While on vacation last week and with an old college friend that stopped by for the holidays, we went exploring in a huge antique store here in Billings. I found a few pipes, but nothing I was interested in. However, there were a couple of tampers. I picked up this Il Ceppo 3-piece briar one for $12. I got home with it and noticed that it had a crack that had been repaired with cyanoacrylic, but it’s a solid repair and works fine. I need to touch it up a bit with the buffer, but otherwise it’s great.
Walked around a couple of antique shops this afternoon and saw these plus they had one of the large Carter Hall tins with a bunch more of the bowls. Couldn't find the price on them and I couldn't get to the counter to ask so I may have to go back.
@PappyJoe; I've walked away before, then reconsidered, then returned, and found it had sold. Frankly, most of the time I was better off. It is as if there is a little voice saying "You don't need really need it". Don't forget, I'm not buying any more pipes. The other side of that is "buy it when you find it"
I paid a visit to one of the local tobacconists (Stogie’s) and spied this Peterson Pipe rack on top of a display cabinet. It is missing the brass plate that said “Peterson Lip Celebration 1898-1998”. I inquired if it was for sale, indeed it was…$25.95 out the door🙂. It was made for the Peterson X61 set of smooth and rustic pipes. I do not have the rustic, but I do have two of the smooths🙂. I think my buddy In Tennessee can laser engrave a facsimile of the original plate👍🏻. We will see.
thus far all i've found in the wild are old kaywoodies, grabows, yellowboles, and the like. Most are wellllll used and usually 10-15 a piece. I've yet to feel like it was worth getting to restore though as I acquire more materials to do restorations/deep cleanings that may change. I usually hawk ebay and have purchased 3 pipes now that I feel like I got a good deal on.
@Whoispra Lucky, I have yet to find a worth a crap pipe at a flea market.
Today I took a trip around the huge Antique Mall downtown with my mom, it got her out of the dementia care unit for a few hours, we also had lunch at Cracker Barrel. We didn’t make it to every corner of the place, it’s a huge maze of “stuff”, mom was getting tired and bored. I did find something I have been looking for (cheap), a Half and Half pipe tool for $3. I also couldn’t pass up this deck of cards. My father worked for the NP, then BN for 37 years before he got disability/retirement. The initial price was $25😳, the seller quickly dropped the price to $15. Still pricey, but worth it to me.
I saw, made best offer, and purchased this old (EBay description said 1820-1840) ESCO tobacco rope cutter. It journeyed from across the pond in the UK. I don’t know actually how old it is, but it wasn’t made yesterday. I touched up the cutter edge slightly, removed most of the light surface rust on the cutter, and swabbed out the tube, it had a very slight bit of white oxidation in it. It is in excellent shape overall. I loaded a length of the tasty Sam Gawith “Black XX” rope and took her for a spin. It works beautifully and cuts a nice shag cut. It kinda cut “coins”, but they are very thin and basically rubbed themselves out. Part of the reason I bought it was that I had seen a similar (but more expensive) one on EBay and I plan on building my own. I wanted to get an idea about the thread pitch of the screw and how it related to the thickness of the cut. I’m sure I could figure out a suitable thread pitch, but seeing how one actually cuts tobacco rope is a better indicator of real world performance.
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Good find!
I've walked away before, then reconsidered, then returned, and found it had sold. Frankly, most of the time I was better off. It is as if there is a little voice saying "You don't need really need it". Don't forget, I'm not buying any more pipes. The other side of that is "buy it when you find it"
You're a pipe whore is what you are
I'm not, I'm not.
Lucky, I have yet to find a worth a crap pipe at a flea market.
Part of the reason I bought it was that I had seen a similar (but more expensive) one on EBay and I plan on building my own. I wanted to get an idea about the thread pitch of the screw and how it related to the thickness of the cut. I’m sure I could figure out a suitable thread pitch, but seeing how one actually cuts tobacco rope is a better indicator of real world performance.