Because well, it had to be done.
I don't have any, but I know
@Briar Lee does! Let's see em everybody.
I don't have any, but I know
@Briar Lee does! Let's see em everybody.
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Honestly in my eyes, there's nothing more beautiful than a well worn hard smoked pipe. Look at that cake! My god. Mmmmmm
If I were so inclined I might have ruminated over how large this thread might become, if the collector of Lee pipes decides to post his entire collection. That would be a treat!
Yes and this will be a great thread to collect all the info and stories about them too! All in one neat thread! ?
I am sometimes thinking when seeing all them hard driven pipes at antique stores or from photos-why they look like this?thick cake,dirty stems,charred rims,covered with grease.....I guess they just used it as a tool back then...no internet to find info about cleaning their pipes,likely a lot less free time to do it and they smoked it 24/7 seems like....
I sometimes marvel at how thick the cake is in some estate chambers—these guys were lucky if they were able to load a thimble's worth of tobacco in these pipes.
That's some of the pipes, probably the majority.
However, there were pipes 100 years ago owned by folks who bought the best and took care of maintenance. Some were men and women of leisure, some of every stripe of education and income who took care. Well before AG invented the 'Net.
That we see a ton of so-so pipes that were smoked to death doesn't mean that's the way it was for everyone, even most. Some of those good pipes are in Jesse's hands, and many more here who treasure a fine smoking tool.
This thread wouldn’t be complete without it a country song…
I know,right?like quarter of an inch chamber diameter opening...
It's taken decades to put together my collection.
An extremely high condition Lee Three Star 7 point star walnut stained medium squat Bulldog. $40 on eBay, delivered today.
It had been smoked once or maybe twice, halfway down.
This one has really nice grain, above and beyond typical three star, but it’s dark stained, so they could use briar with more hidden fills.
Cleanup was with ever clear and 4/0 steel wool, plus grapeseed oil.
These were the best factory pipes on earth in 1946.
And, it’s a mere $10 Three Star.
It had been smoked once or maybe twice, halfway down.
This one has really nice grain, above and beyond typical three star, but it’s dark stained, so they could use briar with more hidden fills.
Cleanup was with ever clear and 4/0 steel wool, plus grapeseed oil.
These were the best factory pipes on earth in 1946.
And, it’s a mere $10 Three Star.
@Briar Lee I really like the look of that bulldog. How does it stack up against your Pete 307 from the same era? (Genuinely curios, not just stirring)
@Briar Lee
That is a very nice bulldog.
Now that you have started, please continue uploading your Lee collection
It would be nice for current and future members to have a photographic archive.
While I've been guilty of sniping at you over your comments re:Lee pipes, if it were not for your enthusiasm, I would never (in all probability) have heard of the brand.
So thank you for adding to my very scant knowledge of American factory pipes.
I became interested in pipes by lurking on these Forums and oohing, aahing and drooling over the pipes posted by members over the years.
A photographic database is invaluable in promoting our passion.
That is a very nice bulldog.
Now that you have started, please continue uploading your Lee collection
It would be nice for current and future members to have a photographic archive.
While I've been guilty of sniping at you over your comments re:Lee pipes, if it were not for your enthusiasm, I would never (in all probability) have heard of the brand.
So thank you for adding to my very scant knowledge of American factory pipes.
I became interested in pipes by lurking on these Forums and oohing, aahing and drooling over the pipes posted by members over the years.
A photographic database is invaluable in promoting our passion.
Well done! I hope it works.One well managed thread would be a God send. He's nibbled the bait!
I do have to say I really like the general aesthetic of that pipe.
The Pete I think has better, tighter, more attractive birdseye grain, which is surprising because the Irish had exactly the same WW2 briar shortage as the rest of the civilized world. The latest my circle Made in Ireland Pre Republic 307 could have been made was 1947. The Irish had a good selection of briar again, whenever it was. And the 307 is huge!
A Lee is not prized for flashy grain.
Is beauty in the eye of the beholder?
I say it’s quantifiable.
Her legs were in the surf because they couldn’t do Justice to perhaps the most beautiful face that we have photographs of.
Lees don’t have flashy grain.
They have Elizabeth Taylor level beauty.
I say it’s quantifiable.
Her legs were in the surf because they couldn’t do Justice to perhaps the most beautiful face that we have photographs of.Lees don’t have flashy grain.
They have Elizabeth Taylor level beauty.
This five pointed Three Star Bullmoose has probably the best grain and finish of any Lee I’ve seen.