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Show Us Your Briarlees
Nothing fancy, but a nice Illustrious Dublin. Left a little of the rim edge char because I like the small scars that remind me someone loved the pipe before I did.- Parsimonious Piper
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Show Off Your BBK (Bru Bu) Pipes Here
Came across this BBK Billiard in a junk store in western NC last year. Just did a cleanup rather than full-on restoration. What silver plating is left is a bit pitted, but still polished up OK. Last pic shows someone scraped the inside of the lid with a sharp point. Any suggestions on smoothing...- Parsimonious Piper
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Show Off Your Lee Pipes Here!
This 2nd Gen 2-star Churchwarden cleaned up nicely. I have a couple others, but both are 3rd Gen stamped stars.- Parsimonious Piper
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Show Off Your Lee Pipes Here!
The grain on that bullmoose really is something. Those collaborations are interesting. Which of the two patent numbers are stamped on yours? The first was awarded in 1938, the second in 1941. I have 4 Lees and 5 Davenports. Three of the Davenports have Lee-style 7pt stars and the later patent...- Parsimonious Piper
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Show Us Your Gold Coast
Provided you don’t crush the stinger🤣- Parsimonious Piper
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Show Us Your Gold Coast
As @telescopes said, yes. When they’re really gunked up, I’ll rig the stem to stand vertically in a glass and fill it with enough 90+% alcohol to cover the stinger. A good soak usually does it. If you have trouble getting it apart after that, DM me.- Parsimonious Piper
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Show Off Your Lee Pipes Here!
I’ve been lucky to have found Strollers in about a dozen different shapes. They’re quite sturdy little pipes. All of mine are at least partially rusticated, so the briar had flaws. But they’re perfect—as the name implies—for a stroll.- Parsimonious Piper
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Show Off Your Lee Pipes Here!
Love the thick walls and nice grain.- Parsimonious Piper
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Show Off Your Lee Pipes Here!
This kind of carving was fairly common on 1st and 2nd gen 2-star Lees. Whatever flaws this little Bulldog is hiding, it’s still a perfectly fine smoker.- Parsimonious Piper
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Show Off Your Lee Pipes Here!
Great find…a type of rustication uncommon on Lees. That’ll clean up nicely.- Parsimonious Piper
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Show Us Your Gold Coast
Your memory serves well. It was a nice addition to my collection.- Parsimonious Piper
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Pipes by Lee Soaking Up Oil
Guess I’ll toss in my $0.02 since it’s worth as much or little as any other. I have over 100 Lees. Based on the restoration descriptions at Reborn Pipes, each smooth one got a single drop of olive oil rubbed in after cleanup. Seems to make the grain pop again before hand waxing/buffing. Nary a...- Parsimonious Piper
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***What Are You Smoking, Nov. 2024?***
Gotta be Lee. All the examples I’ve seen are classic Lee shaping.- Parsimonious Piper
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***What Are You Smoking, Nov. 2024?***
Sorry I missed your post on the other thread. Here’s what I have re the Magic Stems… Lord Davenport first patented it in 1938 with an update in 1941. I have PDFs of both patents. I have 5 of the Davenports: one 1938 Pat. Pending, one with dual patents, and three 1941s. Here’s where it gets...- Parsimonious Piper
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Show Off Your Lee Pipes Here!
That’s the best condition I’ve found stamped stars in, so to have ‘em on a pipe like this was a lucky find.- Parsimonious Piper
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Show Off Your Lee Pipes Here!
Third generation 3-star (stamped) Dublin with a large—for Lees—bowl. Whoever set this block up followed the grain rather nicely around the shank-to-bowl transition.- Parsimonious Piper
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Show Off Your Lee Pipes Here!
A while back I scored a nifty set: 3 7-pt star Apple with a box, sales card, and sock. I suspect the accessories may not be original to the pipe simply because I have a box with 7-pt stars and these are the 5s. But it’s a nice set nonetheless. Nice straight grain up the side. A bit of burn...- Parsimonious Piper
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Show Off Your Lee Pipes Here!
The grain’s pretty decent all around. Your categorization of it as a Bullmoose is probably better. I think of a Bullmoose as having beefier proportions, but the shape itself matches up.- Parsimonious Piper
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Show Off Your Lee Pipes Here!
Bulldog->Rhodesian, It->Not- Parsimonious Piper
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Show Off Your Lee Pipes Here!
This squat Bulldog shape appears to have been popular based on the number I’ve seen for sale. Nice grain and didn’t require too much cleanup other than the usual stem oxidation and a bit of lava on the rim. It bad for $36 shipped.- Parsimonious Piper
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