Easy enough to research as well. I discovered it by chance looking up the legitimacy of another pipe.Yeah, that's fraud.
I thought there was a ban on using elephant ivory.
I've got a few with ivory from Bruce, even one with hippopotamus tooth but the amount that I paid for the pipe just for the mammoth ivory accent really burns me after this discovery. I do like discovering that the briar is Algerian and the stem is vintage cumberland though.Interesting catch - not something I would have noticed.
Elephant ivory would put me off as well, even if it were a vintage piece.
Dunhill used it quite often. It's now brindle/cumberland.The part that left me befuddled is "bowling ball stem" as I don't remember hearing or reading that description of a stem before
Several artisans are still using it.I think pipes with pre-ban ivory continue to change hands.
Several artisans use it. You can even find blocks of it on ebay.me wonder where they sourced
Ah! So more about the color of the stem than the shape.I've got a few with ivory from Bruce, even one with hippopotamus tooth but the amount that I paid for the pipe just for the mammoth ivory accent really burns me after this discovery. I do like discovering that the briar is Algerian and the stem is vintage cumberland though.
Dunhill used it quite often. It's now brindle/cumberland.
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Several artisans are still using it.
and legally a lot more complicated to sell. (the thing is vintage is a good cover for recently killed).Interesting catch - not something I would have noticed.
Elephant ivory would put me off as well, even if it were a vintage piece.
and legally a lot more complicated to sell. (the thing is vintage is a good cover for recently killed).
Mammoth also sells for a higher premium. They could've just said "natural" accent. I see that one for ivory on ebay quite often.Methinks someone was trying to stay out of legal trouble relabeling that as mammoth ivory. It certainly looks like elephant to me. Selling ivory is tough, mailing it a whole different beast.
That it does. Stinks to get fleeced.Mammoth also sells for a higher premium. They could've just said "natural" accent. I see that one for ivory on ebay quite often.
OrFile under: "humble brag".