Barling 1903 Bulldog :: British Pipes
Barling 1903 bulldog : Isn't she lovely ? Please share your educated and appreciated thoughts. That is sweet!!!
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1893 is the hight of the Arts and Crafts movement, this design goes against that in every way. I can’t see it as original and very likely a Albatross replacement much later on, maybe 50’s but that’s just a guess.
Georged is most likely correct, but clean up was probably done with a cup bur, like this… (or, this is how I’d do it)
Not sure about using the lathe. I’m not a lathe user, but that seems like ot could get out of control.
I'm located in the Netherlands and in defense of a UK seller ( I purchased quite some pipes from lately,
all shipped through the Ebay GS by Pitney Bowes ) it now worked swimmingly . Lightning fast dispatch and delivery; tracking was accurate and consistent.
Last year though I lost two lots of wonderful, rare and well thorned 2 year seasoned blackthorn shanks for stickmaking. According to Pitney Bowes they were sent from Birmingham USA while they were sent from Birmingham UK . The seller and I were appalled, but nothing could be done . Ebay refunded immediately,
I did not so much care about the money, I wanted my bloody stick shanks.
About 3 months later the same two lots were listed anew, now by Ebay's "thefactoryoutletstore" .They offered the sticks for triple the amount I purchased them . It is obvious "thefactoryoutletstore "resells items Ebay confiscated as "prohibited " and just now I traced some Peterson pipes amongst thier listings. These pipes were initially sold by the same seller I recently bought pipes from. Confiscated before being shipped to the USA ?
I was furious and managed to find the long and windy road to PB's "customer service" .
Bombarded them with so many complaining they blocked me from mailing
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Affirmative; sellers do not seem able to amend the shipping once listed, or they do not care. Reason; the GS covers in case of lost in the mail, theft etc. They get their coin back and so does the unfortunate buyer.
Confiscated items are then relisted by "thefactoryoutletstore" for about twice, or triple the original price.
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Ï'm 100 % certain the same white-haired unsavoury character nicked my 1967 Dunhill Shell that got "lost" in thë mail last year. Ebay refunded, but I was heart broken. It never showed up, I hope he choked on it.
Holy Moly! That’s the most money I’ve ever seen a Perspex stemmed GBD sell for. Those two bidders really wanted that pipe.
Vintage GBD Perspex 549 Bent Bulldog London Tobacco Pipe Restored | eBay
Never smoked, everything is cleaned. The crystal clear acrylic stem is the shining star. Bowl ins dep: 1.25". Bowl ins dia.75".
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What do these normally go for?Holy Moly! That’s the most money I’ve ever seen a Perspex stemmed GBD sell for. Those two bidders really wanted that pipe.
Vintage GBD Perspex 549 Bent Bulldog London Tobacco Pipe Restored | eBay
Never smoked, everything is cleaned. The crystal clear acrylic stem is the shining star. Bowl ins dep: 1.25". Bowl ins dia.75".www.ebay.com
You’re right that those bidders really wanted this pipe. 86 bids is pretty impressive.
GBD's in General, around $100, Perspex stemmed pipes slightly less. That one was odd. I paid less for my unsmoked 549 Virgin grade pipe from Pipestud...
Even odder, that is a Cadogan era pipe (Perspex grade, never heard of this)
Holy Moly! That’s the most money I’ve ever seen a Perspex stemmed GBD sell for. Those two bidders really wanted that pipe.
Vintage GBD Perspex 549 Bent Bulldog London Tobacco Pipe Restored | eBay
Never smoked, everything is cleaned. The crystal clear acrylic stem is the shining star. Bowl ins dep: 1.25". Bowl ins dia.75".www.ebay.com
Ms. Acrylic, she not like the heatee pressee the oval thingie approach very much, does she?.
Starburst city.
And why clear? Pipe airways get nasty looking over time as part of the deal...
When GBDs are good, they're very good. But I always got the feeling the boss's daughter was on the design team.
Holy Moly! That’s the most money I’ve ever seen a Perspex stemmed GBD sell for. Those two bidders really wanted that pipe.
Vintage GBD Perspex 549 Bent Bulldog London Tobacco Pipe Restored | eBay
Never smoked, everything is cleaned. The crystal clear acrylic stem is the shining star. Bowl ins dep: 1.25". Bowl ins dia.75".www.ebay.com
My Perspex stamped 549 was the only one I’d ever seen until this one was listed.
