I’m very happy with the restoration by “Shae Hemingway” who sells on ETSY. His work is just excellent. This pipe comes from him. I guess this is a Reuben. The blast on this is what sucked me in but I think the stem-work on this looks good too. 
Reuben Charatan’s Make
- Thread starter milk
- Start date
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Very, very nice typical Charatan blast from the past .
Notice the by hand opened slot of the bit.
Keep it in the dark, or at least away from direct light.
Notice the by hand opened slot of the bit.
Keep it in the dark, or at least away from direct light.
I learned my lesson. I have no pipe rack anymore. I bought a big old jewelry box and put all my pipes away now.
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I put that photo to see what people said. I saw an 11 shape in one of the shape guides as a bent billiard. I don't know much about Charatan's or where to look.
Speaking of Charatan's master blasters :
Yes, I see 11. Huh. But it does look like 111 is on mine.
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I am struggling to date this one. Probably very early Lane. Any ideas?
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It is mere exhaustion. Some years later I purchased this pipe and box from the late Ken Barnes.
We were on very good terms and I still miss him sorely. I bought quite some pipes from him, we then discussed and exchanged thoughts and opinions about restoring them etc.
This pipe is from 1958 ; he showed it to Barry Jones ( James Upshall ) who instantly recognised the blast being from that one particular year ! Imagine such knowledge and experience; those were the days gents.The pipe came to me in almost unsmoked condition and the taste of bare briar was still very much present. Actually I like that taste a lot .
If you want to learn about Ch. pipes and enjoy Ken's fountain of knowledge, utter kindness and humility :
This was Jesse's ( Sablebrush ) painstaking work; it took him many days ( weeks ? ) to preserve, organise and put this together and I owe him immense gratitude . Cheers Jesse
When somewhat recovered I will post better pics.
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As said, my mind is all over the place now but I do recall it being a designation of size.
Explaining Ch. stamps and making efforts to date them is " going down the rabitt hole" .
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Thanks! It smokes great, though I've had tree allergies (in Japan) the last month and haven't been able to smoke (they're almost over hopefully).
My goodness, this plant must have suffered a lot. But precisely for this reason it must have generated a grim briar, used to resisting everything.