Things changes. I got a modest brochure (100 x 230 mm - 4 pages,nothing on the back) from Tilshead Pipe Co.Ltd
14 Keys Chequer Salisbury - an very early one.
" at Tilshead, we do not try to hide these tiny imperfections,because we want the smoker to know everything.........
so we will never use filler ".
On the front page there is a drawing of a dublin.I made a drawing of that and sent it to the Co. asking if I could get such one at a resonable price. 2 or 3 months later a parcel arrived,invoice:25 July 1986,customers order,letter
1 naturel Tilshead pipe £ 25 plus 1 for the post.
The pipe,not exactly as the drawing but better,a pot dublin with a wide bowl,straight grain with only 2 small flaws on the shank.I was in a hurry to send Kennedy the money.
In october I saw one of these selling out Tilsheads,dublin shape,dark colour.Some days after it arrived I would look for the flaws- no flaws but a group of putty fills.
The pipe is fine,the price were fair and I like it.But things have changed.
