BBB “OWN MAKE” - 1930’s? - Dashing, Forward - Canted Poker
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:4367917 | Modified Item: No |
| Body Shape: Poker | Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom |
| Brand: BBB |
BBB “OWN MAKE” - 1930’s high-end poker!
BBB's best pipes bore the "Own Make" model name starting in the late 1800s, and continued to be the top of the line unitl the 50's when the top line became "Best Make". There are later versions (post 50's) of "BBB Own Make" pipes that include one of a known set of additional variant names along with "Own Make"; e.g. "Own Make Virgin", "Own Make Thorneycroft", etc. This particular BBB Own Make is from the earlier period (1930s...-1940s, I believe) as it does not have one of those variant names, with only the name of (I assume) a retailer called the 'The Pipe Stem" added to the shank beneath.
The stem has a faint stamping of the BBB rhombus logo still visible, but quite faded.
BBB's best pipes bore the "Own Make" model name starting in the late 1800s, and continued to be the top of the line unitl the 50's when the top line became "Best Make". There are later versions (post 50's) of "BBB Own Make" pipes that include one of a known set of additional variant names along with "Own Make"; e.g. "Own Make Virgin", "Own Make Thorneycroft", etc. This particular BBB Own Make is from the earlier period (1930s...-1940s, I believe) as it does not have one of those variant names, with only the name of (I assume) a retailer called the 'The Pipe Stem" added to the shank beneath.
The stem has a faint stamping of the BBB rhombus logo still visible, but quite faded.
