Restored Ehrlich Imported Briar Special Grain Apple Estate Vintage Smoking Pipe
Item History & Price
This handsome Ehrlich Imported Briar Special Grain Apple smoking pipe with the Original "E" Stem has been restored and given new life. It is in EXCELLENT condition.
The dark, smoky finish to this pipe really shines in the light. The finish is super smooth, and the stamps on the side stand out in sharp relief. A great condition pipe that looks like it wasn't smoked very much. Beautiful.
There may be some defects to the pipe or stem (pictured).
This pipe went through multi...ple, professional-quality enhancements from when it was picked up used, including:1) Stem: Deep Oxi-clean bath for the stem, pipe cleaner with 99.9% alcohol run through multiple times, magic eraser scrubbed any other markings away, sanding where needed, reducing bite marks with open flame where needed, finally - polished with 100% natural soft beeswax to hydrate stem and bring it up to full new luster2) Bowl - thoroughly cleaned with various solutions including 99.9% pure alcohol on the exterior and interior, reamed to leave some small layer of cake inside (further reaming can be done to taste), rim checked for burns and cleaned, inside of bowl given 24 hour kosher salt soak followed by deep clean with pipe cleaners and 99.9% alcohol, re-sanded as needed up to 12, 000 grit then buffed with Tripoli and Fabulustre, finally buffed multiple times with Carnuba wax for a clean, bright finish like-new
Discover again what the original discerning collector saw when they picked up this pipe for the first time.
Sold as-is. More pictures can be provided upon request. Handling will take less than 24 hours - we ship fast! Seller is not responsible for any defects caused during the shipping process. No returns or refunds.
The dark, smoky finish to this pipe really shines in the light. The finish is super smooth, and the stamps on the side stand out in sharp relief. A great condition pipe that looks like it wasn't smoked very much. Beautiful.
There may be some defects to the pipe or stem (pictured).
This pipe went through multi...ple, professional-quality enhancements from when it was picked up used, including:1) Stem: Deep Oxi-clean bath for the stem, pipe cleaner with 99.9% alcohol run through multiple times, magic eraser scrubbed any other markings away, sanding where needed, reducing bite marks with open flame where needed, finally - polished with 100% natural soft beeswax to hydrate stem and bring it up to full new luster2) Bowl - thoroughly cleaned with various solutions including 99.9% pure alcohol on the exterior and interior, reamed to leave some small layer of cake inside (further reaming can be done to taste), rim checked for burns and cleaned, inside of bowl given 24 hour kosher salt soak followed by deep clean with pipe cleaners and 99.9% alcohol, re-sanded as needed up to 12, 000 grit then buffed with Tripoli and Fabulustre, finally buffed multiple times with Carnuba wax for a clean, bright finish like-new
Discover again what the original discerning collector saw when they picked up this pipe for the first time.
Sold as-is. More pictures can be provided upon request. Handling will take less than 24 hours - we ship fast! Seller is not responsible for any defects caused during the shipping process. No returns or refunds.
