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A friend of a friend buys at estate sales, mostly furniture, and resells. He'll say, "I'll take everything in this room, everything in this room..." etc. so large lots of furniture getshipped to him. In the base of a hutch (and he has no idea which sale it was from) was a large plastic suitcase, which contained about two-thirds of a hunting rifle in pieces, an old gun sight still in the package, a single radio tube, and a whole mess of pipes-- what an odd combination. Could I look them over? Yes, happily!
There were twenty-six Kirstens and several bowls, and those are already spoken-for. Aside from two of the Kirstens & a spare bowl (which, being a Kirsten lover, I bought straight away, along with another Shalom Alpha), here's the rest. I'm still poking around to see what they sell for. I need to ask a friend if I can use his Worthpoint account to see what these go for. Is the ol' 'Bay my best bet, or should I list them here, or is there another place? Either way, I won't go the route of the many sellers (on the former, auctions) who list them as a lot. "Great for collectors!" No, collectors usually want specific pipes. Advice greatly appreciated.
I took some notes on these, just stamped nomenclature. The one only marked "Israel" can only be Shalom and looks like their 'freehands,' but I haven't seen this screw-on shank section before. The zeppelin-style pipe is marked "Syringe," a bizarre name for it (though, I suppose, kind of fitting) and its two halves fit only loosely; the male part has ridges, and someone wrapped them with black thread, I suppose to add grip, but if it worked then, it ain't working now. The calabash insert is quite small, and I'll bet it's pressed meer since a wet finger barely sticks to the unwaxed portion. All of these except for the calabash insert have been well-smoked, but none have excessive cake.
My friend got back to me later; he'd taken one out to look at it, and forgot to put it back. I had no idea Pierre Cardin marketed pipes, and the shank-side curve seems to be an attempt to imitate their "P" logo. That & the top of the shank (all rounded) and the front & underside (flat) are black and rusticated. Underside has a smooth panel with the Pierre Cardin signature and "Paris." I understand these were made in St. Claude, but I've no idea who did so. He thought because it said "Paris" it was probably worth a lot. I suspect it isn't. It is unusual-looking, though.
A friend of a friend buys at estate sales, mostly furniture, and resells. He'll say, "I'll take everything in this room, everything in this room..." etc. so large lots of furniture getshipped to him. In the base of a hutch (and he has no idea which sale it was from) was a large plastic suitcase, which contained about two-thirds of a hunting rifle in pieces, an old gun sight still in the package, a single radio tube, and a whole mess of pipes-- what an odd combination. Could I look them over? Yes, happily!
There were twenty-six Kirstens and several bowls, and those are already spoken-for. Aside from two of the Kirstens & a spare bowl (which, being a Kirsten lover, I bought straight away, along with another Shalom Alpha), here's the rest. I'm still poking around to see what they sell for. I need to ask a friend if I can use his Worthpoint account to see what these go for. Is the ol' 'Bay my best bet, or should I list them here, or is there another place? Either way, I won't go the route of the many sellers (on the former, auctions) who list them as a lot. "Great for collectors!" No, collectors usually want specific pipes. Advice greatly appreciated.
I took some notes on these, just stamped nomenclature. The one only marked "Israel" can only be Shalom and looks like their 'freehands,' but I haven't seen this screw-on shank section before. The zeppelin-style pipe is marked "Syringe," a bizarre name for it (though, I suppose, kind of fitting) and its two halves fit only loosely; the male part has ridges, and someone wrapped them with black thread, I suppose to add grip, but if it worked then, it ain't working now. The calabash insert is quite small, and I'll bet it's pressed meer since a wet finger barely sticks to the unwaxed portion. All of these except for the calabash insert have been well-smoked, but none have excessive cake.
My friend got back to me later; he'd taken one out to look at it, and forgot to put it back. I had no idea Pierre Cardin marketed pipes, and the shank-side curve seems to be an attempt to imitate their "P" logo. That & the top of the shank (all rounded) and the front & underside (flat) are black and rusticated. Underside has a smooth panel with the Pierre Cardin signature and "Paris." I understand these were made in St. Claude, but I've no idea who did so. He thought because it said "Paris" it was probably worth a lot. I suspect it isn't. It is unusual-looking, though.
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