Show Us Your Falcons!

[FalconForever]

Only threads I could find are a few years old so I'd thought I'd try and get you to drag some of your beautiful or neglected Falcons.inyo the daylight! Free the flock!

Here's my steadily growing collection, mostly new pipes but I have a small and growing 'museum' of older ones, some of which are completely unsmoked. I have also collected some Falcon accessories including a lightly restored (by me) Nimrod lighter with original receipt from 1978, a barley used gas lighter from the 80s, unused humidome rings, and amazingly a mobile sales display box, I guess used by reps from the c1960s?

 

[grimpeur]

Always good to see Falcons out in the wild!

Here's my present grouping:

On the far left is an Alco stem and two extra bowls.

Sadly, another eight or so are making their way to me...I couldn't resist an eBay lot.

I also have a couple of Ronsons, and one Kirsten. Which is the exact of Kirstens I care for.

 

[FalconForever]

Always good to see Falcons out in the wild!

Here's my present grouping:
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On the far left is an Alco stem and two extra bowls.

Sadly, another eight or so are making their way to me...I couldn't resist an eBay lot.

I also have a couple of Ronsons, and one Kirsten. Which is the exact of Kirstens I care for.

That's a nice flock! Questions:

Is the white stem Shillelagh and first edition / early one?
Is the unusual bowl nearest camera, between front a Falcon made one ? Not seems that styling before.

I have an Alco set up for sale on eBay at the moment. Disappointingly I am a bowl short and cannot find one for sale or might reconsider and keep it. Although made by Falcon they're not a patch on the proper design, IMO.

I'm not familiar with Kirsten's although I have seen Ronsons on eBay.

 

[grimpeur]

That's a nice flock! Questions:

Is the white stem Shillelagh and first edition / early one?
Is the unusual bowl nearest camera, between front a Falcon made one ? Not seems that styling before.

I have an Alco set up for sale on eBay at the moment. Disappointingly I am a bowl short and cannot find one for sale or might reconsider and keep it. Although made by Falcon they're not a patch on the proper design, IMO.

I'm not familiar with Kirsten's although I have seen Ronsons on eBay.

A) Yes, the white stem is an early Falcon, sold by Kathy Hunt.

B) I got a number of items from Kathy Hunt via a good man on eBay who wanted his Falcons to go to a good home. That weird bowl was one such; an experiment that was felt (rightly, I think!) not worth repeating.

C) From a manufacturing point of view, Alcos make sense: fewer steps in the manufacturing. With the small bowls, I use it for either short smokes, or for strong stuff like black twist.

D) The Ronsons, and I have both versions, aren't quite as good as Falcons, but are notable for two things. First, both, for some reason, allow every bit of tobacco to burn...effortlessly. Second, when outdoors and quickly looking up at a bird, plane, or Superman, there's no backwash from the reservoir!

 

[FalconForever]

A) Yes, the white stem is an early Falcon, sold by Kathy Hunt.

B) I got a number of items from Kathy Hunt via a good man on eBay who wanted his Falcons to go to a good home. That weird bowl was one such; an experiment that was felt (rightly, I think!) not worth repeating.

C) From a manufacturing point of view, Alcos make sense: fewer steps in the manufacturing. With the small bowls, I use it for either short smokes, or for strong stuff like black twist.

D) The Ronsons, and I have both versions, aren't quite as good as Falcons, but are notable for two things. First, both, for some reason, allow every bit of tobacco to burn...effortlessly. Second, when outdoors and quickly looking up at a bird, plane, or Superman, there's no backwash from the reservoir!

I saw someone selling a Kathy Hunt pipe the other week but I wasn't allowed to bid... Interesting and good they've gone to good home.....I'm not jealous honestly.....

Sure I can the manufacturing sense of the Alco.

Do you have the book Back From The Ashes? I've read the Kindle version but keep looking for a print version or a PDF....if you know anyone?

 

[simong]

There was a UK pipe maker at last years show in Nottingham, he had a load of falcon bowls which he’d made himself. They were very popular as they all sold out upon the show’s opening. Peak Pipes I think it was.

Here’s mine. One American stem & all the rest English.

 

[FalconForever]

There was a UK pipe maker at last years show in Nottingham, he had a load of falcon bowls which he’d made himself. They were very popular as they all sold out upon the show’s opening. Peak Pipes I think it was.

