Estate Tobacco Pipe Jackpot..

[zwerx921]

Hello all... I want to share my find from this past weekend. I got a call from a elderly lady letting me know that she has some tobacco pipes that her late husband had.
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[shaintiques]

And did you buy them all? What kind of deal did you get?

 

[numbersix]

Congrats - that is quite the haul!

 

[lincolnsbark]

Congratulations! Those freehands on the last row to the left are gorgeous!

 

[pruss]

I hope that you scored some new buffing wheels to go with that haul. Nice pick up!
-- Pat

 

[captainsousie]

Looks like some nice finds. Congrats.

 

[brian64]

8O

 

[zwerx921]

I bought them all from her Shaintiques. I payed $100 for all of them here in the picture. There are a few more broken Meerschaum pipes that are still in the box. I have no idea what to do with those Broken Meerschaum pipes.

I had to go out and buy a new buffing wheel for all these Pat. I have started to refurbish a few of them for my collection, so I can keep feeding my addiction of Estate pipes.:D
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[captainsousie]

Ok, now I'm officially jealous.

 

[petes03]

Very nice, and large, haul! Well done!

 

[ejames]

As I told Rick (lifeon2) when he scored a batch of estates--I hate you! :lol: GREAT SCORE!!!

 

[jah76]

48 pipes...$2 a pipe.
Congratulations.

 

[voorhees]

Find any gems yet? I mean they look great, but are they all drug store pipes? I know they're not, but am curious beyond belief.

 

[captainsousie]

I would be truly surprised if some of those aren't Ben Wade or Preben Holm pipes from the shapes and stems.

 

[zwerx921]

A few of the ones on the right are Ben Wades and Soren freehand pipes. Two are Savinelli "Oscar" pipes, Two Comoy's, Three Prince of Wales, Two Lanza pipes. And a Marxman "The Four Hundred"(400) with 14K solid Gold band. One of the pipes that has a big crack that I wish didn't is a Dr. Ardor Urano Calabash.
I am very excited about all these pipes.

 

[pruss]

Way to go Zwerx!
Now don't score like that again or Captainsousie will come out of the wild West and hunt you down just to steal your luck.
I can't wait to see some of them cleaned up.
Cheers,
-- Pat

 

[4dotsasieni]

Wow! Instant pipe collection! And instant long-term refurbishing hobby. :laughat:

 

[ghost]

Holy crap, what an amazing haul! I want to see after pictures of each one...

 

[captainsousie]

Now don't score like that again or Captainsousie will come out of the wild West and hunt you down just to steal your luck.

:rofl:

 

[soggycitybob]

Wow! The Mother Lode! Wwhat a great estate find!