After a lengthy search I finally purchased my first GBD pipe, an estate silver-banded Apple which (according to the Seller) dates via the hallmarks to 1937. I only hope that I look as well when I am 77-years-old!
My First GBD
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Hunter, very nice indeed for it's age! What type of mortise & tenon does it have? The reason I ask is that it appears like it might have an inner tube filtering system and would be the appropriate age for such, would it not? Did GBD ever use an inner tube?
I have a similar appearing pipe with band & inner tube from ~1940; a Terminus I think. CORRECTION: it is a Titanus of the GGG line. Just trying to learn something here.
I have a similar appearing pipe with band & inner tube from ~1940; a Terminus I think. CORRECTION: it is a Titanus of the GGG line. Just trying to learn something here.
Those hallmarks are crystal clear, amazing! That's a fine way to jump into a GBD. I'd like to see a shot of the tenon as well, once you receive it.
That's a great find, hunter. I bought my first GBD in 1970 and now have about 10 but your first GBD is a stunner. Enjoy and let us know how it smokes for you.
ssjones:
Below please find the Seller's images of both sides of the pipe's shank, and of the stem's tenon:
Below please find the Seller's images of both sides of the pipe's shank, and of the stem's tenon:
johnnyreb:
Since my experience with GBDs is nil I do not know if they ever incorporated an inner-tube-type device in their designs. The last image above shows the stem's tenon which the Seller thought might have been replaced.
Dottiewarden:
I liked the stand also, but unfortunately it was not for sale!
All:
Thank-you for the kind comments. I'll let you know how it performs.
Since my experience with GBDs is nil I do not know if they ever incorporated an inner-tube-type device in their designs. The last image above shows the stem's tenon which the Seller thought might have been replaced.
Dottiewarden:
I liked the stand also, but unfortunately it was not for sale!
All:
Thank-you for the kind comments. I'll let you know how it performs.
That is a classic! Such beautiful pipe!
I have three estate GBDs from various time periods and none of them have stingers. At least not now.
I have three estate GBDs from various time periods and none of them have stingers. At least not now.
tuold:
Thank-you! I knew that GBD stood for Ganeval, Bondier, and Donninger, but never thought of their successors.
Thank-you! I knew that GBD stood for Ganeval, Bondier, and Donninger, but never thought of their successors.
Hunter,
I don't know that GBD ever used an inner tube or not either. My apologies for bringing it up. Your pipe looks so much like the Titanus ( which is Italian) that I have, and of the same era that I thought it might have one. I would agree that your mortise & tenon look original. My bad for making assumptions or jumping to conclusions. Except for the silver band and it's appearance, my Titanus GGG pipe would not be a good one to collect or smoke.
I don't know that GBD ever used an inner tube or not either. My apologies for bringing it up. Your pipe looks so much like the Titanus ( which is Italian) that I have, and of the same era that I thought it might have one. I would agree that your mortise & tenon look original. My bad for making assumptions or jumping to conclusions. Except for the silver band and it's appearance, my Titanus GGG pipe would not be a good one to collect or smoke.
johnnyreb:
I thought that the inner tube was a frivolous gimick until I read Alfred Dunhill's description of it in his Patent Application dated March 1912. It stated in part:
"Many smokers who would otherwise use a pipe refrain from doing so owing to the fact that a pipe after it has been smoked for some time lacks the sweetness required by such smokers. Again as the cleaning of a pipe is troublesome and unpleasant it is always neglected with the result that a pipe after it has been smoked for some time becomes rank and is then discarded, although its bowl may be in good condition.
"The object of this invention is to provide means of an inexpensive nature which will ensure a pipe always remaining clean and sweet... When a tube has become fouled on its interior surface it can be either thrown away and replaced by a fresh tube, or be cleaned by boiling in water..."
Hummm...he may have been onto something after all.
I thought that the inner tube was a frivolous gimick until I read Alfred Dunhill's description of it in his Patent Application dated March 1912. It stated in part:
"Many smokers who would otherwise use a pipe refrain from doing so owing to the fact that a pipe after it has been smoked for some time lacks the sweetness required by such smokers. Again as the cleaning of a pipe is troublesome and unpleasant it is always neglected with the result that a pipe after it has been smoked for some time becomes rank and is then discarded, although its bowl may be in good condition.
"The object of this invention is to provide means of an inexpensive nature which will ensure a pipe always remaining clean and sweet... When a tube has become fouled on its interior surface it can be either thrown away and replaced by a fresh tube, or be cleaned by boiling in water..."
Hummm...he may have been onto something after all.
Looking for that shape number, I found this old pipes.org thread:
http://pipes.org/forums/messages/23/15658.html?1118105246
A commenter in that thread had a shape R9126, but that pipe was hallmarked to 1935. And in that thread was this reference to the MR & Co band stamp:
http://pipes.org/forums/messages/23/15658.html?1118105246
A commenter in that thread had a shape R9126, but that pipe was hallmarked to 1935. And in that thread was this reference to the MR & Co band stamp:
This evening I gave this pipe its inaugural (at least for me) trial by fire using Peterson's De Lux Mixture, and all that I can say is, "Wow, what a well-behaved pipe!" This is my first GBD, and if its performance is any indication of what I may expect from the brand, then I will certainly be looking for more. It provided the most enjoyable initial smoking experience of ANY of my estate pipes!
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