Interesting Completed Ebay Auctions - British Pipes

[jguss]

Seller sent Royal Mail a chaser mail, but the pipe is considered lost.
A full refund was forwarded at once. Hats off to this most helpful the seller ; nevertheless it gives me a heartache.

I’m sorry to hear it.

Your Dunhill lived through the Cultural Revolution, the Six Day War, the first Moon landing, the Vietnam War, Watergate, bell bottom pants, the Iranian Revolution, the AIDS epidemic, the Challenger disaster, the fall of the Soviet Union, the Maastricht Treaty, 9/11, a few wars in the Middle East, the rise of the FANG companies, the usual assortment of catastrophic economic crises, and Covid. All trivial (except maybe the bell bottom pants) compared to the dangers of being put in a box and subjected to the whims of the Royal Mail.

 

[orlandofurioso]

I’m sorry to hear it.

Your Dunhill lived through the Cultural Revolution, the Six Day War, the first Moon landing, the Vietnam War, Watergate, bell bottom pants, the Iranian Revolution, the AIDS epidemic, the Challenger disaster, the fall of the Soviet Union, the Maastricht Treaty, 9/11, a few wars in the Middle East, the rise of the FANG companies, the usual assortment of catastrophic economic crises, and Covid. All trivial (except maybe the bell bottom pants) compared to the dangers of being put in a box and subjected to the whims of the Royal Mail.

Thank you Jon ! Yes, life is a wonderful source of irony ; in 2009 a love letter posted during WW Two was delivered at its destination 64 years late . So, miracles do happen and my hope is not yet lost.
Bell bottom pants are imho not to be trifled with !

 

[jguss]

Thank you Jon ! Yes, life is a wonderful source of irony ; in 2009 a love letter posted during WW Two was delivered at its destination 64 years late . So, miracles do happen and my hope is not yet lost.
Bell bottom pants are imho not to be trifled with !

I admire your optimism. The pipe may arrive in 64 years, but will you be there to receive it? ?

 

[orlandofurioso]

I admire your optimism. The pipe may arrive in 64 years, but will you be there to receive it? ?

With despair true optimism begins
Sure hope not to be around in 64 years .

 

[orlandofurioso]

1985 Ashton SXX Kieselkorn kanadische Pfeife *Spezialmaserung* Bill Taylor handgefertigt | eBay

Entdecken Sie 1985 Ashton SXX Kieselkorn kanadische Pfeife *Spezialmaserung* Bill Taylor handgefertigt in der großen Auswahl bei eBay. Kostenlose Lieferung für viele Artikel!

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I am overwhelmed.
Shipping is free !

 

[sablebrush52]

Seller sent Royal Mail a chaser mail, but the pipe is considered lost.
A full refund was forwarded at once. Hats off to this most helpful the seller ; nevertheless it gives me a heartache.

You have my condolences. Somewhere itn south Battersea, it is being smoked by a member of the Royal mail while he works in his tiny allotment, right before he trips on an edging brick and is impaled on his pitchfork.

 

[sablebrush52]

1985 Ashton SXX Kieselkorn kanadische Pfeife *Spezialmaserung* Bill Taylor handgefertigt | eBay

Entdecken Sie 1985 Ashton SXX Kieselkorn kanadische Pfeife *Spezialmaserung* Bill Taylor handgefertigt in der großen Auswahl bei eBay. Kostenlose Lieferung für viele Artikel!

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I am overwhelmed.
Shipping is free !

I'm billing the seller for $50,000 for having read his description of the pipe. It's a nice $600 pipe.

 

[orlandofurioso]

You have my condolences. Somewhere itn south Battersea, it is being smoked by a member of the Royal mail while he works in his tiny allotment, right before he trips on an edging brick and is impaled on his pitchfork.

Thank you Jesse . I feel rotten about it, but your sardonic humor lifts up my mood

 

[greeneyes]

This one might be British. I was lucky to nab a "Surgrug" off eBay recently. It's a Surbrug Special but it has no other markings or stamps to indicate its origin. I know Delacour and a few others made pipes for Surbrug. The grain is quite nice and the pipe is fairly large. I wondered whether the stinger might be of help identifying it but I can't be sure it's original to the pipe.

 

[ssjones]

This one might be British. I was lucky to nab a "Surgrug" off eBay recently. It's a Surbrug Special but it has no other markings or stamps to indicate its origin. I know Delacour and a few others made pipes for Surbrug. The grain is quite nice and the pipe is fairly large. I wondered whether the stinger might be of help identifying it but I can't be sure it's original to the pipe.
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I did this one for forum member Jon Guss, same nomenclature, no stinger.

Surbrug’s Special Restoration

Blog entry by Al Jones This Surburg’s Special came from a group of four pipes sent to me to from Jon Guss. You may be familiar with Jon’s work in the “Barlings” section of …

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[greeneyes]

I did this one for forum member Jon Guss, same nomenclature, no stinger.

