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xrundog · 09-26-2018, 11:13 AM

I've been selling off my pipe collection on eBay to keep myself in cigar money. I'm pretty deep into it and I'm down to pipes I really like and want too much money for. That is, they probably won't sell for the money I want for them. I'll hang onto them until the market improves a bit.
So I decided to start buying antique pipes again with the intent to restore and flip them. The return is pretty good on the right pipes.
Anyway, this is the first one I bought. It turned out so good that I think I'll keep it for a bit and maybe smoke it a few times before cleaning it up again and selling it. I thought I'd share a pic.
I bought this from an English seller. It isn't branded, which makes it a bit less desirable. It has the initials L.B.S. which might be an owner or a shop mark. The briar is pretty much perfect. Not sure what the stem is. The English had their own way of doing stems. The Birmingham silver is hallmarked 1903.

ak2000 · 09-26-2018, 01:48 PM

VERY cool!

gumby · 09-26-2018, 05:48 PM

Wow that is pretty. 👍🏼👍🏼

Rob G · 09-27-2018, 04:13 AM

That is in excellent condition. Wow!

SLR · 09-27-2018, 05:35 AM

Wow, nice pipe.

SmoKerch · 10-10-2018, 05:00 PM

Very cool.

Smokestack Jack · 10-11-2018, 08:24 AM

That is nice. It's similar to one of my Grandfather's pipes I had, except the band was not as large as the one on your pipe. And it wasn't as flashy. Unfortunately, I threw the pipe away years ago!

09-26-2018, 11:13 AM	#1
xrundog Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central, Iowa Posts: 9,806	1903 English Silver Pipe I've been selling off my pipe collection on eBay to keep myself in cigar money. I'm pretty deep into it and I'm down to pipes I really like and want too much money for. That is, they probably won't sell for the money I want for them. I'll hang onto them until the market improves a bit. So I decided to start buying antique pipes again with the intent to restore and flip them. The return is pretty good on the right pipes. Anyway, this is the first one I bought. It turned out so good that I think I'll keep it for a bit and maybe smoke it a few times before cleaning it up again and selling it. I thought I'd share a pic. I bought this from an English seller. It isn't branded, which makes it a bit less desirable. It has the initials L.B.S. which might be an owner or a shop mark. The briar is pretty much perfect. Not sure what the stem is. The English had their own way of doing stems. The Birmingham silver is hallmarked 1903.

09-26-2018, 01:48 PM	#2
ak2000 Charter Member Herf God Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,603	VERY cool! __________________ Cigars are brain food...... JLOH #19

09-26-2018, 05:48 PM	#3
gumby Contributing Editor MOM November 2012 Emeritus Honorary MOM November 2021 Herf God Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 47,291	Wow that is pretty. 👍🏼👍🏼 __________________ I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. Thomas Jefferson

09-27-2018, 04:13 AM	#4
Rob G Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Camillus, NY Posts: 16,121	That is in excellent condition. Wow! __________________ Rob If people can tell me where to smoke, I can tell them where to go, too.

09-27-2018, 05:35 AM	#5
SLR Charter Member Moderator Herf God Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: OC/LA Area, CA USA Posts: 15,521	Wow, nice pipe. __________________ Isaiah 53 LGBFJB BE AWAKE, NOT WOKE

10-10-2018, 05:00 PM	#6
SmoKerch Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 23,607	Very cool. __________________ Kercheval Bros. LLP Professional Procrastination Consultants 1 - (900) - GO# - SAND The Great State of Confusion Just because I may be paranoid, it doesn't mean there aren't people out there trying to get me. Visit us on The Facebook: Kercheval Bros. Procrastination Consultants ! Galatians 5:24 - NLT

10-11-2018, 08:24 AM	#7
Smokestack Jack Herf God Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Warsaw, Mo. 65355 Posts: 13,366	That is nice. It's similar to one of my Grandfather's pipes I had, except the band was not as large as the one on your pipe. And it wasn't as flashy. Unfortunately, I threw the pipe away years ago! __________________ *SSJ... Herfin' in the Heartland* I can't help it, I have an excuse. What was that excuse again? Last edited by Smokestack Jack; 10-11-2018 at 08:43 AM.

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