Guess The Pipe Maker (December 2019)...

[scloyd]

Guess the pipe maker.

 

[dmcmtk]

JHW? I should have prefaced my guess by, Is the stem original?

 

[scloyd]

Not JHW. I picked this pipe up at an antique shop. I would guess the stem is original...I can't be 100% sure though.

 

[dmcmtk]

Hmmmm....

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Nice grain chasing on that, but the stem looks like it was almost made for that particular pipe, so probably not Danish, ha ha.

 

[captainsousie]

Elliot Nachwalter

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I want to say Celius, because of the stem. But, I was thinking that someone probably wouldn't offer up another Celius in the same thread.

 

[captainsousie]

I want to say Celius, because of the stem. But, I was thinking that someone probably wouldn't offer up another Celius in the same thread.

Good call! It does look a little like a Celius shape/stem.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Good call! It does look a little like a Celius shape/stem.

Thanks... Celius really got creative with their stems which set them apart from other Danish freehanders. Don't get me wrong... I may kid about Danish stems, but I still love their pipes.

 

[captainsousie]

Thanks... Celius really got creative with their stems which set them apart from other Danish freehanders. Don't get me wrong... I may kid about Danish stems, but I still love their pipes.

True, Celius did tend to break the mold of the Danish style...heck, of any style. Plus, I still love my old Preben Holm pipes.

 

[scloyd]

Elliot Nachwalter

Nope

 

[scloyd]

Not Celius.

 

[captainsousie]

Hmmm, it doesn't seem likely but the last one I'll go for is Tim West. I'm really terrible at guessing shapes and their makers.

 

[scloyd]

Not Tim West.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Wenhall?

 

[captainsousie]

Told ya. ?

 

[captainsousie]

Aw, what the heck, Blatter & Blatter or Blatter Bros.?

 

[cosmicfolklore]

maybe in the Celius circle of friends... Pipe Dan or WO Larsen?

 

[dmcmtk]

I can easily tell definitely not Celius, stem and shaping are wrong. Too "heavy" for PipeDan, and too "clunky" for something from Larsen. I'd be a little surprised if it's even Danish. I'll throw an idea out there...Willmer?

 

[shanez]

Randy Wiley?