Photos Of 19th Century Briar Pipes?
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Here are a few of mine:
Barling 1896:
Barling 1882:
Barling 1883:
The first pipe made in St Claude, assuming that it still exists and can be authenticated, would be a cool thing to see. The earliest Briar pipe I've seen dates to 1867, IIRC.
Barling 1896:
Barling 1882:
Barling 1883:
The first pipe made in St Claude, assuming that it still exists and can be authenticated, would be a cool thing to see. The earliest Briar pipe I've seen dates to 1867, IIRC.
Great photos! Love the pipe case.
Are the first two pipes army mounts?
Are the first two pipes army mounts?
No. All three pipes have screw down tenons. The first one uses a bone tenon, which was common joinery for the period. The second two use a sterling screw down tenon.
An army mount uses a rounded cap at the end of the shank, generally sterling, and the stem twists in and is held in place by friction.
Another very similar thread:
1800’s :: Pipe Talk
I have moseyed around on the Internet today, but have had little (no) luck. I was wondering if anyone can post or knows of nice photographs of some older BRIAR pipes from the late 1800s? I guess in a broader context, it would be interesting to see ANY photographs of briar pipes from the late...
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Interesting, the old silver bands look different from the modern ones.
Almost round, like the army mount. Therefore I wasn't sure.
Did most of the pipes back then have such silver bands?
Looks like they were very common.
1890 dublin spigot with Barling's silverwork,not sure if the black piece of the mouthpiece is original or an old repair
Btw.
Sablebrush, and Paulfg, since its difficult to judge by the pictures, what are the aproximate sizes of the pipes?
Are they on the smaller spectrum?
Sablebrush, and Paulfg, since its difficult to judge by the pictures, what are the aproximate sizes of the pipes?
Are they on the smaller spectrum?
Based off of images from surviving catalogs, bling was popular with those who could afford it. As regards percentages of silver mounted VS plain, I have no idea.
The three pipes I've shown you vary considerably.
The first is a smaller pipe, about 5" long and about 1 3/4" high
The second is a larger pipe, about 6" long and a bit over 2" in height with the sterling wind cap.
The third is a magnum sized pipe, 9 3/4" long and about 2 1/2" in height.
During the 1880's there was a market for magnum sized pipes, often intricately decorated with sterling. I think there was an element of conspicuous consumption involved, since tobacco was very expensive and the display of such large pipes would have constituted another way to show off one's wealth.
yes my Dublin is small,maybe a 17mm diameter chamber x 32mm deep and 13.5 cm long
One of the coolest pipe posts I've seen. Thanks for sharing!Here are a few of mine:
Barling 1896:
Barling 1882:
Barling 1883:
The first pipe made in St Claude, assuming that it still exists and can be authenticated, would be a cool thing to see. The earliest Briar pipe I've seen dates to 1867, IIRC.
Very nice looking pipes. It just goes to show you silver accents always have and always will look classy. I wish more pipes would come in a custum case like the ones you have. Its a nice touch instead of a cheap sack.
Mark Irwin just had an interesting blog article on Peterson cased companion sets. Peterson used to keep a craftsman on hand to make their cases, into the late 80's I believe. At that time, the cost to make the cases was more than pipes contained, so they went from cased sets to boxed "collection" sets.
178. Companion Cases & Collections: Collectors and/or Companions?
I want to begin with a timely greeting from Steven Hersey which he posted a few days ago in the comments, in case you didn’t see it: Hello, all. I hope that you are able to adjust to whatever new r…
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Here is my 1891 A.D.P. pipe. It's about 4 1/2 inches long.
It has a relatively small chamber, reflecting the high cost of tobacco in England, at that time.
It has a relatively small chamber, reflecting the high cost of tobacco in England, at that time.
Do you guys smoke these pipes or are they collection pieces?
Mine is part of my rotation. I only smoke Samovar in it.
It's a great little smoker.
It's a great little smoker.
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