BBB Antique Store Find

[laearl]

I hate to say how much I paid for it,
ok $8.00 :D
I dug through a large basket for several minutes until I came across the BBB Diamond emblem so I grabbed it. It was well used and heavily crusted with cake so I figured it was at least a good smoker.

Not much done other than getting out the cake. I took it down to the briar and probably could have used a bit more fine sanding. The stem just got a Oxyclean soak, and buff with Magic Eraser, the briar was scrubbed with a toothbrush and OxyClean then hand buffed with carnuba wax. It only has had a few small bowls smoked and it is a fine smoker.
Lots of beautiful birds-eye on this beauty!

After:

 

[ashdigger]

Sweet!! Nice grab!!

 

[pagan]

Nice find, I should be so lucky

 

[randelli]

Love it!

 

[wyfbane]

You did a great job of restoring it without losing the nomenclature. well done!!

 

[dottiewarden]

Classic beauty, congratulations! The money spent only hurts temporarily but the enjoyable smokes can go on for many years to come.

 

[didimauw]

Damn! That's about the price I pay for my cobs! Beautiful pipe!

 

[danielplainview]

Epic score. Shoot me a pm if you want to double your money. ::

 

[jpmcwjr]

Well done! A fine find and resto.

 

[laearl]

Thanks for the kind replies. It is a real looker for sure, I like it a bunch.
I have been trying out some microfiber sanding pads of late and find they have been doing a real nice job on my latest acquisition. Once this one needs a clean up I'll use the MF pads on it to see how much better it can be.

 

[papipeguy]

Super find and great clean-up on that. Enjoy it.

 

[macaroon]

That's a handsome number, to be sure! Nice job breathing new life into an old pipe.