Best Estate Pipe Find

[rogers]

ebay find. The seller could not make out the stamping and neither could I until after I cleaned it. I wanted a cheap knock-around pipe and this bulldog listed at $4.95 fit the bill. Long story short, it turned out to be a Dunhill Bruyure made between 1912 and 1917 with ivory white dot inlay. Sweet smoker. Over 100 years old and still smoking.
.. like a got dang choo-choo train I tell you what. puf

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

@rogers, Congrats on this one this little gem, hope sometimes I will be able to come across some of these hidden treasures'keep eyes peeled'

 

[jpmcwjr]

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Interesting!

 

[hauntedmyst]

I know the picture is awful. I will take some more when it gets here. I just nabbed a Dunhill Black Briar billiard at a very reasonable price. It's not a size 6 but it will have to do for now since they are difficult to find.

 

[Chasing Embers]

This Savinelli Alligator is my favorite estate find thus far. That may change soon though... Have my eye on a couple of pipes right now. ?

Those are great!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Here's mine, a sandblasted, unsmoked Savinelli Punto Oro 904 for $27. Then again, I've only paid more than $30 for two of my 904/9004s.

 

[Humblepipe]

Nice pipes, gents.

My fav is my Ben Rodger's 1950s Golden Thorne:

 

[eddiegrob]

A Comoy Blue Riband 126 pot/billiard and, a big surprise for me (perhaps it shouldn't have been), a Butz Choquin Supreme Extra hand made.

 

[thedbs999]

My best is a savinelli Silver # 602

Dan

 

[thebigragu]

I found this old handcarved pipe from the 40's I love that pipe

 

[jpmcwjr]

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[hauntedmyst]

Nabbed this one today. It belonged on my rack.

 

[pruss]

More than my fair share over the years... two lots of 30 NOS Trypis pipes for $5ea got me started cleaning up and scavenging for estates.

A couple years later a large score of pre-loved Blatters helped fund my cellar and PAD. (So This Happened - Monster Estate Haul (Pics) :: Pipe Talk - http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/so-this-happened-monster-estate-haul-pics.38626/)

I traded a Brigham Chinook Bulldog for a birth year Dunhill Shell...

If you look long enough, and smart enough, you’ll find a gem for a song too.

 

[jpmcwjr]

OH, my!! 34 Blatters! That's a haul and a half. Wha' happen since?

 

[jpmcwjr]

Nabbed this one today. It belonged on my rack.

<< Snipped bits out >>

Very nice! Where, pray, did you find that gem?

 

[mtwaller]

Mine is not rare or vintage, but I just got an Ashton Pebble Grain Lovat XX when smokingpipes had their most recent estate sale. Definitely my best estate score, it is orders of magnitude above any other pipe I own, both in terms of looks and smoking characteristics. I’ve been smoking the crap out of it. Got it for $148, I think new retail in the U.S. would be around $250-$300? I just paid $225 for a new Brindle Lovat this morning from a shop in Italy.

 

[snagstangl]

TaylorMade from Ashton $32

 

[hauntedmyst]

Very nice! Where, pray, did you find that gem?

Thank you! Ebay. Came home, saw there was 19 secs left on the auction and won it.

 

[hauntedmyst]

Mine is not rare or vintage, but I just got an Ashton Pebble Grain Lovat XX when smokingpipes had their most recent estate sale. Definitely my best estate score, it is orders of magnitude above any other pipe I own, both in terms of looks and smoking characteristics. I’ve been smoking the crap out of it. Got it for $148, I think new retail in the U.S. would be around $250-$300? I just paid $225 for a new Brindle Lovat this morning from a shop in Italy.

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Beautiful! I love Ashton Brindles and that one has some awesome grain.