Here’s mine. One American stem & all the rest English.
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The meerschaum ones are nice, they suit that blingy gold one! Nice little bantam as well.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Is the white stem Shillelagh and first edition / early one?

Got this one last month. Falcon bowls are way too small for my liking so I've got a friend in Turkey making a larger one for me.

 

[FalconForever]

A couple more have been added to the flock today, not for smoking these ones...

A beautiful completely unused, very early 1980 standard straight with curved stem, original packaging.

Also an earlier Falcon Extra with two bowls, again unsmoked.

 

[FalconForever]

Another one has arrived. I don't know how this keeps happening....

 

[grimpeur]

I feel your pain brother...

I was innocently browsing eBay one fine day, and this lot fell into my cart, and ended up in my mailbox. I hate when that happens!!! At least I'll be ready should I ever need dentures.

 

[FalconForever]

I feel your pain brother...
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I was innocently browsing eBay one fine day, and this lot fell into my cart, and ended up in my mailbox. I hate when that happens!!! At least I'll be ready should I ever need dentures.

Nice haul, I mean accident sorry....

 

[Peter Turbo]

Both made in England, one standard bit one dental bit. 2" chamber depth on the chimney and Squashed meer bowl on the other, have a standard bowl as well.

 

[agnosticpipe]

Ok, jeez I can't resist. Usually parked next to my Ferrari. I'll show myself out now...

 

[agnosticpipe]

FREE STUFF! I'm feeling a little bad for being such a smart ass today. So for you Falcon pipe fans I have a little something for you. I haven't smoked a Falcon in a long time, and don't currently own one, but I do have a nice box that a Falcon pipe came in with 2 extra bowls. No pipe, just the 2 bowls, unsmoked and some associated paperwork. If you have a use for them you can have them for free, just pay the postage here in the lower 48. I figure about $8 for the box and bowls, or if you just want the bowls, probably about $4, and I'll just throw the box out. First come first to get it. PM me if interested, PayPal F&F .

 

[grimpeur]

FREE STUFF! I'm feeling a little bad for being such a smart ass today. So for you Falcon pipe fans I have a little something for you. I haven't smoked a Falcon in a long time, and don't currently own one, but I do have a nice box that a Falcon pipe came in with 2 extra bowls. No pipe, just the 2 bowls, unsmoked and some associated paperwork. If you have a use for them you can have them for free, just pay the postage here in the lower 48. I figure about $8 for the box and bowls, or if you just want the bowls, probably about $4, and I'll just throw the box out. First come first to get it. PM me if interested, PayPal F&F .
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Now that's a bargain! Well done!

 

[OzPiper]

Ok, jeez I can't resist.
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Ford Falcons and Holdens (GM) ruled in Oz, in the 1960-70’s, before the Japanese invasion

 

[agnosticpipe]

Ford Falcons and Holdens (GM) ruled in Oz, in the 1960-70’s, before the Japanese invasion

I had a 1964 Falcon Futura 2 door coupe in 1965. I loved that car even if it only had a 6 cyl. engine and a 3 on the tree. I finally found out what a Holden was after watching a lot of Aussie TV, (My Kitchen Rules mostly). I also found out about the Falcons and Cougars (not the women) in the UK and Aus., and I had a 1968 Ford Cortina GT that I loved dearly and drove it to the F1 GP in Watkins Glen NY that same year. Great memories!

 

[OzPiper]

There was a UK pipe maker at last years show in Nottingham, he had a load of falcon bowls which he’d made himself. They were very popular as they all sold out upon the show’s opening. Peak Pipes I think it was.

Here’s mine. One American stem & all the rest English.
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Gee, @simong,

Love the meer squat bulldog bowl.
Now you have me looking at Falcons

I had one from the 1970’s but gifted that to a friend when he wanted to get back into pipes, and was looking to buy one.
I’d just come back to pipes recently from cigars and I found the Falcon bowl too small at the time. My preferred bowl size is now a group 3-4, so they should be in my sweet spot

 

[OzPiper]

I had a 1964 Falcon Futura 2 door coupe in 1965. I loved that car even if it only had a 6 cyl. engine and a 3 on the tree. I finally found out what a Holden was after watching a lot of Aussie TV
Great memories!

V8s (known as “muscle cars”) were a rare breed in Oz in the ‘60’s, and even into the ‘70s