My father died in an accident back in 1975 when my brothers and I were just kids. He was a pipe smoker, with a modest collection started with a humble One-Dot Brigham billiard back in the late 1950's. He must have liked it well enough, because by the early 1970's the bulk of his pipes… Continue reading A Real DadsPipe – Cleaning Up My Father’s Brigham 203 Billiard
“It may...be judged indecent in me to come forward on this occasion; but when I see a fellow-creature about to perish through the cowardice of her pretended friends, I wish to be allowed to speak, that I may say what I know of her character.” ― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein With Devil's Night fast upon us,… Continue reading A Hallowe’en Horror Story: Bringing a Brigham Back from the Dead!
This is a reblog of a repost of a step-by-step pipe refurbishing tutorial by Troy Wilburn I found on RebornPipes.com. I had an idea of writing my own refurbishing overview, but Troy covers the basics very nicely indeed, so why reinvent the wheel? - Charles
I've found most of my estate Brigham pipes on eBay so far. This one caught my eye for two reasons - it was a model/shape that I hadn't seen before and it was a bit of a mystery! The listing pics were not of the best quality, so it was nearly impossible to make out… Continue reading King of the Brighams – Identifying a Presidential Series A Grade Freehand!
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