Dr. Grabow Pipes

Dave · Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 1:35 pm Post subject: Another estate

I got a pipe from Ebay yesterday and the marking seem strange to me
I have never seen one with a red spade

A crown Duke with a red spade

I dont have a pic yet I droped it off to be cleaned

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drbridges · Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:15 pm Post subject:

Strange to me also, Dave. Looking forward to a photo.

Dave · Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 5:52 pm Post subject:

I will post a pic as soon as i get it back
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drbridges · Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 7:16 pm Post subject:

Many eBay sellers mistakenly describe the orange spade on the WESTBROOK as red. ted reminds us it is orange. Not red.

Your CROWN DUKE should be a push stem tampon filter pipe. The WESTBROOK for most of its existence was an Ajustomatic screw stem with a metal cleaner insert. So a stem from a WESTBROOK should not readily replace one on a CROWN DUKE.

The only pipe I am aware of that has a red spade is Linkman's 50 GRAND. And it is quite small and different from other DG spade emblems.

Dave · Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 9:15 pm Post subject:

I had this one in my hands before I sent it off
It was a push stem
and it does say crown Duke Dr Grabow on the left side and imported briar on the right

that's what threw me
It is a bent pipe and the first joint of my index finger will go into the bowl
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drbridges · Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 9:56 pm Post subject:

Sounds like it could be a #47 CROWN DUKE, Dave. Large bent billiard. You lucky guy!

Dave · Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 11:24 pm Post subject:

I had no idea what it could be or how rare

Now I'm glad I sent it to be cleaned instead of doing it myself lol

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