Is $38 a Good Price To Pay For a Mint Condition 1945 Van Roy?

[cshubhra]

The pipe in question - 1945 VAN ROY MAGIC CAKE VINTAGE PIPE-IMPORTED BRIAR--IN BOX,PAPERS-ADJUSTOMATIC from Ebay.

Ebay Link - Click here

 

[jefff]

38.00 for ANY decent briar is a good deal.
And if it sucks....you are only out 38.00.

 

[papipeguy]

Interesting history to that brand. I'd say you did OK. Enjoy it.
https://pipedia.org/wiki/Van_Roy

 

[aldecaker]

I'm going to second jefff on this one. Decent quality/good name pipe? Unsmoked? From 1945? Worth $38.00 to me any day. Keep an eye out for an unsmoked Missouri Meerschaum corn dog. That'd be worth 38 bucks, too!

 

[theloniousmonkfish]

That's a piece of history for a good price, congrats.

 

[cshubhra]

Thank you all!

Keep an eye out for an unsmoked Missouri Meerschaum corn dog. That'd be worth 38 bucks, too!

- Ebay is full of them 8O

 

[aldecaker]

I'll have to take another look. I've always seen lots of unsmoked MMs, but the unsmoked corndog has eluded me.

 

[cshubhra]

Apologies if I have misled you - I saw a lot of MM in eBay. I don't know much about Cob pipes, and that is the confusion.

I've always seen lots of unsmoked MMs, but the unsmoked corndog has eluded me.

 

[aldecaker]

Corndogs are the bulldog version of a corncob pipe. One of the best looking cobs they ever made, in my opinion.

 

[shaintiques]

Nice score for sure. Gotta love how sellers don't even wipe the dust off.

 

[wyfbane]

Looks like a helluva deal to me. Congrats. Let us know how it smokes.

 

[mawnansmiff]

The second picture shows what looks like a huge mould colony growing in the bowl 8O
The seller also has a (pretty ugly) Wally Frank bulldog at $15 starting price.
Regards,
Jay.

 

[mso489]

Sounds like a deal to me.

 

[cshubhra]

Jay ... I will have to clean & disinfect the mold before smoking.

All ... I will let you know how it smokes after I get it

 

[oldmansmoking]

It's not mould it's where the spiders been living

 

[papipeguy]

There's another listed on Ebay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/232351875706?ul_noapp=true

 

[cshubhra]

Well it finally arrived. I have now washed the inside of the bowl, and inside and outside of the stem in iso-propyl alcohol. Now I am waiting it to dry.
Good
a. Looks un-smoked (Or cleaned thoroughly). There are no tobacco stains. A pipe cleaner dipped in alcohol came out slightly browned

b. Good shape for something from 1945 (Though I don't think it is 1945 - It is more like early 50's)

c. The stem is a tight fit
Bad

a. There is no magic cake - in the ebay picture there were cobwebs and molds (And magic cake). It came with insides cleaned, so looks like the seller has removed the cake

b. Defects (See picture)