Post by cgvt on Nov 15, 2018 20:55:01 GMT -5
I was driving by a local antique shop and thought I'd take a look. I found a couple of pipes that I found interesting so I snagged them. The case they were in was marked down 50% so I got both of these for $23 bucks
The first is a Grabow Color Duke Bulldog. It had serious lava on the rim, I thoughr maybe the finish was burned, but for 12 bucks I took a flyer on it. It cleaned up pretty quickly. There are some ashtray dings on the rim and a couple of other minor dings, and the stem was overclocked (quick fix) but all in all it looks to be in pretty good shape. I'm going to get out the reamer, the alcohol, pipe cleaners, and Q tips, give it a quick cleanup and take it for a test drive. I don't plan on doing much of anything else to it other than polish up the stem.
The second is a billard with a sandblast finish that has markings on the flattened bottom. On the bottom bowl it has 273. On the shank it says Rustic English and then closer to the bit it says Made in England. From a quick Google search, I *think* that Rustic English may be a Comoy's second, but I don't know for sure. If anyone has any insight, I would appreciate it.
It looks to be a pretty nice pipe. The stem was stuck, but a few minutes in the freezer remedied that. I think I am going to clean this one up with Murphy's Oil Soap and polish it up. I'll polish the stem too. I'll give it a good cleaning with alcohol leave it at that.
I think I did pretty well for my meager investment
The first is a Grabow Color Duke Bulldog. It had serious lava on the rim, I thoughr maybe the finish was burned, but for 12 bucks I took a flyer on it. It cleaned up pretty quickly. There are some ashtray dings on the rim and a couple of other minor dings, and the stem was overclocked (quick fix) but all in all it looks to be in pretty good shape. I'm going to get out the reamer, the alcohol, pipe cleaners, and Q tips, give it a quick cleanup and take it for a test drive. I don't plan on doing much of anything else to it other than polish up the stem.
The second is a billard with a sandblast finish that has markings on the flattened bottom. On the bottom bowl it has 273. On the shank it says Rustic English and then closer to the bit it says Made in England. From a quick Google search, I *think* that Rustic English may be a Comoy's second, but I don't know for sure. If anyone has any insight, I would appreciate it.
It looks to be a pretty nice pipe. The stem was stuck, but a few minutes in the freezer remedied that. I think I am going to clean this one up with Murphy's Oil Soap and polish it up. I'll polish the stem too. I'll give it a good cleaning with alcohol leave it at that.
I think I did pretty well for my meager investment
