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  1. runscott

    Another Royal Deluxe - London Made

    Other than the one discussed in the thread below (OP - @Humblepipe ), I was unable to find anything on the internet about this pipe. Pulled this one out of my junk box for a restore because the stem was 1920-30's-ish. A couple of pits, but fine grain. (That's a large brass dot on the stem)...
  2. runscott

    Peterson Mark Twain 1981 Anomaly

    Here are two 1981 hallmarked Peterson Mark Twain pipes. Both are normal issue (not the numbered ones). The main difference is the stamps - I've never seen another Mark Twain, from any year, with the large stamp that is perpendicular to the band stamping. Another difference is the ferrule size...
  3. runscott

    Stem Restoration - No Sandpaper

    I realize that sometimes sandpaper is necessary for stem restoration; however, I hardly ever have to use it. In fact, I rarely have to soak my stems anymore. This Mark Twain arrived today and is perfect for showing how to restore a stem using a Magic Eraser with alcohol. The first picture...
  4. runscott

    Honey Cured Pipes?!?

    I saw an auction on ebay where they said their pipe had been 'honey cured'. So I asked them about it, and the conversation went as follows: Me: "Please explain 'honey cured' to me. Is this something you do to a pipe, or is it stamped on the pipe. I've never heard of it, so just asking...
  5. runscott

    Late 1800's North American Pipes

    I grabbed this pipe off ebay the other day, because it had similar characteristics to an1800's NE U.S. pipe I own. This is all educated guesswork, but when I found the first pipe, I discussed it on a forum with someone who had a similar pipe, and we decided that both pipes were probably made in...
  6. runscott

    Dunhill Bowling Ball Stems Questions

    I have a 1930's Dunhill 'bowling ball' stem that I fitted to a1936 Dunhill. The earliest bowling ball stem example I can find is a 1933, and all of them that I've found were fitted to 'Root Briar' pipes. Questions: What's the earliest that these came out? Were they a stem option for pipes...
  7. runscott

    Old Pipes With All the Accoutrements

    I have a few old pipes that were lucky enough to come with their original 'stuff'. Please show yours. Just received this Kaywoodie 'Flame Grain Meerschaum' with matching box, fuzzy sock and brochure. The sock even has a tag that says 'Flame Grain Meerschaum'. The brochure mentions problem...
  8. runscott

    Lee Van Cleef Pipes

    Has anyone else gone down this rabbit hole? Please show them. I got real lucky finding the meer, the only flaw being that it has an amber stem instead of the Bakelite, so the color is off. It's 1910-20, so my thinking that the mottled bowl was a 1960's trick is apparently incorrect. The rim...
  9. runscott

    Sasieni One Dot?

    Is this legit? Interesting bid history. ebay Sasieni one dot
  10. runscott

    Meerschaum Kalmasch Rim and Crack Repair

    This one has some issues that I've never dealt with before: - a chunk broke off the front of the shank at some point, and was glued back poorly, and permanently. I've sanded off the rough connection areas, but there's a crack that needs to be filled. My concern is that when it colors there will...
  11. runscott

    Odd ~WWII Silver Hallmarks

    I just picked up two Peterson Deluxe shape 255 pipes - one stamped 'Irish Free State' and the other 'Made in Ireland'. Both have after-market Sterling bands that are NOT repair bands - other pipes in the collection had the same bands, so the owner apparently added them to non-banded pipes...
  12. runscott

    Carved Briar: City of London Imperial Volunteers - 2nd Boer War

    This one just arrived. Could possibly be dated by 'Rd. No. 354787' on the side (“British Design Registry number”).
  13. runscott

    Max Capps Pipe

    A cool mini-LC Max Capps just ended on ebay. From what I can tell, he makes some of the nicer-looking LC Clones, but I've never smoked (or even held) one of his pipes. Has anyone here ever commissioned one of his LC Clones? Here's the one that just ended on ebay, and the link below is for the...
  14. runscott

    Unsmoked Pipe?

    Does this look unsmoked? I could swear I'm looking at rim char at the bottom, and the inside of the bowl looks like light smoking, as opposed to a bowl coating. It's a Peterson - I thought I had seen enough new ones to know what their bowl coating looks like, but maybe I'm wrong.
  15. runscott

    Briarcliff 'All Briar' Pipe

    Title edited for caps. Please see Rule 9. -jpm Here's an odd one I picked up in an antique store today - the stem is briar. I won't be home to clean it up for another week and a half, but looking forward to seeing the stem cleaned up.
  16. runscott

    Another UK Pipe Stolen by Pitney Bowes

    I recently bought a 1910-20 Ben Wade pipe from a UK ebay seller, and today got the dreaded ebay message. Pitney-Bowes grabs most decent pipes shipped through the Global Shipping Program, from the UK. They show up again in ebay auctions a few weeks later, not shipped through GSP. The original...
  17. runscott

    First new Dunhill Purchase

    Okay, I can't afford a NEW new Dunhill, but this will do. Still has the price sticker on the stem, from 1960. First time I've been able to identify lathe marks in the chamber of a Dunhill (last pic). I realize only nerds look for such stuff.
  18. runscott

    Antique Store Kaywoodie

    All of my Kaywoodie pipes have been impulse purchases, yesterday almost passing on this 'Ninety-Fiver' because they wanted $15. Took another look at the grain and decided I'd take it. It has the stinger intact. I've asked Kaywoodie questions in other forums and rarely gotten responses. Are...
  19. runscott

    1800's Swedish Meerschaum Hallmarks - Help Needed

    I have a Swedish meerschaum stummel with the '3 crowns' hallmark of Sweden, a city hallmark for Stockholm, a makers mark of 'CGS', and a partial date hallmark (rubbed off consonant followed by '4') indicating that it was made between 1831-54. Does anyone know if Stockholm used different city...
  20. runscott

    Vicky Pipe

    This one just arrived. In researching it, I found a thread that features a similar, but also very different carving of Queen Victoria, possibly from the 1897 Jubilee. I had been looking for one of the Peterson Meerschaums created for that event, but the prices are astronomical. This one may...