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12-15-2005, 07:28 AM | #1 |
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Ardor pipes
I went to my local B&M looking for a cheap “training” pipe, something that if I messed it up I wouldn’t feel so bad when I chucked it. So after viewing the disappointing 8 or so pipes they had I selected a straight bulldog with a vulcanite stem. I paid $65 for it, not exactly the cheapie I was looking for but it was what I thought was the best there.
Stamped on the bottom is the words Ardor, Italy, something else that runs into the last R on the Ardor and the number 27 in a circle. It is a sandblasted finish and the bowl was carbonized. The stem had a blue dot in the middle of a silver dot. It also has a silver ring on the shank. Now everything I can find on these pipes is that they are handmade, they do have a model/shape 27 and that the blue and silver dot is an Ardor trademark. The confusing thing here for me is that I haven’t found a Ardor pipe for less than $180 any where, no pictures of the one I bought (didn’t expect this but something close would be nice) no pipes with the vulcanite stem (The Ardor site says they use acrylic stems hand made from a block for each pipe) and none with a carbonized bowl. This leaves many questions unanswered. If anyone could help me fill in the blind spots I would appreciate it. I do know that the B&M has at least one more Ardor and even though I am new to this I did very much enjoy the first bowl (my best pipe experience so far) in the one I bought. TIA
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