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    Intriguing 1908 Barling

    Hello all, I thought I'd post a few pics of this pipe since it has a number of interesting aspects to it I've not seen in a Barling's before. I guess first off is the shape. Somewhere between an apple and an egg - it's not a million miles from the artisan pipes of today - but I've never seen a...
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    Vulcanite Drilling Speeds and Physics

    G'day folks I have a question that has been rattling around this empty head for a while and I have been unable to find any relevant info that will help. I drill vulcanite rod on a pillar drill but rather than chuck the bit, I chuck the rod and have a chucked jig on the table holding the bit...
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    Replacement Silver Spigots

    EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9) - Bob G'day all I hope everyone is well. So I have a little project: I have just got a lovely cased army mount GBD from the 20s sans stem. I was roaming around ebay looking for a suitable old banger of the period from which to filch one when the...
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    Can anyone help with dating this Hardcastle?

    G'day all I usually steer clear of Hardcastles for no other reason than, try as I might, I can never nail down a date for them, particularly where there are no patent numbers/silver etc., and their post-family reputation is far from stellar. So when I won this at auction I was fairly surprised...
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    Soldering a cracked nickel ferrule

    Good evening folks, I would like to repair a cracked Peterson ferrule with solder and I'm running into problems. I have a scrap ferrule to play with and the solder paste is not running smoothly into the crack or surrounding divot, in fact it looks almost as if it being repelled by the crack...
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    Jeantet's Antidote - a catalytic pipe

    This is not so much a discussion thread than a brain dump, but one I hope may be interesting to some (and probably useful to very few). But there is very little information on this pipe so I thought it would perhaps be sensible to put the meagre results of my research in a place where the search...
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    Family era Barling with shape number modifier 'F'

    G'day all As the title suggests, I have an early Barlings's that has an 'F' suffix to the model number and I can't work out why. The pipe is a 1126 and has just the Barling's stamp and a 'John Sinclair' stamp on the shank. It has no size, COM, grade etc, and has just the stem logo. Leaving the...
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    Intriguing early French-made GBD

    Good evening folks, I picked up this little GBD 3 or 4 weeks ago and I've finally got around to cleaning it up. I've done a fair bit of research on it but, as ever, I have a few unanswered questions and I was rather hoping that a guru or two might be able to pitch in and fill in a few gaps for...
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    Pre-Rep Peterson Deluxe shapes/stem type

    Morning all, I picked up a rather nice 1940s Deluxe stummel and wonder if someone with a bigger brain than I might shed some light on it. The COM is a circular 'Made in England' so, assuming the conventions can be trusted, dates from late 30s to late 40s. However, infuriatingly, it is not...
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    Puzzleing additional stamp on an Ashton Old Church

    G'day all Not a life-changing issue, but I'm just curious. Pictured below is the stamping on an Old Church - I've had a few pass through my hands, half of which had various omissions in the standard nomenclature, but this has an additional one: the 'UK 002'. I'm assuming that it is something to...
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    Is this an early Louis Orlik cased briar?

    G'day all. Before I launch into an interminably long load of waffle, I'll post the pics. When I first saw this pipe on ebay, there was just something about it that was calling out for me to buy it. The case branding and stamping was familiar, but I couldn't place it - the only pipe maker I could...
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    Old GBD Xtra - I've hit a research wall

    Hi folks, Cap in hand I come in the hope that someone can prevent me from going nuts. I picked this lovely little GBD last week and I've hit a wall in my research. A brief summary of what I think I know scavenged from Pipedia/forums etc. Back around the late 20s, GDB didn't grade their briar, so...
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    Shape Differences in Peterson's Ferrules, over Time

    G'day all, I've been looking for this info for some time but have been unable to find suitable images on the internet for a comparison. Today I received an early System 3 which gives me 3 similar size pipes from the 3 main eras and thought I'd post an image of the three ferrules side-by-side...
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    Peterson's Irish Made - New Find and Curiosity Abounds

    Good morning/afternoon all, Cap in hand again, I hear you cry? Alas, tis true. I have pulled this pipe out of a box of estates I have just got, and I'm curious. Unless I'm mistaken, it's a Peterson's Irish Made Army Mount. The only nomenclature it has is an 'Irish Made' shank stamp and the K&P...
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    Barling 1656 - Can Anyone Narrow Down the Date/Era?

    Hello all, I have recently got this pipe in my last lot of estates I bought. I initially assumed it to be a modern pipe since it is in pretty good shape, but looking at it closer today, I'm wondering if it is an earlier one than I had first thought. My research suggests it is pre-transition -...
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    Is this a patent era Petersons?

    Hello all, I am hoping some of you Peterson's boffins can help me date my new estate find. It has no country of origin stamped on it with only 'Peterson' over 'System' and '31' on the other side. The nickel collar has just 'K&P' over 'Peterson' (no apostrophe 's' and no faux hallmarks). My...
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    Please help me ID this pipe

    Hello all, I am hoping someone with a keener brain than mine can help ID this pipe for me. It was bought as a reject estate for 7GBP ($8ish) and when it arrived it just felt like a quality pipe. The seller thought it was good but couldn't elaborate. The closest I've come to is a Charatan Dublin...
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