Lorenzo and Bigben Case Set?

[Sharp_tungsten]

Found these recently. Some were picked over before I got there but still a pretty cool. I'm a newbie so I've read the pipedia but was looking for real world experience with these. The lorenzo seem higher quality and better drafts than the big bens but other than that don't know much.

 

[OzPiper]

I have no experience of Big Ben pipes.
I had a Lorenzo which I bought in the mid-70s - well made, nice wood, sweet smoker.
I gave it away because it was too small and didn't fit in with the pipes I was collecting at that time, to my regret.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I love Big Bens! Received this one as a graduation gift back in '92 from one of my teachers.

 

[OzPiper]

I love Big Bens! Received this one as a graduation gift back in '92 from one of my teachers.

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Duane, you must have impressed as a student !
No gifts from any of my teachers that I can recall, other than (several) raps on the knuckles

 

[Chasing Embers]

Duane, you must have impressed as a student !
No gifts from any of my teachers that I can recall, other than (several) raps on the knuckles

I got him started on pipe smoking.?

 

[Sharp_tungsten]

Should I leave these NIB or start using? The vulcanized is pretty oxidized.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Should I leave these NIB or start using? The vulcanized is pretty oxidized.

I'd clean them up and smoke them. Never heard of Lorenzo, but they all appear to be fine pipes.?

 

[Sharp_tungsten]

I'd clean them up and smoke them. Never heard of Lorenzo, but they all appear to be fine pipes.?

Just making sure they aren't a rarity or case sets must be preserved lol.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Just making sure they aren't a rarity or case sets must be preserved lol.

I've bought a few pipes just to look at so that's certainly an option.

 

[That Guy]

I have a spitfire made by Lorenzo and a big Ben and both smoke great. Both have thick bowls that rarely get hot. They are very good pipes in my opinion

 

[ofafeather]

A great find! Neither pipe brand is high value but both have some history.

Big Ben - Pipedia

pipedia.org

Lorenzo - Pipedia

pipedia.org

Sets like that were often sales displays and were probably not often kept intact as a set as such. Pieces would have been sold off and replaced over time. Very cool though. I say smoke and enjoy!

 

[Misanthrope]

No experience with Lorenzo, but I'm a fan of Big Ben pipes. My first pipe was a Barbados 647.