Surbrug’s Special Restoration

Blog entry by Al Jones This Surburg’s Special came from a group of four pipes sent to me to from Jon Guss. You may be familiar with Jon’s work in the “Barlings” section of …

rebornpipes.com

I saw that earlier! I wonder if the shape number was any help identifying the maker. I haven't even got a shape number on mine, though the other stamps are identical.

 

[ssjones]

This went over my estimate. One is a early Republic era 9BC Sterling (shape number not shown in the picture). The button looks pretty rough.

2 OLD ESTATE PIPES PETERSONS STERLING AND K&P PETERSONS STANDARD IRELAND | eBay

2 FINE OLD ESTATE PIPES PETERSONS STERLING MADE IN IRELAND MARKED 9 BC, STERLING BAND WITH HALLMARKS, LENGTH 5 3/8" 2 1/8" BOWL HEIGHT THE STERLING HAS A FEW VERY SMALL NICKS AROUND INNER LIP, SEE PICTURES.

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[irishearl]

This went over my estimate. One is a early Republic era 9BC Sterling (shape number not shown in the picture). The button looks pretty rough.

2 OLD ESTATE PIPES PETERSONS STERLING AND K&P PETERSONS STANDARD IRELAND | eBay

2 FINE OLD ESTATE PIPES PETERSONS STERLING MADE IN IRELAND MARKED 9 BC, STERLING BAND WITH HALLMARKS, LENGTH 5 3/8" 2 1/8" BOWL HEIGHT THE STERLING HAS A FEW VERY SMALL NICKS AROUND INNER LIP, SEE PICTURES.

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What's more shocking to me was when I clicked on your link and saw someone trying to sell a used Peterson 150th edition Founder's pipe for $688. I have one which I love and purchased unused for around $150 a few years ago.

 

[smokeymo]

I'm trying to finish my collection of Blue Ribands but they go for an arm and a leg. Even the ones that you can barely tell are Blue Ribands...

 

[ashdigger]

This went over my estimate. One is a early Republic era 9BC Sterling (shape number not shown in the picture). The button looks pretty rough.

2 OLD ESTATE PIPES PETERSONS STERLING AND K&P PETERSONS STANDARD IRELAND | eBay

2 FINE OLD ESTATE PIPES PETERSONS STERLING MADE IN IRELAND MARKED 9 BC, STERLING BAND WITH HALLMARKS, LENGTH 5 3/8" 2 1/8" BOWL HEIGHT THE STERLING HAS A FEW VERY SMALL NICKS AROUND INNER LIP, SEE PICTURES.

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I snagged this set. I don’t have pre-republic Made in Ireland (in a circle) 9BC. So the juice is worth the squeeze.

 

[craig61a]

Well, if you figure $136/ea., that’s not a bad price at all. I have the same Sterling 9BC with the circle com.

 

[craig61a]

Just for comparison, here’s pics of my Peterson Sterling 9BC.

 

[orlandofurioso]

Nice grain, but I moved back from bidding in the last seconds.
There's quite some rim damage and I suspect the stem to be a replacement.

VINTAGE Briar DUNHILL LONDON DRR B PAT No 417574/34 Tobacco Pipe ENGLAND 8 1 | eBay

Sides of pipe say: DRR B DUNHILL over LONDON. Briar root, hand made pipe in the billiard design. Beautiful graining to wood. Very minimal teeth marks. looks like lightly used, but I know nothing about pipes.

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[orlandofurioso]

What makes this pipe so special ?

RAR tolle Looks/Zustand Smooth "Der Angler Rohr HARDYS Alnwick 1" Rohr | eBay

Entdecken Sie RAR tolle Looks/Zustand Smooth "Der Angler Rohr HARDYS Alnwick 1" Rohr in der großen Auswahl bei eBay. Kostenlose Lieferung für viele Artikel!

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[jguss]

What makes this pipe so special ?

RAR tolle Looks/Zustand Smooth "Der Angler Rohr HARDYS Alnwick 1" Rohr | eBay

Entdecken Sie RAR tolle Looks/Zustand Smooth "Der Angler Rohr HARDYS Alnwick 1" Rohr in der großen Auswahl bei eBay. Kostenlose Lieferung für viele Artikel!

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Rolando, I think the value lies not in the pipe per se but in its association with Hardy's, a world famous seller of fishing tackle (for a brief history of the firm see: Hardy - A Short History - https://www.hardyfishing.com/pages/hardy-history). My guess is that the buyer was an angler who wants it for the Hardy name, whether or not they happen to be a pipe smoker.

As for the pipe, it was made by John Higgins & Co. I discussed Higgins and his company a few times over the last five years, most recently in a post last month (see: Please Help ID this Old Clay. :: Pipe Talk - https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/please-help-id-this-old-clay.85176/#post-36400115).

Jon