Interesting James Upshall R Grade

[ssjones]

Member Daveintexas alerted me to this one and assumed that I had won the auction (to benefit the JDR auction btw).

Nope, I missed it completely, but someone did quite well I think.
I hadn't heard of the R grade and I find no other examples or reference on the James Upshall site. However, I did find a reference made here in the James Upshall thread, by member "neverbend" (Pete Siegel):

The red "A" above, that I feel to have been made in 1986/7 was introduced in 1986 to fill the price point that the "P" had occupied and to increase yield. Within a few years the "A" became a walnut finish, with lesser grain than the "P", and the "R" was introduced in a darker red stain

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JAMES-UPSHALL-BARRY-JONES-R-GRADE-WELL-GRAINED-PIPE-W-BOX-amp-SLEEVE-PIPESTUD-/391751769671?hash=item5b36399e47%3Ag%3Ai4UAAOSwB-1Y7P%7EE&nma=true&si=T7gpRwTUHdKxW7KcBeymZ03Qzyg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

[clickklick]

R was a grade below P if I recall.

 

[mso489]

Clean, simple, and snappy design. Nice balance and flow.

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

Quite a nice looking pipe

 

[saltedplug]

Wow! $56 clams for that pipe. Wish I'd of been there!

 

[saltedplug]

Wow! $56 clams for that pipe. Wish I'd of been there!

 

[wyfbane]

Yeah I cried a bit when I saw that too, Salt.

 

[mawnansmiff]

What a bargain that was...great looking grain and shape.
Regards,
Jay.