Antique Store Finds

[PApiper63]

Good evening, fellow Pipers. I enjoy cruising the antique shops looking for old estate pipes. They seem to be harder to find. I walked into an antique store that I have been into many times before and there was an entire case filled with old pipes. They were really in terrible condition, but they were asking $10 per pipe. There were about 35 pipes there and I selected 14 of them at $10 per pipe. I fully expected that some of the pipes were beyond repair and restoration but I thought what the heck, I will at least learn some things as I attempt to fix them up. I watched lots of YouTube clips and did my research and ended up fixing them all up to be quite nice smokers. I don't think any of them are worth a lot of money, but they are all good smokers and more importantly I had a great time tackling their problems. Some of them had cake so thick I couldn't have stuck a pencil down the bowl. I thought I would share some pictures of my work. I am not a professional pipe restore, but I love the challenge of giving old things new life.

 

[OzPiper]

Well done
That’s the way to go.
Get some cheap pipes to practice on - little harm done if you stuff up.
You can only get better with the practice.

Rebornpipes is a great reference resource.

 

[bullet08]

That's some skill. I can't restore for shit. My Vespa SS 180 has been in two different garages for last 20 years or so. I did most body work, and one of my kids did some other things. But I don't think it will be done till I win a lottery.

 

[ssjones]

What is the brand of #6?

 

[PApiper63]

What is the brand of #6?

On the pipe stem, it says Eminent Danish Design

 

[upnorth1]

Good evening, fellow Pipers. I enjoy cruising the antique shops looking for old estate pipes. They seem to be harder to find. I walked into an antique store that I have been into many times before and there was an entire case filled with old pipes. They were really in terrible condition, but they were asking $10 per pipe. There were about 35 pipes there and I selected 14 of them at $10 per pipe. I fully expected that some of the pipes were beyond repair and restoration but I thought what the heck, I will at least learn some things as I attempt to fix them up. I watched lots of YouTube clips and did my research and ended up fixing them all up to be quite nice smokers. I don't think any of them are worth a lot of money, but they are all good smokers and more importantly I had a great time tackling their problems. Some of them had cake so thick I couldn't have stuck a pencil down the bowl. I thought I would share some pictures of my work. I am not a professional pipe restore, but I love the challenge of giving old things new life.

Great job! There’s some really nice looking pipes in there!

 

[Pirate55]

Good evening, fellow Pipers. I enjoy cruising the antique shops looking for old estate pipes. They seem to be harder to find. I walked into an antique store that I have been into many times before and there was an entire case filled with old pipes. They were really in terrible condition, but they were asking $10 per pipe. There were about 35 pipes there and I selected 14 of them at $10 per pipe. I fully expected that some of the pipes were beyond repair and restoration but I thought what the heck, I will at least learn some things as I attempt to fix them up. I watched lots of YouTube clips and did my research and ended up fixing them all up to be quite nice smokers. I don't think any of them are worth a lot of money, but they are all good smokers and more importantly I had a great time tackling their problems. Some of them had cake so thick I couldn't have stuck a pencil down the bowl. I thought I would share some pictures of my work. I am not a professional pipe restore, but I love the challenge of giving old things new life.

Nice work!

 

[woodrow]

You’ll appreciate the challenge. It’s a lot of fun. I really enjoy it.

 

[doctorbob]

Good work!

 

[AreBee]

Wow! Those came out great! Really like that panel pipe (11th pic). I like restoring pipes as well and I am FAR from a professional. It just makes happy to breathe new life into an old pipe. Many times I have wondered what happened to my grandfather's pipes and I am hopeful that somewhere, somebody like you has restored them and is smoking them today.

 

[sablebrush52]

Nice work! I enjoy bringing an old pipe back to life,

 

[MisterBadger]

Nice work! I enjoy bringing an old pipe back to life,

Superb. Have you deciphered the hallmarks?

 

[sablebrush52]

Superb. Have you deciphered the hallmarks?

Yep. It dates to 1920.

 

[OzPiper]

Nice work! I enjoy bringing an old pipe back to life,

Jesse,
Was it listed as a Sterncrest (handwritten label in photo 1) by the vendor ?
You got a steal, if it was

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

On the pipe stem, it says Eminent Danish Design

You smoke it when they put the new freeway through your den.

 

[sablebrush52]

Jesse,
Was it listed as a Sterncrest (handwritten label in photo 1) by the vendor ?
You got a steal, if it was

No. The Sterncrest was just below it. The note said Barling, IIRC, and described the cap as "some kind of metal". I think the listing was screwed up as I found it during one of my, "let's look at everything" searches, so I picked it up for about 20% of market value.