Pipestud Needs Help - Again! )-:

[pipestud]

I have a consignor who sent a beautifully grained unsmoked horn shaped pipe for me to sell. The only nomenclature is an interlocking 3 letters that are in a circle. The letters are AGH. Anyone know who this might be?
With thanks,
Pipestud

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

AGH = A Great Horn

 

[pipestud]

Uhh... thank's Mark. And it is indeed a great horn but I doubt the intent of the nomenclature was to attach an acronym to the pipe itself, but rather the pipe maker

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I seriously doubt it as well Steve. But it popped right out at me so I thought I would share. Of course, it does nothing to help your real need. Just so you know, I did try some Google searches and came up blank. Good luck with the investigation Steve. When you find out it stands for A Great Horn, you can PM me. LOL

 

[cigrmaster]

Steve, just like the old days, Mark being his usual helpful self. It did crack me up though. I do believe the AGH stands for Alfred George Hunhill.

 

[pipestud]

Thanks Mark, but it may be awhile before I respond. :?

 

[dmcmtk]

Steve, picture?

 

[pipestud]

I reckon that would help. (-;
I just uploaded a couple of photos to my website and they can be found here - http://pipestud.com/agh-nomenclature/
Thanks!

 

[pipestud]

I do believe the AGH stands for Alfred George Hunhill.-cgigarmaster
I just Google searched Alfred George Hunhill, and while he does have some heady credentials, I don't think he's our man, Harris. - http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/faculty-profiles/az/profile.html?xid=29140
Sheesh, who let Harris and Mark on here?

 

[cigrmaster]

Steve, you know how I love to be of service to you in your times of need. :mrgreen:

 

[jpmcwjr]

 

[dmcmtk]

OK, I'm officially stumped...

 

[lazar]

For the pic it looks like it could be ACH?

 

[woodsroad]

AGH stands for Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport, in Sweden. It is well known for the surrounding mountains that force a very steep decent on landing. Flight attendants will often hand out these pipes, along with a small amount of opium, to jittery passengers prior to landing.

Airplane landing at AGH​

 

[pipestud]

Uh, thanks woodsroad!
Pssst... Come to think of it, who let woodsroad on here, too? :?

 

[jmill208]

AGH- Ain’t Gonna Happen?

 

[pipesmokingtom]

Since it can't be identified, I'll offer you $25 for it (shipped of course.)

 

[jpmcwjr]

For the pic it looks like it could be ACH?

Ah! American Clearing House.....

 

[pipesmokingtom]

Interesting - I thought I remembered seeing this.
Just a couple days ago on Facebook, this same question came up on this same stamp, on this same pipe!

 

[woodsroad]

Agh Otluq (Persian: اغ اتلوق‎, also Romanized as Āgh Otlūq; also known as Āghotlāq and Āg Otlūq) is a village in Zangebar Rural District, in the Central District of Poldasht County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 344, in 72 families. The villagers are renowned for their figs, wheat and hermaphroditic goats. Once a year, the villagers of Agh Otluq gather for the Parade of Zippo to celebrate the harvest. Villagers, clenching horn briar pipes handed down to them from ancient ancestors, chase each other through the streets, attempting to light each other's pipes. Whoever "gets lit", must then marry their closest sibling, thus ensuring that the pipe stays in the family.
Finding one of these pipes outside of Agh Otluq is quite rare. However, the village is a popular vacation destination for New Jersey residents, who find the absence of bestiality laws to be appealing. Some of these pipes have found their way to the US with them, hidden in various bodily orifices.

Agh Otluq villagers​