Tuesday Antique Store Run

[tuold]

I made my monthly visit to the local antique store this afternoon. While not experiencing any eureka moments, I did find a couple of pipes of interest.
The first one caught my attention because it was in an immaculate looking Charatan box with the label "Shape No. 47" on it. I quickly looked that up on my phone and saw that was not what was in the box. This was:

So that's a brand new P.Viou, shape L130 P. It's got a bit of age patina on it, but I don't think it's very old. It is a St Claude pipe, so I read. Once buffed, the grain should look nice. It appears to be of good craftsmanship. For ten bucks it was a bargain. I'm sure I'll enjoy it.
The other pipe is more of a mystery.

This one is really worn and will take some work to get in to smoking condition, but the faint stamps read, "Specially Made for Peterson's -LTD". the other side says, "Straight Grain" and "Made in England".
Why would Peterson's need to have another company make pipes for them?
It's a fair pipe, not spectacular, but should be a good smoker. That one was six dollars.
There are a lot more pipes there that I'll have to go back with my loupe and analyze. One is a churchwarden with a crazy looping stem.

 

[davet]

Nice score, note to self, stop into the antique store

 

[drwatson]

Nice score, all I ever find are old Dr.Grabows for 50 bucks...

 

[tuold]

drwatson wrote:

Nice score, all I ever find are old Dr.Grabows for 50 bucks.

They must be pricing their inventory from similar ebay listings. It's getting laughably expensive out there these days.

 

[captainprophesy]

Very nice find indeed :clap:
Around here I've found some very nice finds in the past, usually some nice Kaywoodies for under $10... I enjoy restoring them. I have one left and have given the others to various people that needed them. BUT as of the last year or so it's been more like what DrWatson stated, I've seen them for more than $50

 

[danielplainview]

Nice score and great prices. Congrats. Same thing around here, The antique shops have broken Brylons for $50.

 

[robwoodall]

My parents owned an antique (and junk) store for years and years, then sold it to my next door neighbor who's run it for the last 10 years. I grew up working in that store, and still help Dale (the neighbor) when he's pricing something unusual, or trying to restore a computer or electronic device.
But, I've never once even thought about the possibility of looking for pipes there.
I'm an idiot...

 

[papipeguy]

You did well with those 2 pipes. That "Pete" looks like it has some nice straight grain.

 

[derfatdutchman]

Nice finds, I must go to the same shops as drwatson. I only find over priced pipes and when I do find a nice on the previous owner lit it with a blow torch.

 

[okiescout]

Great work, Tuold! Nice score. I have not had such luck, but am glad for you.

 

[sablebrush52]

Why would Peterson's need to have another company make pipes for them?

Maybe they wanted at least a few of their pipes to have draft holes that line up with the chamber?

 

[captainprophesy]

Maybe they wanted at least a few of their pipes to have draft holes that line up with the chamber?

ZING! :rofl:

 

[wyfbane]

Sable. :lol:
Congrats on those pipes! They look good and the price was right!

 

[tuold]

Here's the "Made for Peterson's reamed, cleaned and polished. And yes, the pipe is well drilled :lol:

And here is the Charatan box the P.Viou came in. I'm hoping the Charatan will show up on my next visit!

 

[lucky695]

Found this this weekend. 70's Savinelli de luxe KS. $6. It was a mess. I cleaned it up a bit.

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[tuold]

Lucky695, I would have bought that Sav in a heartbeat!
I left behind a number of pipes I'll go back to check out in detail this coming weekend. One was nice looking meerschaum in a case for $12.50. I'm sort of kicking myself for not just buying everything and sorting it out at home.

 

[lucky695]

I haven't tried smoking it yet. The stem cleaned up pretty well and there was some nasty cake, but I think she will do fine

 

[tobyducote]

Nice pipes

 

[jpmcwjr]

The last five "antique" shops I popped in to had this many pipes aggregated: 0.

But I'll keep wishin' and hopin' and lookin'.

 

[mso489]

You guys have a whole better class of antique stores than I do. When I even ask about tobacco pipes, you'd have thought I'd inquired about buying a machine gun. The expression on the faces is like: "If that's the kind of person you are, maybe you'd just better leave." Okay, so you don't have any tobacco pipes; I understand.