Dr. Grabow Pipes

ozark southpaw · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:32 am Post subject: Adventurer Ajustomatic?

Anyone ever hear of a pipe called 'Adventurer"? It says The same thing as the Grabow Ajustomatic pipes and even uses the same style of script and has the Grabow patent number on it, I think I ran this one by RJ way back when but at the time he could nor tell me anything about it. I was digging through my Grabow project box tonight and dug this one out. Thought someone may have heard of it. Pic is not real good,my camera took a dump and I have borrowed one till our new one gets in.Could this be one of those "private label" pipes?

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ted · "Old Timer" Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 1171 Location: NC'

OS...The stamping is Grabow, the aluminum is Grabow. If it is adjustomatic, then it has the same construction as a Regal. This is stuff you already knew.

Where it came from?...when it was made? I haven't a clue. You'd think that sometime I would have, at least, heard of it.

If all else fails, I have a friend, Luther Marlow, that started working at the factory in 1946. We'll ask him.

ozark southpaw · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:03 am Post subject:

Thanks Ted ! This pipe just shouts Grabow!! Maybe your friend can tell us more. Is the Regal the only Grabow line to use that wide aluminum shank extension?
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ozark southpaw · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:32 pm Post subject:

If I had looked closer at some of the other pipes in that box I would not have had to ask about that shank extension! Found 2 Starfires that have long aluminum shank extensions.
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ted · "Old Timer" Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 1171 Location: NC'

OS..I started to respond this morning but a haircut got in the way. Regal and Silver Duke had the 30 series aluminum. Eldorado, Viscount, Starfire, Golden Duke had the 40 series aluminum available..a little wider.

drbridges · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:25 pm Post subject: Adventurer

This is just a guess on my part, but I suspect that Adventurer was more likely a special offer coupon pipe than a private label made for a retail tobacconist.

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Were there ever prototypes that wnet to management for review?

Its hard to read the stamp. Was there an XXX?

Agreed, it looks Grabow. Perhaps its a second cousin to my "Ranger"

ozark southpaw · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:42 am Post subject:

No XXXX's, it just Says Adventurer,with thw ajusto logo and patent number on the other side.
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ozark southpaw · Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 4:30 pm Post subject:

Ted,don't suppose you had a chance to talk to your friend about this pipe?
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ted · "Old Timer" Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 1171 Location: NC'

OS....Sorry, I forgot all about it. I'll get er done.....Thanks for reminding me.

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