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SURPRISE! SURPRISE!
Look what I found in the last move! A box of about 50 of the famous 1950's Wilke Briars.
As you may know when we acquired the Wilke Pipe Shop some years ago, a rather extensive inventory of fine natural finish pipes came along with it.
These 50+ pipes represent the last of an era of production pipemaking that is long gone. Many of these pipes were turned in the original Cadogan GBD factory as well as the famed Arlington Briar Pipe Company of New York. Some of the pipes available were turned by Wilke pipemaker Joe Cortigano.
Keep in mind these have been sitting around for fifty years and are excellent smoking pipes. Most of the pipes are made from vintage Algerian Briar and have already aged to a lovely patina that will only be enhanced with smoking. The pipes are priced according to grain and some surface imperfections, as most of the shapes are basically identical.
This is the last great opportunity to acquire unsmoked vintage Wilke Natural Briar pipes, enjoy them!
Updated 02/24/10
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