Interesting Completed Ebay Auctions - British Pipes
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I used the wax referenced in this thread [HERE]. For blasts, I clean the deep crevices with water and a brush, and then apply this wax with my fingers, pushing it into the cracks. It has a soft consistency, like surf board wax. Then I melt it in with a heat gun, and polish off the excess with a cloth. For smooth finishes I rub a little on and then polish it off. It's great stuff and the block is enough for 10 years use.
Like the pipe itself, the seller must have a large dent somewhere as well.
Shocked to see he’s from my town! That’s two clowns from Hereford who are trying to sell damaged pipes on the bay for silly money.
I almost remarked the same thingLike the pipe itself, the seller must have a large dent somewhere as well.
Shocked to see he’s from my town! That’s two clowns from Hereford who are trying to sell damaged pipes on the bay for silly money.
the dent must be hiding under that mitre he wears around Hereford. The dingbat has taken to reselling his damaged goods to the auction houses he's bought them from. Had to email them a warning. PS I'd keep my eyes on the post if I were you. 
You & greeneyes are lucky; despite using Algerian briar most Barling blasts were fairly pedestrian, rather like Dunhills increasingly became as the Fifties drew to a close.
Given the average age around here someone ought to convince Amazon to sell smaller blocks, or alternatively put together a group buy.
I have one a well, so I'm hopeful. But, mine doesn't have the giant chip on the bowl, so it might not have the same value...I have four of these in pristine condition, without any damage.
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Should make GBP 10.000,00 easily lol.
I was hoping to leave my wax block to my son. In my will.
Good eye, I saw it, and assumed it was a late 60's era piece.It's a lovely pipe, though I'm finding I'm getting used to the bowling ball stem. It's creating the illusion to my eye that it's thoroughly oxidised despite having a nice shine on it now.
I had a bit of a windfall last week with this lovely Barling '56 with "J.J. Fox" stamp. Cleaned up nicely with some deep, dark wax in the craggy blast.
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There were two: a larger one sold at "best offer" for $150 down from $170 I think. I wonder if someone here got it.
Ah, George's tutorial
Only he applied it on a buff, you by hand.I was about to order a block from a Dutch retailer and then some nasty family matter came up.
Will probably purchase it, but it looks to be similar to renaissance wax solid .
Is this stuff really that soft ? Look stunning on the pipe !
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If you were ever a surfer (I was not---my cousin was) it is similar in consistency to Dr. Zog's Sex Wax for surf boards. In fact the ingredients are likely partly identical. It is a soft putty consistency. For my part --?-- I would never buff a blasted pipe as it would stick lots of crud and fibres into the cracks of the blast which would be next to impossible to remove.Ah, George's tutorial
I was about to order a block from a Dutch retailer and then some nasty family matter came up.
Will probably purchase it, but it looks to be similar to renaissance wax solid .
Is this stuff really that soft ? Look stunning on the pipe !
For a smooth finish of carnauba wax, I refresh it with a light rub-down with this wax and it looks lovely. It refreshes the stems nicely too!
Did any one of you lot pick this nice little pipe up?
Valitchka did his best to insinuate that this pipe had some relation to Peterson ("it seems to me there HAS to be a connection"). The "connection" is that the Peterson Patent was wildly successful and there were countless imitations of the design. I have a few, among them a beautiful Masta and a Greaves patent, and another Rudolph's Patent. The connection ends there.
In this case the Rudolph's Patent was a pipe from Rudolph Lichtblau & Sons, a relation of the Viennese Lichtblau family who were well known until even after the war. The listing appears, sadly missing the appropriate syntax, as "Rudolph" under entry 5903 in "Who Made That Pipe" (Wilczak & Colwell).
Hopefully Rudolph's doesn't appear on Pipedia as a "long-lost Peterson's sub-brand."
*RARE 1909* Rudolfs PATENT, PRIMA, LONDON, Hallmarked, by Peterson? VERY NICE! | eBay
Either that, or Rudolf did a pretty blatant rip-off of the stamping style of Peterson’s. The band is hallmarked, so we have a solid 1909 Birmingham England dating. As for the stamping, notice the R in Rudolfs is very similar to the P in the early Peterson’s, with forked bottom and spiral on the...
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Valitchka did his best to insinuate that this pipe had some relation to Peterson ("it seems to me there HAS to be a connection"). The "connection" is that the Peterson Patent was wildly successful and there were countless imitations of the design. I have a few, among them a beautiful Masta and a Greaves patent, and another Rudolph's Patent. The connection ends there.
In this case the Rudolph's Patent was a pipe from Rudolph Lichtblau & Sons, a relation of the Viennese Lichtblau family who were well known until even after the war. The listing appears, sadly missing the appropriate syntax, as "Rudolph" under entry 5903 in "Who Made That Pipe" (Wilczak & Colwell).
Hopefully Rudolph's doesn't appear on Pipedia as a "long-lost Peterson's sub-brand."
Lol. Wonder what has brought about this moody and malevolent manoeuvre from the malingering mitre.... Must've run out of brass / copper rings!
I think this seller got a bit more money than they anticipated for what they thought was a 1960’s Dunhill. Based on the write up they were not very knowledgeable about they had. 
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Mark Irwin had a blog entry a few weeks ago about the Ebony line, so this one caught my attention when it was listed. I wondered was the shape number. The seller said the briar had no stamping Did someone just paint over what might have been a stained pipe?
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What did they have? (Excuse my ignorance.)I think this seller got a bit more money than they anticipated for what they thought was a 1960’s Dunhill. Based on the write up they were not very knowledgeable about they had.
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Indeed. The Lichtblau's experienced the usual sad story, driven out by the Nazis and left to pick up what pieces remained of their business amid the ruins of post-war Vienna. Is that a zither I hear?
Yes, it was referred to, I believe, as the "aryanization" of businesses that were considered important or in the national interest. Very sad indeed.
I watched the auction; someone wanted this pipe real bad.I think this seller got a bit more money than they anticipated for what they thought was a 1960’s Dunhill. Based on the write up they were not very knowledgeable about they had.
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See the bidding history.