![]() ![]() I took a photo of the pipe with the stem removed to give a sense of the beauty of the shape. I took photos of the stamping on underside of the shank and the logo on the stem and have included them below. You can see the oxidation, calcification and tooth marking in the photos below. The photos of the stem show its condition. The rim top shows the lava on the left side at the back and toward the front on the right side. You can see the half smoked bowl of tobacco and the cake in the bowl. I took some close up shots of the bowl and rim top along with the stem to show the condition of both. I took photos of the pipe as it was when I brought it home. It was tired but showed a lot of promise. There was a lot of oxidation, calcification and tooth marks on chatter on both side. The stem had the Kriswill star logo on the topside of the taper. On the underside it read Kriswill Saga followed by the shape number 140. The briar was filthy with ground in grit and grime. The edges looked quite good with some nicks on the front outer edge. The cake in the bowl had erupted onto the crowned rim top and left a light lava coat toward the back side. The bowl had not only a moderate cake in it but also about a ½ bowl of old tobacco that was unsmoked. The pipe was a great looking shape but it was also a bit of a mess. The second pipe of the three I chose to work on was a Kriswill Saga Scoop. I addressed the cracked shank in the Chacom Meridien first and have written about the work ( ). That left me with three pipes to work on. I look forward to his blog on this pipe as it is a really Danish looking Brigham. I thought about it overnight and sent it off to him on Monday morning. ![]() He said it was a shape he did not have and did not have on his shape chart. I wrote Charles Lemon of Dad’s Pipes who is the go to guy for all things Brigham and asked him about the pipe. I paid the price we agreed on for the pipes and headed home. The Brigham had a hairline crack in the bowl and Chacom a cracked shank. The Brigham and the Chacom both had cracks. In the order they are in the rack from left to right the pipes were as follows: A GBD Tapestry 1970 Shape (Banker), a Brigham 228 two dot sitter in a shape I had not seen before, a Chacom Meridien 811 Dublin with a diamond shank, and a Kriswill Saga 140. When I parked in front of the shop and went in the clerk brought out the pipes and rack so I could have a look. The label on the sale was inaccurate but I could see what at least three of the pipes were and I was interested. I have included the photo from the advertisement to show the pipes and their condition. My second daughter and I made the drive over to visit and have a look at the pipes. They were selling the four pipes and the rack with all proceeds going to their charity. I messaged the individual and it turned out it was an animal rescue/hospital thrift shop. I was scanning through Facebook Marketplace and came across a collection of four pipes that were being sold near where I live in Vancouver.
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