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SpookedPiper

Lifer
Sep 9, 2019
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Beautiful Ashton! Congrats.

I've been looking at a few of them myself, and I have a question for the experts:

I can't say I know a lot about them (only the basic story...and I own only one) so maybe this is not unusual, but I was under the impression that they all had the red dot on the stem.

So I'm just curious as to why this particular one below does not. I've not yet seen any other new Ashton that doesn't have it...any thoughts?

Ashton Pebble Grain Bent Dublin (XXX) | Buy Ashton Tobacco Pipes at Smokingpipes - https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/ashton/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=340351
I have no idea but that one does have some fabulous grain!!
 

mtwaller

Lifer
Nov 21, 2018
1,441
7,375
35
Atlanta, GA
@brian64 I have no earthly idea... I’ve never seen one without the dot. If it was an estate I’d say replacement stem? But it’s new, so... ?

I’d be tempted to email and ask about that particular detail. From the stamping which I can’t really zoom in on, it looks like a 2019? I have a few 2019 Ashton’s and they all have the trademark dot.
 
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mtwaller

Lifer
Nov 21, 2018
1,441
7,375
35
Atlanta, GA
@danimalia Thanks for the love haha! I also happen to like those Newgrange Spigots. I don’t normally like black pipes, but something about those... I really enjoy the smooth rim as well. Nice looking pipe you got there.
 
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craig61a

Lifer
Apr 29, 2017
6,164
52,948
Minnesota USA
I received the Peterson Rosslare RI XL90 I ordered the other day. I have to say I’m impressed with the the grain on this piece. There’s some nice flame on the flanks, bird’s eye along the front and all across the bottom. And the Silver work looks fabulous.

The Hallmark looks to be an “L”... which would appear to date it to the 1990’s...? Old stock band on a new pipe?

I’m happy with it!

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brian64

Lifer
Jan 31, 2011
10,054
16,128
I received the Peterson Rosslare RI XL90 I ordered the other day. I have to say I’m impressed with the the grain on this piece. There’s some nice flame on the flanks, bird’s eye along the front and all across the bottom. And the Silver work looks fabulous.

The Hallmark looks to be an “L”... which would appear to date it to the 1990’s...? Old stock band on a new pipe?

I’m happy with it!

EF4-B2814-D5-D2-4-E73-BC90-818727-C5905-E.jpg

E02320-E5-BF1-A-47-EB-87-FE-ECCE50-C39-D4-B.jpg

540035-F2-23-EA-40-D0-A092-925-C2-FC570-F2.jpg

9-EB06-EEF-A6-CD-4-B9-E-8764-C6-D83-EDF66-F3.jpg

C6674-EAD-1780-4-D74-81-F1-CC06432-A3456.jpg

F6-A51-CD2-D428-4568-B79-F-FE0-C6-B4-C0278.jpg

C00-B6-FB1-B8-A2-4906-810-A-E458-F43-C7137.jpg

Beautiful grain indeed...and that stem goes really nice with it. Congrats...enjoy.
 

SpookedPiper

Lifer
Sep 9, 2019
2,055
10,504
East coast
I received the Peterson Rosslare RI XL90 I ordered the other day. I have to say I’m impressed with the the grain on this piece. There’s some nice flame on the flanks, bird’s eye along the front and all across the bottom. And the Silver work looks fabulous.

The Hallmark looks to be an “L”... which would appear to date it to the 1990’s...? Old stock band on a new pipe?

I’m happy with it!

