Tanshell from smokingpipes. Very nice little pipe, but I'm going to disagree with the dating. I think it's actually a 1952 pipe. The date code is a superscript sized, underlined 2 alongside W60, group 4, and T stamps. No COM on the stummel. No...
  7. doctorbob

    Grail That I Didn't Know I Needed (Custombilt-esque Bull Moose)

    Always been a big fan of Custom- Bilt's version of the Bull Moose shape, as my grandfather smoked bulldogs, Rhodesians, and Bull Moose shapes. But, I have never been a fan of their particular style of carved rustication, and therefore never purchased one (although I have one of the little...
  8. doctorbob

    Restoration Fail

    Spent the last two evenings working on this Gresham's Magnum 814 Comoys made bent billiard. Rebent the stem that had lost about half of it's curve, topped, textured, and restained the rim using methods learned from George Dibos' amazing videos, and was hand buffing the bowl after Renaissance...
  9. doctorbob

    What Is Calcining Meerschaum?

    I know that it can impart color, and some sources state that it can toughen the meerschaum, but the Internet fails me on just what the process is and what it really does. Fwiw, I really like how some makers use the process as aesthetic, and just purchased an Astas that is 'calcined'.
  10. doctorbob

    Early? Bartlett & Bickley 'Barbic' Pipe

    I have what I think is an early Bartlett & Bickley 'Barbic' Pipe stamped with a script "Barbic" on the left, BARTLETT & BICKLEY over 8 VIGO ST W on the right, PAT. No 211763 and MADE IN ENGLAND on the bottom. Shape 84, a medium to large taper stem pot. No markings on the stem, but clearly made...
  11. doctorbob

    1982 Curt Rollar ASPC Cavalier

    Found this Curt Rollar made ASPC cavalier last month at an antique store. Nomenclature read 082GPCR2, which was a little confusing to me and I emailed ASPC to see if they could clarify. Mr Tinsky was kind enough to inform me that 082 meant the pipe was made in August of 1982, GP stood for...
  12. doctorbob

    1940 Dunhill Shell 507 Squat Pot (Rare)

    Received this from Smokingpipes.com this morning. They had it labeled as a 1950 shape 50. The shape is 507 with a /7 for inner tube size. The patent is 417574 without a /34 with the underlined date code on the patent line instead of the Made in England line indicating a 1940 pipe. The stem is...
  13. doctorbob

    Al's Brand Pipe

    Have a squat bulldog stamped simply 'Al's' in the shank. The stem has a stamped 'A'. Both markings are in an old English style font. Pipe is decently crafted without fills, stem is clearly hand cut with a widely funneled orifice. Any ideas where it came from? I have found a tobacconist and...
  14. doctorbob

    F. B. Bauer Handmade Detroit

    Have a squat straight bulldog pipe stamped as above. F. B. Bauer Handmade Detroit. Seems to be a nicely crafted pipe, no fills. Pipedia doesn't say much other than from the 20's through 40's. Hoping someone here can add any additional info on the maker.
  15. doctorbob

    Quality Cracked Shank Repair Source?

    Cracked the mortice wall on a pipe that has real value to me. I've never needed to have a band placed before and am looking for recommendations. I want it done right, and with a silver or gold band that is also worked to be decorative. I'm willing to pay accordingly on this pipe. Any good...
  16. doctorbob

    1923 Dunhill Shell Briar Bent Billiard

    Another old Dunhill Shell. This pipe was deformed enough from it's intended shape that it didn't receive a shape stamp, just the inner tube size of 9. Another great example of an early blast.
  17. doctorbob

    John Loring's 1928 Shell EK

    Another Loring pipe, this one has a particularly fine definition to the sandblast.
  18. doctorbob

    1943 Dunhill 479 Shell Cherrywood

    Just received this rare shape 479 from Smokingpipes.com. This pipe belonged to John Loring and has the undated war-time stamp. He felt it was a 1943 pipe and who am I to argue. I like weird pipes, and I have never handled a 479 before. Very lightweight, very cool. Putting some durbar in it...
  19. doctorbob

    Wolf Pipe, Made In England

    I recently acquired an estate large billiard pipe labeled WOLF over HH over W with the stamps forming an inverted triangle. The COM mark is a circlular MADE IN ENGLAND with the shape number inside the ring , the stamping is distinctly different from the circular Comoy's COM, both in font and...
  20. doctorbob

    Another Guinea Grain Question

    I was fortunate enough to be gifted a family era Guinea Grain for father's day- this is the pipe. https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/estate/england/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=370857 The pipe arrived this morning and it is in wonderful shape, crisp stamps, no stem wear. But my only question is...
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