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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2018 6:50:57 GMT -5
Looking through a 1921 Civic catalogue I spied the brand Steels one of their lowest priced pipes. A quick look on ebat shows a Steels Pat made in France they were so proud they put number on the pipe. Then another pipe who the seller claims is a Comoy with a whole drilled straight on through and one of those cool brass inserts so the moisture drains out. The other brand of interest is the Imperial I will let you go there on your own. Then they show a Torino but I was too lazy to look at pictures of Ford exhaust systems. Take note the silver ferrule sell for less than the ones without it. Something about lipstick on a pig comes to mind. Here is your link enjoy. www.pipearchive.co.uk/pdfs/Briar/Adler/Civic%20Company%201921%20Trade%20List.pdf |
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Post by Legend Lover on Nov 14, 2018 8:44:00 GMT -5
Interesting that the prices are per dozen.
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Post by papipeguy on Nov 14, 2018 10:57:51 GMT -5
That is a fun read. Thanks for posting. I have a Civic Canadian but no idea of its age. Like most of the GBD line it's difficult to determine.
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Post by Robert Perkins on Nov 14, 2018 11:02:16 GMT -5
Sweeeet.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Nov 14, 2018 13:59:07 GMT -5
Thanks for the link...saved it to my hard drive for future enjoyment.
Looking through the entire offering...some interesting pipe cabinets for those who are carpentry inclined.
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Nov 14, 2018 19:01:59 GMT -5
Interesting that the prices are per dozen. It's a catalogue for retailers.
The individual pipe pricing is the MSRP. The per dozen price is the price the retailer pays, shipping included.
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Post by antb on Nov 15, 2018 3:34:26 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing!
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Post by Legend Lover on Nov 15, 2018 4:55:03 GMT -5
Interesting that the prices are per dozen. It's a catalogue for retailers.
The individual pipe pricing is the MSRP. The per dozen price is the price the retailer pays, shipping included.
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Post by piffyr on Nov 15, 2018 15:24:42 GMT -5
Thanks for that link. An interesting read. I love old pipe literature.
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Post by greeneyes on Nov 18, 2018 14:50:57 GMT -5
this is very interesting from a research perspective. the "E.P." mount was a desirable feature at the time apparently. good to know as i always assumed that EP pipes were from the 50s onward (for no reason in particular)...
[i must ad by way of edit: these types of catalogs are invaluable for the information they give on sub-brands, yes, those mysterious letters everyone's searching for on pipe forums since time immemorial, for which there would otherwise be no information]
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2018 17:44:07 GMT -5
I thought the same thing about the insert on heel for some reason I thought it was a 50-60s gimmick.
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Post by trailboss on Nov 18, 2018 18:00:41 GMT -5
Thanks for the link...saved it to my hard drive for future enjoyment. Looking through the entire offering...some interesting pipe cabinets for those who are carpentry inclined. That showcase on the last page caught my eye...pretty cool! And the cased sets do not do justice to how they looked at the time, I imagine. |
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