1915-192(?) BBB Umbria Restoration (And a Bit of History) [pic heavy]
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Thanks for the kind words, fellas, and for sticking with the post until the end.
It's a smallish pipe. The approximate dimensions...
Length (diagonally from the front of the bowl to the button): 4.95 in. / 126 mm
Bowl Height: 1.65 in. / 42 mm
Bowl Width: 1.29 in. / 33 mm
Chamber Width: 0.76 in. / 19 mm
Chamber Depth: 1.46 in. / 37 mm
Still, a good size bowl compared with the overall size of the pipe though. :
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It's a smallish pipe. The approximate dimensions...
Length (diagonally from the front of the bowl to the button): 4.95 in. / 126 mm
Bowl Height: 1.65 in. / 42 mm
Bowl Width: 1.29 in. / 33 mm
Chamber Width: 0.76 in. / 19 mm
Chamber Depth: 1.46 in. / 37 mm
Still, a good size bowl compared with the overall size of the pipe though. :
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It's fun to watch people react to prime oldies like this. Many are surprised at how well lines were held as an EXPECTED thing, and how graceful those lines were. Antique-y and futuristically streamlined/swoopy at the same time.
Marty Pulvers has this pipe's big brother. A full-on BBB "Best Make" (meaning their top of the line) with sterling band. It has a bone screw stem instead of a push tenon because it's older (the screw needs a bit of timing, however), and overall the pipe is larger, but if Anthony's new girlfriend starts your motor, this one should too. :D
It's about halfway down the page:
http://sherlocks-haven.com/english.html
Marty Pulvers has this pipe's big brother. A full-on BBB "Best Make" (meaning their top of the line) with sterling band. It has a bone screw stem instead of a push tenon because it's older (the screw needs a bit of timing, however), and overall the pipe is larger, but if Anthony's new girlfriend starts your motor, this one should too. :D
It's about halfway down the page:
http://sherlocks-haven.com/english.html
Bump.
I think I missed this thread when it was posted. What outstanding research, Anthony (to say nothing of the restoration). I had no idea that the Umbria line went back that far. I thought it was from the late 20s at the earliest.
As for that College Point factory -- would that be the source for BBB pipes with faux* hallmarks reading "A F C" on the band, I wonder? I've seen two such BBBs (and just bought one last night) and I can't think of any other reason why they wouldn't have city and date letters, per British law.
Here's the one I just bought:
*People who actually know what they're talking about (e.g. Cosmicfolklore) will point out that any mark on silver is a "hallmark," whether it has official date letters or not. Still, "faux" seems to get the right point across. :mrgreen:
I think I missed this thread when it was posted. What outstanding research, Anthony (to say nothing of the restoration). I had no idea that the Umbria line went back that far. I thought it was from the late 20s at the earliest.
As for that College Point factory -- would that be the source for BBB pipes with faux* hallmarks reading "A F C" on the band, I wonder? I've seen two such BBBs (and just bought one last night) and I can't think of any other reason why they wouldn't have city and date letters, per British law.
Here's the one I just bought:
*People who actually know what they're talking about (e.g. Cosmicfolklore) will point out that any mark on silver is a "hallmark," whether it has official date letters or not. Still, "faux" seems to get the right point across. :mrgreen:
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