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As for the "quality" question, if you want to take price as a surrogate then the Century, along with the New Era and Prestige, was in the second tier of the London Made regular lines. Here's how the various regular lines were priced in 1974: Virgin and Varichrome were priced at $30 each...
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I like Perspex, but clearly not as much as these two guys. The spidering behind the rondel I suspect was caused by the rondel being polished with a solvent based polish. I've had plenty of them that didn't look like that as long as I owned em. Keeping the bore clean can a chore if they are poorly drilled, but I'll polish the bore on em and it makes a breeze to keep clean. Working with the stuff can be a pig b*thc mother f*cker though. I had to make a perspex stem twice because the first went so horribly wrong once.
Anyone here buy this Ben Wade albatross bone churchwarden? I'm curious what the buyer has planned for it, given the bowl is cracked in several places (likely severe burnout).
Rare Cased 17 7/8 Inch Antique Churchwarden Pipe By Ben Wade. | eBay
Rare Cased 17 7/8 Inch Antique Churchwarden Pipe By Ben Wade in it's original fitted case. Condition is really very good throughout considering the age with air passing through all sections perfectly. Condition as said is very good, the pipe has been smoked & there is some hard smoking residue...
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Nice cased pair of Dunhills.
Matched Pair of Vintage Dunhill Pipes 1955 | eBay
A matched pair of Dunhill pipes, dated 1955. A Tanshell medium Billiard stamped 35 F/T Dunhill Made in England 05 2T* and a Root medium Prince stamped Root Briar Made in England 05 4R*. They are in a fitted case lined in silk and velvet with gold stamping.
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Peterson Four Pipe Set The Great Explorers Classic Collection Half Unsmoked | eBay
The two that have been used have been cleaned and polished professionally. Peterson's Great Explorers pipe set. The 4 explorers celebrated are, Ernest Shackleton, Robert Falcon Scott, Ronald Amundsen, and Tom Crean.
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Peterson Four Pipe Set The Great Explorers Classic Collection Half Unsmoked | eBay
The two that have been used have been cleaned and polished professionally. Peterson's Great Explorers pipe set. The 4 explorers celebrated are, Ernest Shackleton, Robert Falcon Scott, Ronald Amundsen, and Tom Crean.www.ebay.com
What did this cost new?
Very nice . Also with some issues that kept me from bidding.Nice cased pair of Dunhills.
Matched Pair of Vintage Dunhill Pipes 1955 | eBay
A matched pair of Dunhill pipes, dated 1955. A Tanshell medium Billiard stamped 35 F/T Dunhill Made in England 05 2T* and a Root medium Prince stamped Root Briar Made in England 05 4R*. They are in a fitted case lined in silk and velvet with gold stamping.www.ebay.com
Much coin for a pipe with a fucked up bowl. Otherwise very sweet.Anyone here buy this Ben Wade albatross bone churchwarden? I'm curious what the buyer has planned for it, given the bowl is cracked in several places (likely severe burnout).
Rare Cased 17 7/8 Inch Antique Churchwarden Pipe By Ben Wade. | eBay
Rare Cased 17 7/8 Inch Antique Churchwarden Pipe By Ben Wade in it's original fitted case. Condition is really very good throughout considering the age with air passing through all sections perfectly. Condition as said is very good, the pipe has been smoked & there is some hard smoking residue...www.ebay.com
I'll have to set out finding a replacement stem.
BEWLAYS SPECIAL LONDON MADE LONDON SMOKERS PIPE IN ORIGINAL CASE,USED/DAMAGED. | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for BEWLAYS SPECIAL LONDON MADE LONDON SMOKERS PIPE IN ORIGINAL CASE,USED/DAMAGED. at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.
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I have the exact same but with a vulcanite stem. One of my favourite pipes.I'll have to set out finding a replacement stem.
BEWLAYS SPECIAL LONDON MADE LONDON SMOKERS PIPE IN ORIGINAL CASE,USED/DAMAGED. | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for BEWLAYS SPECIAL LONDON MADE LONDON SMOKERS PIPE IN ORIGINAL CASE,USED/DAMAGED. at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.www.ebay.co.uk