1912 BBB

[scrooge]

 

[mcitinner1]

Good old pipes are cool...Good one James.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Very fine! Did you clean it or did it come that way?

 

[georged]

No teasing, scrooge. Give us the full rundown. :D

 

[ssjones]

Fabulous - yes, who did the work on that one?

 

[scrooge]

Dave G, does all my pipes. He contacted a few collectors an they told him not to do much to it. No super shine, it had a little tooth chatter but they came out by heating the stem. No fills. He hand buffed the sterling leaving the patina intact. On this one she original. Not bad for 104 years old. Thanks everybody. Hey Al just noticed I'm missing a B in the title, can you fix it. I'm sure most members knows what it is. Thanks!

 

[xrundog]

Yeah, that's a really nice one. I'd have shined the silver 'cause I like shiny silver. But that's my preference and not a criticism. There's a lot of satisfaction in smoking a nice old pipe like that.

 

[graydawn]

Beautiful!

 

[danielplainview]

This pipe was a little rough but a solid survivor. After much discussion about what to do with this one, Scrooge decided to lightly repair and preserve it. I happily agreed. It just didn't seem right to tear it down and completely refinish it. The finish is all original.

The sterling was hand polished and left with some patina.

 

[xrundog]

I like everything about the way you do your thing Dave. Your level of skill is enormous!

 

[mso489]

Most impressive, so lithe with that snazzy cant to the bowl. Good call on not overdoing the renovation. This old gent stands on his own.

 

[ssjones]

Ah, I thought that was Dave G's work! Nicely done.

 

[texmexpipe]

Beautiful pipe, hard to believe it's over 100 years old and looking that good, it gives one a little hope of not for ourselves then our pipes!

 

[jpmcwjr]

Another gem from Dave! The stand might have been a hint, but I didn't know for sure, (at all.) Congrats all around. As to the BB, there's only one: Mlle. Bardot!

 

[cobguy]

Super classy pipe, James, and great job as always on the resto, Dave! :clap:

 

[brian64]

I really like that one...a truly fabulous pipe Scrooge. Great job Dave.

 

[newbroom]

Yowser! That's a classic! ++condition. Looks like a Bing's Dad's Pipe.

 

[kyrob]

Gorgeous pipe!

 

[vlodko]

Amazing work!

 

[pitchfork]

Nice BBB! You can still see the logo on the stem - often it's buffed out by the time we collectors get our hands on them.