New Life for a Bruised and Burned Charatan’s Make London England SPECIAL 281DC Gilpin

The next pipe on the worktable is an interesting Charatan’s Make.  It came to me on the eBay auction block in February 2019 along with 67 other pipes in what I call the Lot of 68.  The seller of this Lot was in West Hartford, Connecticut and when the final tick of the eBay clock …

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The Perfect Pipe for Scott’s 65th Birthday

The next pipe on the worktable I originally acquired to join my personal collection.  What drew my attention to the Churchwarden was the beautiful, blasted bowl and of course the long classic Churchwarden stem.  It was on the eBay auction block from a seller in Temecula, California in August 2020.  When the time ran out …

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New Life for a Comoy’s Golden Grain Made in England by Comoy’s 607 with a Unique COM

The next pipe on the worktable came to me as a donation from a pipeman in the Kansas City area. I appreciate that his hope was that the pipes he sent would help to benefit the Daughters of Bulgaria, now called Spring of Hope. One day in our travels, I hope to take him up …

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