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Post by That Falls Guy on Oct 1, 2018 12:06:37 GMT -5
Last but not least is a Sable (top) and a London Made Mounted (bottom)
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Post by johnlawitzke on Oct 20, 2018 21:41:09 GMT -5
GBD Century 347 Apple (pre-Cadogan):  |
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Post by dave g on Oct 20, 2018 22:03:37 GMT -5
johnThat’s a beaut. Another gorgeous example of the subtle, classy and elegant shapes from GBD. The proportion and profile is just perfect.
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Post by trailboss on Oct 20, 2018 22:05:25 GMT -5
I have to agree...that pipe is pretty spiffy!
Glad this thread was started, some real treasures to behold.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Oct 20, 2018 22:20:12 GMT -5
Thanks! It’s a NOS that I dug up at Paul’s Pipe Shop about a year ago. Smokes great!
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Post by trailboss on Oct 20, 2018 22:22:07 GMT -5
Thanks! It’s a NOS that I dug up at Paul’s Pipe Shop about a year ago. Smokes great! Lucky BUM!  |
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Post by beardedmi on Oct 21, 2018 0:13:38 GMT -5
Thanks! It’s a NOS that I dug up at Paul’s Pipe Shop about a year ago. Smokes great! Lucky BUM! At Paul's the term is persistence theres a million pipes there. From a to z, its just finding the right one. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2018 7:55:02 GMT -5
2 GBD pipes I’ve not smoked in years. Still in storage containers. The picture was on one of my cloud services.  |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Oct 21, 2018 9:14:04 GMT -5
My first GBD was gifted to me yesturday. I'm very appreciative of the pipe, but even more thankful for my new friend.  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2018 11:09:35 GMT -5
Josh ^^^^^^^ very nice GBD.....a better gift from one of the good guys👌👍👍. Congratulations to you both!!!
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Post by haveldad on Oct 21, 2018 11:10:36 GMT -5
My first GBD was gifted to me yesturday. I'm very appreciative of the pipe, but even more thankful for my new friend. That's really nice, love that grain. |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Oct 21, 2018 11:27:21 GMT -5
It's a BIG bowl and I like big bowls... it's a good lookin pipe and I plan to fire it up later on this afternoon.
Thank you for the compliments, and a big thank you to the man that gave it to me.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2018 11:34:48 GMT -5
“ GOOD MEN ARE HARD TO FIND “......not the other way around....lol
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Oct 21, 2018 12:16:36 GMT -5
Top is a GBD Seventy Six, bottom is a GBD New Standard
If I'm not mistaken the bottom is a 9456. A shape I just can't get enough of, for some reason.
I've got three so far and I'm fond of all three of them. They all make it into my regular rotation.
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Post by trailboss on Oct 21, 2018 17:58:38 GMT -5
I have a meager collection of three GBD's two which were heavily smoked by the previous owner, one of them has a repair band....they smoke everything wonderfully and it shows. When you buy 3 pipes of the same brand and two of them dependably smoke like a trusty Santa Fe Locomotive, that is saying something. I do have one that is worth posting mentioned in my diamonds in the rough thread (the matching brass colored rondele is washed out in the pic), and I am hoping it does as well...getting ready to load it up with some 4 year old MacBaren Scottish mixture. I am going to start culling the herd, and get some more GBD's.   |
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Oct 21, 2018 18:35:06 GMT -5
I have a meager collection of three GBD's two which were heavily smoked by the previous owner, one of them has a repair band....they smoke everything wonderfully and it shows. When you buy 3 pipes of the same brand and two of them dependably smoke like a trusty Santa Fe Locomotive, that is saying something. I do have one that is worth posting mentioned in my diamonds in the rough thread (the matching brass colored rondele is washed out in the pic), and I am hoping it does as well...getting ready to load it up with some 4 year old MacBaren Scottish mixture. I am going to start culling the herd, and get some more GBD's. The repair band looks pretty snazzy, really. It seems to entirely cover the injury to the shank. |
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Post by trailboss on Oct 21, 2018 18:41:49 GMT -5
That one isn’t the one with the repair band, brass? bands are part of the OEM for GBD Garland’s.
The repaired GBD has a nickel band...
Thanks... it is snazzy!
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Post by dave g on Oct 22, 2018 0:51:59 GMT -5
Another example of subtle elegance that classic GBD’s exhibited. The simple straight billiard may not be the most exciting shape, but when it’s done right, there’s no denying it. I know it’s weird to get this enthusiastic about a billiard... lol.  |
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Post by qmechanics on Oct 22, 2018 3:37:24 GMT -5
My ~$10 purchase limit applied to the GBD-Comoy era. These pipes were produced after GBD and Comoy merged, beginning in the early 1980s. They are stamped GBD and have similar markings except they do not have the metal GBD rondelle (Obscured with some of the pictured pipes.). I only own a few GBD-Comoy era pipes. PS The rondelle appeared in the late 1920s and remains one of the key features folks look for to distinguish between GBD & GBD- Comoy era pipes.
1990s and 2000s GBDs have the rondelle again, but it looks different. There's little danger of mistaking a later GBD for a pre-1980.
Comoy's, GBD, BBB, Loewe & Co, Orlik, and Kaywoodie London had the same owner for many, many years before consolidation -- Oppenheimer / Cadogan. When times were good, Cadogan was happy to operate all of the old pipe factories, expanding them repeatedly to meet demand. After the pipe business slackened in the 1970s, every brand's production was consolidated at the then-new Orlik factory in Southend-on-Sea. The factory opened in 1980. Every Cadogan brand suffered a slide in quality after 1980.
Not all of the Southend pipes are poorly made. Just the average quality isn't what it was. Pipes that previously would have been seconds or rejects were stamped with once-noble brands and sent out the door.
Post-consolidation pipes are not as collectible, but they are still distinctive, English shapes, and they're always properly drilled. Some have hand-cut stems. If you want a screaming deal on a GBD or a Comoy's, post-1980 is a way to get a heck of a pipe for very little money.
I use the term Comoy-GBD era or pre1980s GBD pipes etc. to denote a change in direction for GBD pipes. These terms are used by other collectors without the need to go into detail about all the specifics of the companies history. History that can be found in pipedia and other sources. Yes I did forget about the very recent GBD pipes that have the rondelle. They are far fewer in number, not often seen on eBay etc. and have rondelles that differ from their predecessors. As such they are but a minor nuisance and are not key in determining how I look at GBD pipes. I agree that there are decent smokers out there from the Comoy-GBD period. They also come cheap. However speaking as a collector, I typically avoid them unless the shape appeals to me on some level. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 22, 2018 7:33:33 GMT -5
After looking at some of these, I think I need to get myself a gbd.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2018 18:27:55 GMT -5
3 GBD's being enjoyed by new owners
GBD Virgin
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Post by AJ on Oct 27, 2018 2:20:41 GMT -5
Here’s a small representation of my collection. AJ    |
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 27, 2018 4:32:51 GMT -5
Here’s a small representation of my collection. AJ lovely pipes. How'd you manage to balance the second one? Blue tack? |
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Post by dave g on Oct 27, 2018 16:18:39 GMT -5
1937 MR&C GBD. I use this one a lot. Feather light and smokes like a champ.  |
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 28, 2018 4:38:44 GMT -5
1937 MR&C GBD. I use this one a lot. Feather light and smokes like a champ. Another beauty. |
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Post by dave g on Nov 14, 2018 4:07:09 GMT -5
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Post by stilllernin on Nov 14, 2018 4:51:56 GMT -5
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