Show Off Your Ashton Pipes

[ssjones]

I haven't updated this for a while. Interesting, I note that the 3X was my favorite size, which has now changed to the 2X.
'09 Sovereign Rhodesian(last of the Taylor era stamping)

Updated '98 Old Church, now with a George Dibos tapered stem (OEM was a saddle stem).

 

[voorhees]

Not sure why I missed posting on this one...
My one and only(for now) Ashton.

 

[tbradsim1]

One of my 2 old Ashton's .

 

[tbradsim1]

. The other one.

 

[craiginthecorn]

Time to resurrect this thread, not wanting to hijack Al Jones' post of a few months back. Beautiful pipe, Al!
New one here. Unsmoked 1992 Sovereign SG4 with a Sterling cap and band. Honestly, the silver work is a tad sloppy with some excess glue on the bowl. I wonder if it's possible that it was re-glued at some point in its lifetime. Still, IMHO, a very handsome pipe. Elegant without being fussy.
The stem looks like Cumberland. Were any of the Ashtonite stems brindled like Cumberland?
Also, there's no size designation, unless SG4 implies size and not the degree to which the grain is straight.

 

[craiginthecorn]

Oops 1989. I knew the numbering started in 1983, but didn't realize it started with "3" and not "1".

 

[ssjones]

Wow, craiginthecorn, those silver pipes are truly decadent!

 

[ssjones]

A few more more recent additions.
1985 Sovereign XX

2006 Sovereign XX

 

[Civil War]

Nice pipes!

 

[craiginthecorn]

That 1985 is truly gorgeous, Al.