Unsmoked Henry Comoy Hallmarked 1921 Cased Wagner’s

[ashdigger]

In my march toward a new direction and with funding from pipe sales, I picked up this cased set from 1921.

Comoy is certainly an interesting company. I know they have more seconds lines than a polygamist has cousins and I know they’ve made pipes for pipe shops and I used to own a pipe that Comoy was contracted to make by an inventor.

He is a cased set of Comoy Hallmarked pipes made for a Parlor in San Francisco. They are unsmoked and in unbelievable condition. The case is even in remarkable shape.

Always makes me wonder how these survivors survived. How many places the trunk or box they were put in traveled.

Here’s the pipes

 

[ashdigger]

 

[shanez]

The phrase "they don't make them like that anymore" comes to mind.

Very nice!

 

[Grangerous]

Absolutely incredible! Will they be smoked?

 

[ashdigger]

Absolutely incredible! Will they be smoked?

They will absolutely be smoked

 

[python]

Great additions!

 

[tfdickson]

Phenomenal in every way, congrats! To find one pipe of that quality, in that gorgeous shape, in that pristine condition, and from that era is amazing enough... but two? Matched and cased? Mind boggling. I’m glad you are smoking them, as my first pipe mentor told me: that’s all they are good for.

 

[verporchting]

Bloody hell ash, you’ve got an amazing knack for finding incredible old pipes. Those are just gorgeous. Well done, sir!

 

[sablebrush52]

They will absolutely be smoked

I'll pass along a suggestion that comes directly from Comoy, from a catalog of the period that these pipes were made. They recommend that you slightly moisten the chamber walls with water prior to packing for the first couple of smokes to avoid charring the wood. Given that these are a century old and the briar will be quite dry, might be helpful to try that suggestion.

 

[cshubhra]

Very nice ? Enjoy

 

[ashdigger]

Jesse, absolutely thank you for that. That would’ve be great to hear/read a couple years ago when I had an unsmoked Kaywoodie, that when lit about two minutes later, an audible crack opened on the bowl.

So I’ve learned that lesson the hard way. Luckily that Kaywoodie wasn’t a unicorn pipe. I’ve actually replaced. Lol.

BUT hearing your advice, wisdom and opinion is always more than welcome.

Thank you!!

 

[lukasstrifeson]

Great additions!

+1

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I love a pair like that in a case like that. Excellent acquisition!

 

[wyfbane]

Those are exquisite! Your collection is becoming very robust with vintage pipes. I enjoy seeing you posting your pipes on here more and more. Keep it up!!

 

[wyfbane]

Bloody hell ash, you’ve got an amazing knack for finding incredible old pipes. Those are just gorgeous. Well done, sir!

He sits outside pawnstars and snipes anyone with a smoking pipe trying to enter...

 

[verporchting]

He sits outside pawnstars and snipes anyone with a smoking pipe trying to enter...

Well it seems to be working just fine, lol.

 

[JimInks]

Absolutely beautiful pipes, man! Congrats!

 

[PipesRock]

Very, very nice. I love the birdseye / straight grain / yin and yang thing going on. Enjoy...

 

[beefeater33]

Beauties!!............... I personally couldn't put a match to them, but I'm weird like that!............ ?-
Those pics should go up on the Pipedia page too!...............

 

[ashdigger]

Beauties!!............... I personally couldn't put a match to them, but I'm weird like that!............ ?-
Those pics should go up on the Pipedia page too!...............

Thanks. I currently have six pipes (I’m waiting for number 7 it’s a 1909 Bewlay) that are going on pipedia.

 

[sablebrush52]

Gotta love old Britwood. Classic stuff! My latest arrived today, another Barling magnum, this one from 1910. It's the size of a small town.