I'm only a decade in, but have the 10th pipe I purchased in that first year, a 2X 1998 Ashton (my first Ashton) and a gift for my 50th birthday.
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Last was a Sasieni Ashford Walnut, family era.
Amazingly, in 10 years, I've bought/sold 365 pipes. With 61 pipes in my current collection.
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