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Refreshing a ‘Seahorse’ Rusticated Dublin of Italy

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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’ …

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Addressing Chamber Heating Problems with a Ben Wade Made in London England 23 Dublin

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I describe this next pipe on the worktable as a Dublin shape.  The bowl is slightly canted and has nice lines. It has beautiful vertical grain and that is the main draw-factor of this pipe.  This is the second pipe that pipe man Bill from Pennsylvania has commissioned.  The first was a Tribune Rusticated Dublin …

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