Two Dr. Plumb Briar Pipes, A 1/2 Bent Billiard And A 1/3 Bent Pickaxe
Item History & Price
Dr.Plumb Pickaxe Freehand Pipe length......5.50 inches Bowl height.....2.00 inches Internal bowl diameter......0.80 of an inch.
Dr.Plumb 1/2 Bent Billiard Pipe length......5.40 inches Bowl height.....1.70 inches Internal bowl diameter......0.80 of an inch.
These are 2 Lovely Refurbished Dr.Plumb Stan...dard Briar Estate Pipes, Made in London. One is a 1/3 Bent Freehand Pickaxe, the other a 1/2 Bent Billiard, the Freehand Pickaxe is very Lightly Smoked. Both pipes have had bowls reamed and cleansed, stems fully sanitised to make the pipes ready to smoke as soon as you receive them, before being lightly polished and waxed to give the Lovely Finishes you can see in the photos. Dr.Plumb pipes were the creation of J.B.Rubinovich in 1925 when the Paris Sales Manager for GBD. For years the pipes were made in St.Claude by either Ropp or Ruchon & Verguet, but when the Cadogan Group bought the brand they moved all production to London during the 1980s. The Freehand Pickaxe 1/3 Bent Briar is stained chestnut and has well defined Straight and Birdseye Graining, the bowl rim is crisp and un-marked, the stem is non-filter with red spot and Plumb Logos, a saddle in great used condition. The Billiard 1/2 Bent Briar is walnut stained with Lovely Tight Birdseye and Straight Graining, the bowl rim crisp, and the odd sandpit flaw. The stem is a non-filter Fishtail, again has the double Logo although the red spot has lost it's colour!! and does have very light tooth chatter. Both pipes draw and will smoke perfectly, both sit snugly in the hand, and are balanced and tactile, 2 very nice Bent Dr.Plumbs!!
Thanks for looking and as usual I will combine postage if you buy more than one of my items from this auction. European tracked postage is £9.85 and for the rest of the world is £11.85......I have had to increase charges following Royal Mail price increases in April but will still combine any number of pipes for the price of one.
Dr.Plumb 1/2 Bent Billiard Pipe length......5.40 inches Bowl height.....1.70 inches Internal bowl diameter......0.80 of an inch.
These are 2 Lovely Refurbished Dr.Plumb Stan...dard Briar Estate Pipes, Made in London. One is a 1/3 Bent Freehand Pickaxe, the other a 1/2 Bent Billiard, the Freehand Pickaxe is very Lightly Smoked. Both pipes have had bowls reamed and cleansed, stems fully sanitised to make the pipes ready to smoke as soon as you receive them, before being lightly polished and waxed to give the Lovely Finishes you can see in the photos. Dr.Plumb pipes were the creation of J.B.Rubinovich in 1925 when the Paris Sales Manager for GBD. For years the pipes were made in St.Claude by either Ropp or Ruchon & Verguet, but when the Cadogan Group bought the brand they moved all production to London during the 1980s. The Freehand Pickaxe 1/3 Bent Briar is stained chestnut and has well defined Straight and Birdseye Graining, the bowl rim is crisp and un-marked, the stem is non-filter with red spot and Plumb Logos, a saddle in great used condition. The Billiard 1/2 Bent Briar is walnut stained with Lovely Tight Birdseye and Straight Graining, the bowl rim crisp, and the odd sandpit flaw. The stem is a non-filter Fishtail, again has the double Logo although the red spot has lost it's colour!! and does have very light tooth chatter. Both pipes draw and will smoke perfectly, both sit snugly in the hand, and are balanced and tactile, 2 very nice Bent Dr.Plumbs!!
Thanks for looking and as usual I will combine postage if you buy more than one of my items from this auction. European tracked postage is £9.85 and for the rest of the world is £11.85......I have had to increase charges following Royal Mail price increases in April but will still combine any number of pipes for the price of one.
