Prince of Wales

[torthur]

Hey,

I've posted this in my original topic:

Original Stain... Or Not? :: Pipe Repair and Maintenance

Good morning y'all. Just wondering. What is your approach when restoring a pipe? Do you try to maintain the original painting at any cost, or do you change the pipes dramatically to your liking? I am thinking here of pipes for personal use, not for sale.

pipesmagazine.com

But it seems to me that this place is more appropriate.

I recently bought myself such a pipe - Prince of Wales "Progress":


I tried to find some info to at least determine its age.

I found information that it was a GBD brand:

Prince Of Wales - Pipedia

pipedia.org

Pr-Pz -- Pipes: Logos & Markings

www.pipephil.eu

Unfortunately, I can't find more information anywhere. E.g. when production ended....
Is there anyone here who has this knowledge?

 

[ssjones]

Prince of Wales appears to have been used by multiple makers. "Who Made That Pipe" shows:



The COM stamp is often a good way to ID the maker (ie Sasieni used the same COM on their 2nd lines as their first line pipes). Post a picture of it please. Shape numbers are ofen similar between 1st and 2nd line pipes.

But, almost nothing is known about any of the British-Sub brands. You would have to scour catalogs, to see when it appeared, and left. Most sub-brands for GBD and Comoy's after the 1981 merger.

 

[torthur]

Forgive my ignorance, but what is a "COM Stamp"?

There are no other markings on the pipe.

 

[ssjones]

Country of Manufacture.

GBD COM's, pre-Cadogan are below. If it doesn't have this stamp, its likely not GBD made.

 

[torthur]

Country of Manufacture.

GBD COM's, pre-Cadogan are below. If it doesn't have this stamp, its likely not GBD made.

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OK.
No COM marking there. I'll try to dig something then.
Thanks.

 

[5star]

I’ve got a Prince of Wales ‘Lands End’ pipe that looks similar to your pipe (by the top view) The only other stamp on it is ‘274’ which must be a model number. No COM stamp. My pipe is set up for a 9mm filter. The finish is worn in a few places & it has some fills in the briar. But it is a good smoker. Ive reserved it for the occasional aro such as SWRA or Boswell Bear Blend when I’m in an aro mood. I wasn’t able to find any more information on it. I believe I got it for around $20 off of ebay years ago.

Mac

 

[mso489]

Just for the record, about ten years ago, I bought a Savinelli Prince of Wales, a different pipe that this one. It was discontinued, but is a good looking prince with a long stem, a bit like a prince shape version of the Bing Billiard.

 

[kcghost]

This a tough one to research other than to tell the author we really don't know.