The next pipe came to me as part of a Lot of 68 pipes in February 2019. The seller in West Hartford, Connecticut, had the Lot on the auction block and my bid won the day. There were 3 pipes of the same unbranded series with the COM Italy that stood out with their ‘Seahorse’ …
Continue reading Refreshing a ‘Seahorse’ Rusticated Dublin of Italy
The next pipe on the worktable is a beauty. The Stanwell Hand Made came to me in what I call the Lot of 68 that I acquired from an online estate auction from a seller in New Hartford, Connecticut, in February 2019. The pipe is marked among other pipes that are still waiting to be …
Continue reading Restoring a Sixten Ivarsson Stanwell Hand Made in Denmark 23 Strawberry
The next pipe on the worktable is a beautifully grained GBD. It was commissioned from the For “Pipe Dreamers” ONLY! online collection by pipeman, Doug, who lives just north of Philadelphia, PA. He found The Pipe Steward seeing my posts on http://www.RebornPipes.com thanks to Steve Laug. Doug stays busy with family, sharing a bowl with …
The next pipe is another treasure from the prized St. Louis Lot of 26 which has produced several pipes that have made their way to the collections of new stewards. The pipe on the worktable is marked with an arrow.I have shared the story several times as these pipes have come to the worktable. In …
Continue reading A Surprise Discovery of a Meerschaum Lining for a Sculpted Billiard of Italy
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