Show Off Your James Upshall & Tilshead Pipes

[harveylee]

My A grade Dublin, very intense straight flames and birdeyes over the rim top.

Edit: Fixed your pictures/Al
Wow, that A Grade is fantastic, you don't see many A's.

 

[paulfg]

after reading about upshall pipes I have just pulled the trigger on this one,my first.

Any ideas on date?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182083695249?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

[ssjones]

Very nice paulfg! You don't see many "S" grade pipes (usually P's). I'm terrible on dating Upshalls, neverbend and kbarnes are the experts.

 

[paulfg]

hopfully one of them will be along sometime with there thoughts.

This is my first upshall pipe.I am pretty new to piping and started with a petersons 303 then a couple of deluxe petes (now sold),I have recently been aquireing some Barling pipes both pre and transition periods.

I am not a collector as such but would like to get some good smokers in my rotation and had read good things re Upshall pipes so decided to see what its all about

 

[tarheel1]

One day I might have one. Just not found the right one.

 

[paulfg]

quote in another topic posted by Ken Barnes

"S" = originally a German orange/red finish. German distributor wanted the exclusive so we changed to a bright, deep red, with natural bowl, as the "S"
I assume this is the colour of my pipe shown above.

When did this colour change occur as it would help date my pipe.

 

[paulfg]

just got another tilshead pipe,it was listed as a 1980 pipe it has only tilshead england on one side and handmade on the other no JU markings at all and listed as no fills.

I thought they were seconds with some cosmetic flaws.

 

[ssjones]

I knew that James Upshall made their version of the "Countryman" but I've never seen one before. A buddy picked this one up yesterday from Smokingpipes.com. I have the Charatan version. These are large pipes,mine is over 90 grams and I suspect this one is as well.

 

[paulfg]

despite having already spent my monthly pipe money twice over I couldnt resist this one

supposedly from the 1980s hoping neverbend or kbarnes will drop by with there thoughts

 

[ssjones]

Nice, that vendor is a good one.

 

[paulfg]

ssjones said
"Nice, that vendor is a good one."
thats good to know as I havent actually got them in my hands yet still somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean at the moment

 

[paulfg]

well the s grade has arrived,very happy

smoking 1/2 bowl Dunhill EMP in it as I type
would still be interested in approximate dates on the pipes

 

[hauntedmyst]

Time to revive the Upshalls! My only S.

 

[hauntedmyst]

Found mine with the military style mount. (it just looks like it)

 

[alexj52]

An XL "DS" bent, which Mr. Ken Barnes just informed me to be a B grade sold by the tobacconist Desmond Sautter.

 

[hauntedmyst]

 

[ssjones]

My current James Upshall line-up

B Grade silver-spigot
P grade
P grade with Les Woods tobacco leaf silver band. This was custom ordered thru the old JB Hayes shop in Alexandria, for a US Army colonel stationed in DC. John Hayes showed me the invoice from the pipe, wish I has asked for a copy...

 

[donjgiles]

Awesome pipes Al!

 

[hauntedmyst]

This should clean up nicely.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Yes on the four pipes above. So fine!