That pipe was made in their french factory. Its probably buffed off, but "france" would have been stamped on the vulcanite stem. The shield stamp is a grade stamp meaning the grain was better than normal and less or no flaws. Made in the 70's most likely.
Edwards Pipe Dating?
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Thanks! In the first photo FRANCE is noticable..I tried not to ruin that when I cleaned the stem.
Oh mine says france on the vulcanite. I forgot to mention that. I might have sanded it off during restoration though.
I was wondering about the shield marking, the briar is nice and has only flaws from use. No fills I cold see.
Here are some pictures I took after restoration. It's really pretty although I couldn't get all the rim char off. Who ever owned this pipe before never cleaned the shank. It was really gross. I hope she enjoys being all cleaned up and ready for another smoke.
I paid $20 for my Edward's 13L5 at a local antique shop. It has a few fills and a bit of a tight draw but it's my favorite flake pipe.
I just smoked my new Edwards and it was a really good smoker. The pipe has very thin walls but barely gets warm in the hand. I don't understand it. Just good briar?
thats what I hear about Algerian briar. I smoke my Edwards Bulldog yesterday and it smokes great everytime.
I was smoking one of my 700L billiards a couple of hours ago. Just awesome. In a week or so I'll post up some recent Edward's aquisitions.....I've got about 25 Edward's from an estate that I sent out to have new stems cut for them.....the original owner enjoyed chewing through them, but the bowls are in most excellent condition.
25 Edwards! Wow that is so exciting! Atwageman thank you so much for helping with this thread. I do believe I am a new Edwards fan!
Yeah its rather amazing how I aquired them. They just showed up in the mail one day. A lady was dealing with her fathers belongings after be had passed away. According to a letter that was packed with the pipes she originally took them to a pipe shop, she did not mention which one to try an find out if they were worth anything. So instead of selling the pipes off for about $5 to $10 a piece, she decided to go back home and do a little internet research. She came across my site and without even emailing or calling me she sent the pipes to me and said they were mine free of charge. She stated her father would rather have had them go to someone who was passionate about what they were smoking versus ending up on the bargain table.
As a kind gesture on my part I sent her a check, and a big ass thank you letter. Its not everyday the sun shines up my ass, but it was the least I could do.
As a kind gesture on my part I sent her a check, and a big ass thank you letter. Its not everyday the sun shines up my ass, but it was the least I could do.
Wow that is a great story! She picked a good person to send them to. I'm sure they will be well taken care of. Who are you having do the stem work?
You should send her a picture of them restored when you get them back. I bet she would love that.
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