I bought a Preben Holms in Mid 60s

[paperpushermj]

I bought a Preben Holms pipe in the Mid 1960s. My question is about the Circle with a #2 inside it on the stem. I have looked and have been unable to find this style of Markings on his pipes. Wondering is you can fill in what I don’t know.

Thanks in advance

Matthew jacobs @ paperpushermj@hotmail.com

 

[dmcmtk]

Is the pipe marked P. Holm? What exactly are the markings?

 

[ssjones]

I'm moving this to Pipe Talk, good luck!

 

[mlaug]

That is a grade score given to the pipe typically based on grain/appearance. Is this a Hand Cut?

 

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[4etecjonathan]

You should be able to look on the underside of the stem and find the information that You need to give a proper identification to the Pipe. It should be stamped on and should be able to read very clearly.
Jon :puffpipe: :puffpipe: