Show Off Your Dr. Grabow Pipes Here!

[peteguy]

Thank you, I am doing good so far !!

Best news so far this year!

 

[designatedmedia]

My vintage Color Duke I just refinished:
BEFORE

AFTER

 

[davet]

My latest Linkman's, #9794 Canadian. A very small 26 grams, very, very good shape 8O

One small fill in the shank, other than that it looks like it was looked after really well.

 

[tuold]

Here's a Doc Grabow Starfire No 83 I recently got:

You can see what looks like paint flakes on the stem, but after looking closely it appears to be metal flakes embedded in the vulcanite. At least that's what I think it is since it won't sand out. Has anyone seen that before?

 

[piffyr]

You can see what looks like paint flakes on the stem, but after looking closely it appears to be metal flakes embedded in the vulcanite. At least that's what I think it is since it won't sand out. Has anyone seen that before?

I've seen that on a few pipes, both Grabow and others, tuold. It's cheap vulcanite made with rubber from recycled tires. The metal from studs, belts, etc. wasn't removed before shredding. I've heard that most of that rubber is surplus from WWII, but I don't know about that.
On the plus side, you didn't have to pay extra for the metal flake coat and they can give the stem a nice "wet" look. :wink:

 

[davet]

Sweet Starfire bulldog :clap:

 

[pagan]

Breaking in my newly acquired rustic Dr Grabow Rhodesian

 

[satxpipe]

I'm really enjoying all these Linkman's pipes. Before seeing them on this thread I didn't really know they existed. Last night I managed to pick this Linkman's Special up off eBay for that I think was a decent price (under 20). Really interested in finding more of these to collect!

 

[theloniousmonkfish]

Nice Canadian. This one is in my top 5, Starfire 25.

 

[pagan]

An old Regal, one of my first briar pipes

 

[theloniousmonkfish]

Good looking Regal.
Commodore 83.

 

[davet]

A few recent additions to my Linkman's collection;
This is my second Bulldog, shape# 9787. Very similar to my shape#4987

This little gem is in very good condition, shape# 4971 small and light.

I had only one Canadian, very small posted earlier. This beauty is much bigger, shape# 9882

 

[ejames]

Nice trio davet !

 

[danielplainview]

Good luck on that #25 Monk. According to legend, that is the rarest shape.
DaveT, nice additions. I love that Linkman Canadian!

 

[jakecobb]

(Okay, I don't know how to "quote" a post.)
I have the exact same pipe. Patent number?

 

[theloniousmonkfish]

Sculptura

Belvedere

Viscount

 

[jakecobb]

Those are some good looking pipes, yo.

 

[theloniousmonkfish]

Thanks, man.

 

[davet]

Very nice, all three :clap: and all are not very common. So many nice ones out there it's hard to resist buying.

 

[agnosticpipe]

These two are fairly recent pipes I had picked up. Both rather interesting pipes for Dr. Grabow.
WWII era pipe made from Mountain Laurel and has no metal on it anywhere:

This is a very short (4 inches) Deluxe with a scalloped bowl top and a Linkman style stinger.