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A New Beginning for a Tribune 909 Rusticated Dublin

On By Dal StantonIn Pipe Refurbishing Essays3 Comments

The next pipe came to me in what I have called the Lot of 68.  The Lot was acquired in February 2019 from a seller in West Hartford, Connecticut, and these pipes have been getting the attention of pipe men in the For “Pipe Dreamers” ONLY collection helping to support the Daughters of Bulgaria, a …

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Reclaiming a Wenhall Futura 87 Fancy Rusticated Miniature Billiard from a Shank Crack and Crushed Stem

On By Dal StantonIn Pipe Refurbishing Essays5 Comments

The next pipe on the worktable I found on the online auction block in December of 2017.  I was drawn to the pipe by its unique shape and deeply carved rustication which could almost pass for an ‘extreme’ blasted surface.  As often is the case with online sellers, the pictures don’t always tell everything, and …

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