Dr. Grabow Pipes

steverino · Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 12:35 am Post subject:

Never fear, Ed is here!
The man to call when you want to clean them all!

ozark southpaw · Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:03 am Post subject:

Piece 'a cake!!
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LokoMac8 · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:40 am Post subject:

Lots of great Grabows on eBay the last couple of days. In particular, "aragwa ( 3883) 100%" has some very nice NOS pieces on there! Too many for any one man to buy, really. I threw a couple of starter bids in, but other than a number stamped #84 Eldorado, probably won't pursue any of them very aggressively. Unfortunately for the seller, just bad timing for me to afford all the Eldorados. --RJ--

LokoMac8 · Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:05 pm Post subject:

steverino · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:28 am Post subject:

RJ, it was me, sorry about that. Actually I didn't bid much more than it went for, one more bid and I'da probably lost it. I was like you, I had to put in a bid and go to work, so couldn't "defend myself" later on. Also won the unsmoked Eldorado 65. I don't mind paying a little bit for these pipes as they really do seem to smoke as well as anything I've got. I promise I'll let the next one lay.

I'll say one thing, Ray (aragwa) is a heck of a nice guy. (Of course, he is from NC.) I've bought a couple of other (estate) pipes from him and they've always been top notch, kind of like OS's and Irish's. It's really gratifying to know that there are still people who are craftsmen enough to take the time and care necessary to refurb an old pipe so it can be enjoyed some more.

BWThomas · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:39 am Post subject:

Congrats on the acquisition Steve, that is a nice looking pipe. I'm laying off ebay this month (it's killing me) but I'll be back after the 1st of November. (a promise I made and kept with the wife.... I keep promises, but I also live by the letter of the rule) They sure have been a lot of nice pipes offered up on ebay lately! I'm looking forard to picking up a few.

Steve, did you get my PM about the Kaywoodie?
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LokoMac8 · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:33 am Post subject:

steverino · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:13 am Post subject:

Barry, got the PM and just sent a reply.

Yeah RJ, I won an 84L Eldorado some while back that is finished just like that 65, so they'll look good together. I have a pot in that finish too, so if I can find a billiard and a dog and a dublin now, and maybe a bent, that'll be a good little set. Of course, I don't dare hope to find all those unsmoked.

LokoMac8 · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:16 am Post subject:

The seller lists this BUCKO as a Linkman product, but I think he may just be trying to collect the dots and made a jump to a conclusion not supported by actual facts:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI....&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123

Regardless, the name "Bucko" is interesting and as Sparta used it later on, I wonder what the connection is and who actually made this obviously earlier looking product.

Other interesting listings include Dr. Grabow BOLD REBAL and VAN BOY pipes. I can figure the latter as a misreading of VAN ROY, but I am really stumped trying to figure out how they come up with BOLD REBAL which sounds more like an island in the Pacific. Doesn't seem to be a misreading of either GOLDEN DUKE or REGAL . . . --RJ--

steverino · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 3:01 pm Post subject: