11 Estates Preparing to Restore

[kgill]

Listed top to bottom, left column:



Worwom Sagre Namur (please someone help me ID this maker and history!) 8" overall length!
Cellini Hand Made 6.5" overall length
Denby's Made in London England
Digby London Made, London England 9436
Pipe By Lee, Limited Edition, Authentic Imported Briar



Then Top to Bottom Right Coloumn:
Ropp Supreme, Made In France
I think this is a block of Missouri Merschaum, uncarved. Pipe Kit basically?
Made In Italy, Italian Briar (probably a tourist pipe??)
St. Arain
Brewster Imported Briar, Italy
Cellini Hand Made
I would appreciate any and all comments on rarity or anything else appropriate.
Thanks!
Edit: Corrected capitalization in title per Rule #9. L.

Number Nine, Number Nine, Number Nine

 

[ejames]

I think this is a block of Missouri Merschaum, uncarved. Pipe Kit basically?

No, Missouri Meerschaum is corn cob-only. If that pipe is meerschaum, and it looks like it, then the meer is either from Turkey or Africa.

Looks like you got your work cut out!

 

[dmcmtk]

The bent pipe looks pretty cool, slightly reminiscent of a Dunhill 120. I would rebend the stem to give it a more flowing curve. I prefer to use the boiling water method, for me it's just easier to control. Right now it's straight-bent-straight, I'd aim for straight-bend-continuous curve right to the button.

 

[shayde]

The Ropp supreme on the too right looks gorgeous, are you planning on selling these prior to restoring them?

 

[petes03]

I've only seen one of the Bull pipes before. It was at an antique store for $10. I've seen a bunch of the Ropp Cherrywood pipes at antique stores for around $10. I know Bradley is a big fan of the Digby pipes, he might have some info on them for you. Nice scores by the way!

 

[ssjones]

Digby is a GBD second and a fine pipe.

 

[tbradsim1]

Digby and Savory pipes are very under rated and fine smokers especially the Savorys.

 

[flmason]

I hope all goes well during the cleaning and restoration process.

 

[kgill]

I really wish I could figure out the maker of the first pipe on top left of pictures. I am not sure I have deciphered the name properly. It almost looks like the name is stamped on the wood and not embedded INTO the wood. I am afraid to overclean and lose the lettering.
It appears there was pipe making activity in Namur Belgium, but I don't know if that is the name of the pipe or where it was made.

 

[cigrmaster]

Looks like you have some serious work ahead of you. I am looking forward to seeing the after pics, it always amazes me how people can take a dirty used pipe and make it look new. Good luck in your latest project.

 

[mso489]

I'm betting on some of those straight billiards really being transformed by some judicious

restoration. Maybe that big Dublin too, if the stem problem can be resolved. Doing a group

like this may actually be less time consuming, being able to process a group of pipes. Easy

to say -- ha-ha.