John Calich Pipe Stamping

[edwardh]

I just had the amazing good fortune to acquire 3 brand new unsmoked Calichs! I have done some research on what the stampings signify and am clear on the grading. One pipe in particular has some extra stamping that I can't figure out. The letters BPC or maybe B PC. Does anyone know what these mean? Thanks!

 

[edwardh]

Had some issues figuring out how to upload an image... here it is

 

[trudger]

Burlington Pipe Club 2003 ? According to info on Al’s Reborn pipes site John was a member of both the Burlington and Toronto pipe clubs. I googled: John Calich pipe nomenclature.

You mastered the picture posting trick!!

 

[canadianpuffer]

I heard they were trying to get the Burlington club going again. Not as much interest these days and laws won’t allow many meeting spots. And kudos I still haven’t figured out the picture uploading lol

 

[edwardh]

trudger, I think you might be spot on. I knew John was connected with both the Toronto and Burlington clubs but didn't put it together. I first met him back in the early eighties at the One Of A Kind craft show in Toronto. For a number of years I'd buy a pipe from him at that show and also at the CNE. The good old days when he would have tobacco samples and you could smoke a bowl while wandering through the show

 

[Civil War]

I have a few John Calich pipes, they are excellent pipes!

 

[mau1]

His very early pipes were stamped X, XX,and XXX in ascending order of grading. I have an XX and an XXX. Show us pictues of your 3 new pipes!

 

[edwardh]

Ok mau1, here you go... I also have an undated Calich stamped XX but no picture. Btw, posting images here is quite a task lol.

Grade E, 2000

Grade EE, 2001

Grade 5E 'BPC', 2003

 

[mau1]

Pretty sweet pipes Ed! Great catch and unsmoked! The more pictures you post, the easier it gets

 

[trudger]

Thanks for sharing the pictures Edward. Just missed buying one locally recently and still regret my loss.

 

[dbcooper]

Just thought I'd drop a bit of info.. I've read multiple places that only 1 grade 17 pipe, from his earlier grading system was ever made. I can tell you thats false as I own two of them.. so I'm sure there are others out there. One of them happens to be the pipe on Calich's pipedia page.