The next pipe on the worktable came to me during a visit to Sozopol, Bulgaria in August 2022. My wife and I had worked and lived in Bulgaria for 15 years and Sozopol was a ‘Happy Place’ for us to go to on the Black Sea coast for much needed rest and relaxation. However, this …
Continue reading New Life for an Unbranded Bruyere Garantie Horn Stem Bulldog from Bulgaria
The next pipe on the worktable I’m calling a ‘Beehive’ for obvious reasons. I acquired the ICE AGE ‘Beehive’ from pipeman Ron in June 2021 who lives in nearby Lakewood, Colorado. I’ve shared this story several times about meeting Ron when I went to his house to purchase a Zero Gravity recliner he had posted …
Continue reading Diving into the Provenance of an Ice Age 636 K11 Italy Beehive Egg
This pipe was a challenge – more to come later…. The pipe on the table today is a nice-looking Prince. It has the right stem orientation, and the apple shaped bowl is on the petite side. I saw this Mastercraft Custom Made Prince on the online auction block in March of 2016, from a seller …
Continue reading Resuscitating a Mastercraft Custom Made Italy Prince (aka: ‘Pandora’s Pipe’)
It doesn’t surprise me that this unique, petite French Billiard came to me in a lot of pipes I purchased from a seller in Paris. The French Lot of 50 was on the French eBay auction block in August of 2018 when my wife and I were still living in Sofia, Bulgaria. A pipe man …
The Pipe Steward 