I just wanted to show off my latest Facebook Marketplace find - a G. W. Sims sandblasted plateau-top. I don't usually go in for this style of pipe, but this one caught my eye: the blast is wonderful. It's also pretty big. Although I only know limited information about Sims, he seems to have been active until the late 1970s (or possibly the early 1980s). I would guess that this pipe is from the early 1970s. He apparently had a carver from Charatan, and that influence can be seen clearly in this pipe. Moti Ezrati (of Upshall/Astley's infamy) apparently collected these pipes, and had over 300.
I think this pipe has only been smoked once or twice.![398304859_361312293136283_258576660909717023_n.jpg 398304859_361312293136283_258576660909717023_n.jpg](https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/data/attachments/259/259877-0d00b44afc68ad2f5f98f66e7254163a.jpg)
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I think this pipe has only been smoked once or twice.
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