Dunhill Disaster Set

[jpberg]

[quoteEvidently the owner didn't think too much of his friends[/quote]
Phil, I think a lot of guys used to just treat their pipes like pipes. Although it makes me cringe a bit, it is a breath of fresh air to see pipes being considered implements, and not women's shoes.
I used to fish with a (now deceased) guy who had the ugliest bunch of Dunhills I have ever seen. When I asked why he never cleaned them up, he looked at me like I was dumb, and said "they're just pipes, when they get too crapped up I just start on a new one!" I think that was close to the rule versus the exception.

 

[phil67]

jpberg wrote:

Phil, I think a lot of guys used to just treat their pipes like pipes. Although it makes me cringe a bit, it is a breath of fresh air to see pipes being considered implements, and not women's shoes.

I used to fish with a (now deceased) guy who had the ugliest bunch of Dunhills I have ever seen. When I asked why he never cleaned them up, he looked at me like I was dumb, and said "they're just pipes, when they get too crapped up I just start on a new one!" I think that was close to the rule versus the exception.

Very possible, and quite obviously the case. Years ago some people would smoke pipes until they were no longer ‘smokable’, i.e. too much cake build up, etc. as they never bothered to properly clean them. My great uncle and grandfather come to mind, albeit I was just a child back in the early 50’s and didn’t know any better, but they looked like crusted turds to me (but damn… I loved the smell). Then again, they were certainly not Dunhill’s and were more likely than not drugstore pipes.

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misterlowercase wrote:

I've always liked the way that transparent tape yellows like amber with age,

seen often in older library books,

or photo albums...

Yeah, and I’m sure archivist’s love it too! There is nothing worse than finding old cherished vintage photographs, and or documents and letters that have been ruined by old and crusted yellow tape. The site of it might be reminiscent of something old, but something that makes me cringe!

 

[jkrug]

Whatever it takes to keep 'em in the game I guess? :?:

 

[danielplainview]

I never understood why someone would spend all the money and beat the hell out of a pipe(s). After 20 years, I'm sure more than a few of mine have had pounds burned in them and they are still not cracked and broken. My grandfather smoked his pipes pretty much every waking moment for decades, and they are still structurally sound. To some a pipe is just a tool, but I don't abuse my tools either.

 

[johnnyreb]

I can't believe they didn't use 10K Silver baling wire!

 

[newbroom]

Those were Dunhill pipes at one time. Their owner modified them. Now they're Dangerfield's.

 

[bigpond]

err............no, its a 1968 shape #53, bent billiard...........

Thank you!

 

[condorlover1]

Lovely examples of Nobwood Pipe Repairs fine repair skills! I am tempted to bid on them since if the case was filled with Brylon pipes no one would notice the difference although you ought to see some of my running repairs on my 'cutty' pipes sometime! :rofl:

 

[saltedplug]

I thought if the bowl cracked it was time to give up on that pipe. Little did I know with just a bit of wire I could smoke it for another decade!

 

[seacaptain]

I can't believe they didn't use 10K Silver baling wire!

That was funny. :lol:

 

[Sjmiller CPG]

Someone has actually bid on them!

 

[johnnyreb]

Seacaptain,
I'm sure Cosmic has some pure fine silver jewelers wire and could make some nicer repairs. If nothing else he could use the wire to turn the pipes into lavaliers for the pipe smoker who has everything.

 

[kcghost]

Member GeorgeD would probably love this set as he is one of the very best repairmen in the country.

 

[okiescout]

I guess smoking a pipe was handy, he always had a hammer in his mouth.

 

[jpmcwjr]

They were perhaps stored under the tractor tires, but forgotten about when Spring startup time came.

 

[mso489]

As the ebay listing says, "Four pipes from the set look to have repairs." The other three days of the week were more calm.

 

[saltedplug]

Hands down the best ebay bimbo listing I've seen!

 

[ssjones]

Holy cow I lost track of this auction it went for $300