Estate sale find

[fetidbog]

My wife found a pipe chest(I'll post pics as soon as I figure out how)at an estate sale that came with 3 pipes. An older Kaywoodie that had the stinger cut off, a Colassals Custom Made(smokes remarkably well by the way) and a small Peterson Shamrock(shape #53, it smokes good but I don't get along with the P-Lip). She also found an old Tinder Box Milano that she got for $2.00 and it looked like she paid $1.50 too much. But looks can be deceiving. Upon closer inspection, I could tell that the original owner really liked this pipe and used it a lot. The finish was worn away where his fingers had grasped it and the stem was oxidized and chewed.But the bowl, although dirty and well used, looked sound. So I took some time and gave the old pipe a good cleaning and I can now see why he liked it so much. Its now the best smoking briar in my collection.

But anyway, I've strayed off topic here. Can anyone tell me anything Colassals Custom Made and the Peterson Shamrock? And if you have some comments on the Tinder Box Milano line of pipes please include those too.

Thanks

 

[pagan]

You got some great pipes there, I to don't care for the P-lip but the Peterson Shamrock is a great pipe, tinder box has an interesting history, check the lins for more info
http://www.pipephil.eu/logos/en/logo-t6.html
https://pipedia.org/wiki/The_Tinder_Box

 

[fetidbog]

We had a Tinder Box here that sadly closed in the mid 1990's. Loved that place. I'm still having trouble locating any definite info on the Colassals Custom Made line of pipes though.

 

[huntertrw]

"I'm still having trouble locating any definite info on the Colassals Custom Made line of pipes though."
According to Wilczak & Colwell in their book titled "Who Made That Pipe?" Colossals (note their spelling) was a brand from France and Italy by a maker who was unknown to them.

 

[dmcmtk]

The Tinderbox Milano, Napoli, and Verona pipes were made for them by Mauro Armellini,
https://pipedia.org/wiki/Armellini
They can be found referenced in The Tinderbox catalogs here,
http://pipepages.com/tobcats2.htm

 

[pappymac]

Our Tinderbox in Metairie, LA closed in June. It was sold and relocated basically across the street from the mall it was in. It's now named Mayan Imports III and has seating for about 10 people for smoking.

 

[fetidbog]

Thanks for the info. I'm sorry to hear about the Tinder Box in Metairie closing.