EF4-B2814-D5-D2-4-E73-BC90-818727-C5905-E.jpg

E02320-E5-BF1-A-47-EB-87-FE-ECCE50-C39-D4-B.jpg

540035-F2-23-EA-40-D0-A092-925-C2-FC570-F2.jpg

9-EB06-EEF-A6-CD-4-B9-E-8764-C6-D83-EDF66-F3.jpg

C6674-EAD-1780-4-D74-81-F1-CC06432-A3456.jpg

F6-A51-CD2-D428-4568-B79-F-FE0-C6-B4-C0278.jpg

C00-B6-FB1-B8-A2-4906-810-A-E458-F43-C7137.jpg
You definitely picked a lovely one!
 

mtwaller

Lifer
Nov 21, 2018
1,441
7,375
35
Atlanta, GA
@craig61a thats even lovelier than the stock photos would’ve suggested. I have a few Peterson’s where the date letter is “cut in half” like the one you’ve got there. I suspect it’s more like a “D” or an “I” from recent manufacture pipes. 2014 or 2019, respectively.
 

brian64

Lifer
Jan 31, 2011
10,054
16,128
@brian64 I have no earthly idea... I’ve never seen one without the dot. If it was an estate I’d say replacement stem? But it’s new, so... ?

I’d be tempted to email and ask about that particular detail. From the stamping which I can’t really zoom in on, it looks like a 2019? I have a few 2019 Ashton’s and they all have the trademark dot.

Well, I did inquire with SPC about it and was told that it may have been missed by their internal QC...and they are going to pull the pipe and have it looked into.
 

brian64

Lifer
Jan 31, 2011
10,054
16,128
@brian64 you should’ve snagged it and had the only known Ashton without the dot! ?

LOL ... it did cross my mind...assuming it's a rare production mistake...but you'd never be able to prove it's not just a replacement stem, which it may be....somehow...but who knows.

It figures the one I was about to snag would have some strange issue.
 

craig61a

Lifer
Apr 29, 2017
6,164
52,948
Minnesota USA
@craig61a thats even lovelier than the stock photos would’ve suggested. I have a few Peterson’s where the date letter is “cut in half” like the one you’ve got there. I suspect it’s more like a “D” or an “I” from recent manufacture pipes. 2014 or 2019, respectively.

Looking at it with higher magnification, I guess it would be an “I” with the right of the top cross bar obliterated.

I bought a flame grain XL90 a few weeks ago. It has a letter “A”. Imagine that’s been sitting a few years.

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Kinda wish they would stamped the band on the one I just got in the same orientation as the one in the photo above so as not to ruin the hallmark...

The flame grain has a “Sloppy” P on the stem... ?
 
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craig61a

Lifer
Apr 29, 2017
6,164
52,948
Minnesota USA
@brian64 I have no earthly idea... I’ve never seen one without the dot. If it was an estate I’d say replacement stem? But it’s new, so... ?

I’d be tempted to email and ask about that particular detail. From the stamping which I can’t really zoom in on, it looks like a 2019? I have a few 2019 Ashton’s and they all have the trademark dot.

Well, I doubt it would be characterized as a replacement stem down the road. Who would go through the trouble of sourcing that type of material.

Misprint - rare as a 24 cent Airmail stamp... Score!
 
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brian64

Lifer
Jan 31, 2011
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Well, I doubt it would be characterized as a replacement stem down the road. Who would go through the trouble of sourcing that type of material.

Misprint - rare as a 24 cent Airmail stamp... Score!

What am I missing here? It was a vulcanite stem I believe...why would that be a lot of trouble? Has vulcanite become a difficult material to source?
 
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Mar 1, 2014
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Just ordered some Kings Imperial pipes from Blakemar Briars:

Bent (Walnut Smooth) - http://blakemar.co.uk/bent-walnut-smooth
Squat (Walnut Smooth) - http://blakemar.co.uk/squat-walnut-smooth

(I've linked to the smooth version but I got them in black rusticated.)

That bent pipe is as big as the Peterson House Pipe but cost as much as a Rossi, and the Squat is pretty close to the Brebbia Jumbo pipes I am so fond of.
I could hardly believe when I saw the price, this would be a $200 pipe from Nording or any normal manufacturer, that it's a British made pipe makes it all the more special (to me at least).
The only other pipe of this kind that I've seen recently are the Lorenzo Titano pipes sold at James Barber.
 
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