Un-smoked Finsbury II

[brassmonkey]

Picked up this pipe today from a local vintage store, quite a decent size pipe. Not much information about the brand out there but obviously a second, would anyone hazard a guess as to the age?

 

[Civil War]

Nice pipe

 

[smittyd]

I don't know about the age , but it is a nice looking pipe . I hope it smokes well for you!

 

[mawnansmiff]

No idea of the age but I can see why it was unsmoked :wink:
Regards,
Jay.

 

[cortezattic]

The brand is listed at pipephil.eu, but no historical info there:

http://pipephil.eu/logos/en/logo-f2.html

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

My ex-wife said it's either me or your pipe collection. I considered that a win-win.

My wife told me it's either my cigars and pipes or her. With a few tears rolling down my face, I told her there would definitely be times I'd miss her.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Take my wife.....please!
Well, back to the pipe itself- looks like quite a long split in the front of the stummel. How deep does it go? Is the inside of the bowl (the chamber) intact?

 

[brassmonkey]

I looked closely at the 'split' but it is only just on the surface, more like a scratch and doesn't seem to have any depth to it. THe bowl is quite large so I may not be smoking it right away, might have to work up to it.

 

[puffy]

Looks Nice

 

[jpmcwjr]

That bit of rustication is odd, though maybe it's their version of a quaint. Also looks to have a crack in the interior wall near the rim. (?)

 

[brassmonkey]

I guess the rusticated area was the reason it was downgraded, other than that it seems like a solid piece of briar. No crack near the rim, just the grain lines. I'll probably not use this right away and look for a couple more estate pipes to use. I'm a bit limited for choice without spending a coupla hundred on a new pipe, even used ones are not so common around here.

 

[mawnansmiff]

"That bit of rustication is odd, though maybe it's their version of a quaint."
That bit of rustication looks to be so random, an afterthought if you like, tells me there was an awful flaw in that area.
I've never been a fan of part rusticated pipes for that very reason. Give me one or t'other.
I'm sure it will be a great smoker, or at least hope it is but it's just my cup of tea.
Regards,
Jay.