Restorations!

[petes03]

I've posted over the last few months about some of my resto jobs and had been told to post pics. Well up until today, I couldn't figure out how to do that from my iPhone or my laptop. I decided to use my wifes computer and I finally figured it out, sort of! Well, here they are!

From top to bottom;

1. Old England "Virgin Briar" (no model #)

2. Old England "27N Virgin Briar"

3. Dr. Graybow "Belvedere"

4. Ehrlich (no model or #)

5. Ehrlich "Straight Grain" (no model#)

6. Tom Thomb (no model or #)

7. Charatan "348" sandbasted pot
Well that's them, for now. I do have one more Ehrlich that I have not got around to yet.
Oh, I forgot to say, that is the original stem on the Charatan, but the logo is worn off. What can you say, it's 60 years old!

 

[papipeguy]

They look great. Is that Charatan a Lane Era?

 

[ghost]

Very nice! I actually like the look of the Grabow the best...

 

[petes03]

@papipeguy, I believe it's pre-Lane. I can't be sure, I don't remember when exactly the Lane era started, but the pipe is from the 50's.

 

[metalheadycigarguy]

Very nice. I like the look/size of that Tom Thomb pipe.

 

[petes03]

Thanks Roth! I never was sure, my best guess was 50's, but seeing that it has the DC bit, maybe 60's? However, there's no "L" that can be discerned anywhere on the pipe.

 

[jah76]

Nice job there. I like that Grabow. That stem looks comfortable.

 

[crazypipe]

Great looking clean up. ::

 

[petes03]

I just realized, you cant really see any details in that first pic, so I figured i'd post a few close ups. Here's the Old England "Virgin Briar" that I just finished.

 

[pruss]

Nice work Pete!
Thanks for sharing the pictures.
-- Pat

 

[petes03]

Here's the Tom Thomb mini briar.

 

[petes03]

Here's the Ehrlichs, the "Straight Grain" is the one on the bottom.

 

[petes03]

Another close up of the Ehrlichs.

 

[petes03]

Here's the Dr. Graybow "Belvedere"

 

[petes03]

Here's both of the Old England "Virgin Briars". That's the "27N" on the bottom and the one I just finished on the top.

 

[petes03]

Here"s the Charatan "348DC"

 

[petes03]

And the other side of the Charatan. This old pipe has a lot of wear on it, but it's still solid and tight.

 

[irwinmetro]

Excellent work. Thanks for posting the individual shots.

 

[petes03]

Thanks for the complements guys! I really appreciate it.

 

[dread]

Very good stuff!