The next pipe on the worktable came to me in November 2021 from Yesterday's Antiques & Collectables during a visit to my son’s family in Dearborn, Michigan during Thanksgiving celebrations. It was the day before Thanksgiving when the family all went on an excursion to a local antiques store. Of course, my radar was dialed …
Continue reading Mending a Mauled Stem and Hole for a GBD Cornwall London, England 549 Bulldog
The next pipe on the table came to me in January 2021 from the Liberty Antique Mall in Liberty, Missouri. We had traveled to South Florida with family for Christmas and were making our way back to Colorado pulling our 20’ R-pod travel trailer. We had caravaned from Colorado to Florida with our daughter and …
This is the second Silver Match that I’ve worked on. Both came to me in what I’ve called the French Lot of 50 that I acquired in August 2018 from a seller in Paris. My wife and I were still living in Sofia, Bulgaria and I found a lot of treasures while living in Europe. …
Continue reading Diving Deeper into the Provenance of a Silver Match Safari Saint-Claude France
Thanks for stopping by The Pipe Steward! Below you will find a library of all my restorations many originally posted on RebornPipes. While you're here, check out The Pipe Store and explore the virtual 'Help Me!' baskets in the For "Pipe Dreamers" Only! collection where there are MANY pipes listed that can be commissioned if you don't see something in the store for your liking. I'm adding more pipes periodically. Remember, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of restored pipes helps support the work of the Daughters of Bulgaria, now called, Spring of Hope Foundaton. Glad you came by!
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