Anyone Help Me With Information On This Pipe?
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It is a nice looking pipe.
I don't have any specific information about the maker.
But, there is an old adage:
Something is worth only what the market will bear.
You might try searching for similar pipes on Ebay and decide it worth from that information.
I don't have any specific information about the maker.
But, there is an old adage:
Something is worth only what the market will bear.
You might try searching for similar pipes on Ebay and decide it worth from that information.
No info on the maker, but in general; It has a standard molded freehand stem in acrylic. The shaping looks good but the bowl walls look pretty dang thin. Probably tells me the guy who made it wasnt too experienced, but maybe he just likes thin walls (then again it may be a reason why we dont know his name?) I'd say overall its a pretty nice pipe and unsmoked. Value really will be what someone will pay for it. I'd say at the very least $75, up to perhaps $150. Then again if the name is well known by others, value could go higher than that, probably not by much but who knows.
Despite an extended search I couldn't find anything that identified this pipe. That's surprising because it is obviously the work of an accomplished carver; yet there's nothing on Pipephil.eu documenting the logo. It may not be a "TG", but possibly a "JG" or the reverse(s) of those letters. Or, the "J" part might just be a stylized pipe with a "G" superimposed on it, as Bobby46 observed.
I am reasonably confident that it is Danish and dates back to the late 1960's or early 70's. There is an expert on Danish pipes by the name of Jakob Groth, presumably in some Scandinavian country. Unfortunately I have no contact info for him. You might email your query to info@scandpipes.com along with the excellent pix you posted here.
My guess is a pipe like this would have been in the $100 - $200 range back in the day.
If I were to make a WAG I'd say it was a Preben Holm second, because the shape of the shank and cut of the acrylic stem are very reminiscent of his style. Also, he was known to have produced pipes under various brand names besides his own. (There are even Ben Wades hand made by Holm!)
If you find out anything, please resurrect this thread and let us know what you learned. Very nice pipe, and well worth the effort to find its history.
I am reasonably confident that it is Danish and dates back to the late 1960's or early 70's. There is an expert on Danish pipes by the name of Jakob Groth, presumably in some Scandinavian country. Unfortunately I have no contact info for him. You might email your query to info@scandpipes.com along with the excellent pix you posted here.
My guess is a pipe like this would have been in the $100 - $200 range back in the day.
If I were to make a WAG I'd say it was a Preben Holm second, because the shape of the shank and cut of the acrylic stem are very reminiscent of his style. Also, he was known to have produced pipes under various brand names besides his own. (There are even Ben Wades hand made by Holm!)
If you find out anything, please resurrect this thread and let us know what you learned. Very nice pipe, and well worth the effort to find its history.
This is a guess based solely on my experience.
The style and color of the pipe, as well as the stem shape, reminds me very much of pipes of Israeli manufacture (Shalom Pipes and its flagship, Alpha, for example). This pipe resembles many of the Alpha freehands that have passed my work table.
But the nomenclature, which I see as a "G" on top of a pipe, is not an Alpha stamp. However, if we assume, as I am, that this pipe may be of Israeli manufacture, it may very well be a Goliath, one of the lesser known Israeli manufactures. If so, one question remains: how big is the pipe? Goliath pipes are huge.
Have you checked the underside of the stem? The Israeli manufacturers tend to place their country stamp in that area. If it is an older pipe, it might be worn, so a lighted magnification source may help.
As I said, this is just guesswork on my part. Of course, Cortez is equally dead-on in pointing out its Danish appearance. This is a Danish style pipe. Unfortunately, for the purposes of identifying the maker, many of the Israeli freehands borrow heavily from Danish influences.
The style and color of the pipe, as well as the stem shape, reminds me very much of pipes of Israeli manufacture (Shalom Pipes and its flagship, Alpha, for example). This pipe resembles many of the Alpha freehands that have passed my work table.
But the nomenclature, which I see as a "G" on top of a pipe, is not an Alpha stamp. However, if we assume, as I am, that this pipe may be of Israeli manufacture, it may very well be a Goliath, one of the lesser known Israeli manufactures. If so, one question remains: how big is the pipe? Goliath pipes are huge.
Have you checked the underside of the stem? The Israeli manufacturers tend to place their country stamp in that area. If it is an older pipe, it might be worn, so a lighted magnification source may help.
As I said, this is just guesswork on my part. Of course, Cortez is equally dead-on in pointing out its Danish appearance. This is a Danish style pipe. Unfortunately, for the purposes of identifying the maker, many of the Israeli freehands borrow heavily from Danish influences.
Who made it I don't know, but it looks like Jekyll & Hyde to me. On the outside it's fine, a well chosen shape for this ebauchon and nicely finished. The stem I don't know, but to me it looks like a replacement. The inside looks very different and I'd hesitate to smoke it. My guess would be someone drilled out the chamber. Not too careful about it either...
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