The GBD Collectors Thread

[LotusEater]

As for the "quality" question, if you want to take price as a surrogate then the Century, along with the New Era and Prestige, was in the second tier of the London Made regular lines. Here's how the various regular lines were priced in 1974:

Virgin and Varichrome were priced at $30 each
Century, New Era, and Prestige were priced at $25 each
Mandarin was priced at $20 each
Prehistoric Perspex and Prehistoric Acrylic were priced at $23.50 each
Fantasy was priced at $21 each
Prehistoric was priced at $20 each
International and Tapestry were priced at $17.50 each
New Standard and Speciale Standard were priced at $16.50 each
Granitan and Ebony were priced at $15.00 each
Rockroot and Prehistoric Restlite were priced at $12.50 each
Penthouse was priced at $11.00 each

Thanks jguss that pricing info is awesome
As for age
I was thinking it might be a 70’s pipe but had no basis for thinking so

 

[OzPiper]

Spurred on by my latest acquisition of the 1922 bent bulldog, I've taken some pics of the few GBDs in the cupboard

 

[OzPiper]

Apologies for the double images of the 1922 bent bulldog.

3 apples - top: Standard, middle: thick shanked New Era, bottom: thick shanked French hallmarked silver band (no date letter on French silver)

Straight billiard with orific bit. French hallmarked silver band (no date letter)

1903 bent billiard with diamond shank

 

[snagstangl]

I think I have the little brother of your first one, but he is about 30 years younger .

 

[mso489]

Are new GBD pipes still esteemed? I see Iwan Ries has new blast pipes in a number of shapes available at $60, listed as half price, and the GBD Medley seconds at $30 per pipe or less if you buy two or three at once, with some finish flaws. Otherwise, I don't see many new GBD's for sale online.

 

[LotusEater]

I just picked up a Sablee Zulu to go with my billiard and wanted to show … somebody?

 

[LotusEater]

Are new GBD pipes still esteemed? I see Iwan Ries has new blast pipes in a number of shapes available at $60, listed as half price, and the GBD Medley seconds at $30 per pipe or less if you buy two or three at once, with some finish flaws. Otherwise, I don't see many new GBD's for sale online.

Although I don’t have much interest in new GBD’s I have also wondered why they aren’t on offer from more online retailers? TBH maybe I’d be interested in a new GBD if I could find them. I haven’t seen new GBDs for sale anywhere other than Iwan Ries and I am only aware of these because of your recent post.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Another day I have gotten me a medium sized GBD century model 3921 in mint condition ,and noticed this one were supplied with removable 3mm metal stringer,wondering if these like stringers were common practice with GBD brand pipes?,previously I have seen some standard BBB pipes which had stringers fitted as well,

 

[ak2000]

Some recently aquired and cleaned up GBDs, the saucer shape is a 9282 which I've never seen before



Left from top:
Varichrome 1451
International 135
Prehistoric 9438
Prehistoric 9282
Right from top:
New Standard 9489
Century Conquest 9658
Fantasy 135

 

[JohnClyde]

Love that squat tomato 9282 prehistoric! Prehistorics are my favourite GBD finish.

My wife once lost a GBD prehistoric I had in the undergrowth on a walk in late autumn. Much gesturing, shouting and recrimination. Incredibly in the spring while rooting around the area just on the off chance, I found it again. Apart from a small patch of discolouration, it was fine! Unbelievable. That Prehistoric finish survived both frost and water.

 

[Sidehatch]

 

[Sidehatch]

Hello GBD peeps. photos above are of a restored GBD with a replacement lucite stem. It says it’s a Rainbow 9565. Don’t know much about it, but it was the old man’s from early 1980s I believe. Went through this thread and couldn’t find much info. Any tidbits anyone could share on this model would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance

 

[Bengel]

No info for you. Mine is a Collector International. Huge bowl, so I do not reach for it often.

 

[Sidehatch]

Cool stem. Looks similar in style. But I think bowl is bigger on yours.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

I only have a handful of GBD pipes in my collection, but I've looked at a good number of them online and can't find any info on a 549 Bulldog that I have. It has a Perspex stem, and the shank is stamped "PERSPEX." While I've seen no shortage of pipes with Perspex stems, I have never seen this stamp on other GBD pipes. It also has a letter stamp of "J" on the underside of the shank. Would that make it a Cadogan era pipe? Any info you have would be much appreciated.













@ssjones

 

[AroEnglish]

So many lovely pipes in this thread!

I’ve been actively looking for GBDs after seeing @OzPiper's pipes so hopefully I’ll be posting in this thread soon.

 

[LotusEater]

This GBD 9664 is my favorite pipe.

This weekend I purchased a GBD Tapestry in the same shape. I’m not crazy about the Tapestry line or the chair leg stem on this one but I’ve decided to try to acquire the 9664 shape in as many different styles as possible. I’m not planning planning be to pickey re condition as long as they are smokable. If you see one floating around the inter webs I’d love to know about it (that is - if you don’t want it for yourself)

 

[virkia]

The earliest datable by hallmark GBD I've seen was on eBay not long ago with a "Buy It Now" price of £300 approx.

I wish now that I'd screen-grabbed better pics as the listing has gone.
Not that I would have bought it as the bowl was pretty rough and the chain attached cap is missing but it was interesting nonetheless to see a briar from the 1870s when the earliest datable by hallmark briar I own is from the 1880s.
The elegant shape got me thinking of a few GBDs with some similarities that I did buy back in the day possibly of similar period - two with a metal screw tenons.


Stem not original

 

[ssjones]

I only have a handful of GBD pipes in my collection, but I've looked at a good number of them online and can't find any info on a 549 Bulldog that I have. It has a Perspex stem, and the shank is stamped "PERSPEX." While I've seen no shortage of pipes with Perspex stems, I have never seen this stamp on other GBD pipes. It also has a letter stamp of "J" on the underside of the shank. Would that make it a Cadogan era pipe? Any info you have would be much appreciated.

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@ssjones

That COM and grade name would reflect that it is from the Cadogan era, probably early transition (I assume till they exhausted the brass rondell inventory). There was definitely no shortage of grade names they came up with, but thats a first for me as well.

 

[Hillcrest]

Hello GBD peeps. photos above are of a restored GBD with a replacement lucite stem. It says it’s a Rainbow 9565. Don’t know much about it, but it was the old man’s from early 1980s I believe. Went through this thread and couldn’t find much info. Any tidbits anyone could share on this model would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance

I have a similar "Algerian Briar" "Made in France" that is also a sitter/poker shape from the 50s or 60s. I believe it to be a GBD second for two reasons; the stem is an unusual shape that I have only seen on GBD sitter/poker pipes and it has a Fleur de Lis on the side and Fleur de Lis was a seconds brand of GBD. It is one of my favorite pipes but I agree huge bowl - mine is 20mm x 50mm. But really comfortable hanger. I also can't find any information about it anywhere.