Identifying an Estate Pipe

[IsaiahSojourner]

Bought my first estate pipe at an antique store yesterday for 8 bucks. The only markings are Wall Street Dry Smoker on one side and French Briar made in France on the other. I am trying to see what this pipe might be worth once I restore it. I am looking forward to getting into restoring estate pipes.

 

[IsaiahSojourner]

And what is this metal part? Should I try to remove it?

 

[Streeper541]

That's the condensation stinger... No, don't try to remove it. It's made to smoke with that stinger. That's what makes it a "dry smoker."

On another note, I wouldn't get your hopes up. It's probably not worth more than $10 or $15.

 

[jpberg]

It’s worth as much now as after you clean it up, unless you plan on keeping and smoking it.

 

[IsaiahSojourner]

Thanks, I do plan to keep it and smoke it.

 

[IsaiahSojourner]

That's the condensation stinger... No, don't try to remove it. It's made to smoke with that stinger. That's what makes it a "dry smoker."

On another note, I wouldn't get your hopes up. It's probably not worth more than $10 or $15.

Ah, that makes sense. I didn't have high hopes Just enjoying adding to my collection and learning to restore an estate pipe.

 

[Zamora]

"Made in France" might be a generic thing stamped on some basket pipes, I know "Made in Italy" is another. There's a few French pipe makers so if it is French there's a couple possibilities. That said, no name pipes do have their charm and are perfect if you want a beater. The briar has a lovely color, once you polish up the stem it'll be a stunner.

 

[lraisch]

Try it with the stinger if you like, but I would remove it. Keep it around for authenticity but it will smoke better without it.

 

[Hillcrest]

Thats a nice pipe with very nice birdeye grain and some cross grain along bottom and front. It has a fill on the bowl and one on shank so thats why its a basket pipe but otherwise a very nice pipe, in my opinion. It does not look like it was smoked for very long so it should clean up quickly. Enjoy it!! Show us the after picks too !!!

 

[Humblepipe]

Nice find! I looked at all the resources I have, including "Who Made That Pipe" and did find reference for who made "Wall Street" pipes. I have a few observations, though, that may help.

1) The stamping points to an American (option B - British) company producing the pipe. All wording scripted for an English speaking domestic market, I think. Said company would have given a French pipe jobber blueprints for the pipe, then sold the pipe in the USA.
2) The stinger points to a pipe made int he 1950s-60s. Not a 100% certainty, but a fairly safe assumption nonetheless.

It's obviously not a high end pipe by any means. However, I do not think it is a "basket pipe". Too much attention to detail on the stamping for that. It's probably was a solid no-nonsense mid-market pipe. "Made in French" would have given the pipe a bit more swag than a basket pipe sans much stamping.

All that to say, great find. Enjoy your pipe. There's nothing better than finding an old pipe on the cheap, fixing it up, and enjoying the fruits of your labor.

 

[kcghost]

Could be a good smoker for all I know but unless you could prove it was smoked by a very famous person (Babe Ruth, Tolkien, Einstein, etc.) it's worth about what you paid for it.

 

[Humblepipe]

Nice find! I looked at all the resources I have, including "Who Made That Pipe" and did find reference for who made "Wall Street" pipes. I have a few observations, though, that may help.

1) The stamping points to an American (option B - British) company producing the pipe. All wording scripted for an English speaking domestic market, I think. Said company would have given a French pipe jobber blueprints for the pipe, then sold the pipe in the USA.
2) The stinger points to a pipe made int he 1950s-60s. Not a 100% certainty, but a fairly safe assumption nonetheless.

It's obviously not a high end pipe by any means. However, I do not think it is a "basket pipe". Too much attention to detail on the stamping for that. It's probably was a solid no-nonsense mid-market pipe. "Made in French" would have given the pipe a bit more swag than a basket pipe sans much stamping.

All that to say, great find. Enjoy your pipe. There's nothing better than finding an old pipe on the cheap, fixing it up, and enjoying the fruits of your labor.

Sorry 'did NOT find reference for who made "Wall Street" pipes'.