@Richard Hanson you may want to check this out.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/325854008774?m ... media=COPY
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I have never seen one either. The German throws me off. I can’t read it so I don’t know what it says.Piping Abe wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:42 am Never seen a Grabow like this before
https://www.ebay.com/itm/204519344568?m ... media=COPY
I don’t see Grabow on the pipe anywhere, I don’t see a spade on the pipe. The box says Grabow, but that is the only possible identifier. Terrible pictures.
The bowl shapes could be Grabows, but the carving is definitely not Grabow. No Grabow pipes were made in Germany or for Germans specifically. They did use German vulcanite, which they imported. I have never seen one with interchangeable bowls unless it was a Viking or a Pacer.
I say they’re not Grabows and that the seller found the pipes and put them in the Grabow box. Or someone swindled him and he fell for it!
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I swear , my eyes just dont see good enough anymore . I cant tell whether the darker areas are carved or an over lay . I cant see Grabow doing something on the bougie level like that . ... however , if it were an over lay than maybe I could . Im doubtful myself but not surePiping Abe wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:42 am Never seen a Grabow like this before
https://www.ebay.com/itm/204519344568?m ... media=COPY
Youd think the Grabow Forum would have rambled on about these as the bougie kings of Spartanburg
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It really looks like a Falcon International thrown into a Grabow Viking Box. I have seen Grabow Vikinhs come in that packagingKevin Keith wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 10:42 amI have never seen one either. The German throws me off. I can’t read it so I don’t know what it says.Piping Abe wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:42 am Never seen a Grabow like this before
https://www.ebay.com/itm/204519344568?m ... media=COPY
I don’t see Grabow on the pipe anywhere, I don’t see a spade on the pipe. The box says Grabow, but that is the only possible identifier. Terrible pictures.
The bowl shapes could be Grabows, but the carving is definitely not Grabow. No Grabow pipes were made in Germany or for Germans specifically. They did use German vulcanite, which they imported. I have never seen one with interchangeable bowls unless it was a Viking or a Pacer.
I say they’re not Grabows and that the seller found the pipes and put them in the Grabow box. Or someone swindled him and he fell for it!
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Yep, a Falcon International.Piping Abe wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:40 amIt really looks like a Falcon International thrown into a Grabow Viking Box. I have seen Grabow Vikinhs come in that packagingKevin Keith wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 10:42 amI have never seen one either. The German throws me off. I can’t read it so I don’t know what it says.Piping Abe wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:42 am Never seen a Grabow like this before
https://www.ebay.com/itm/204519344568?m ... media=COPY
I don’t see Grabow on the pipe anywhere, I don’t see a spade on the pipe. The box says Grabow, but that is the only possible identifier. Terrible pictures.
The bowl shapes could be Grabows, but the carving is definitely not Grabow. No Grabow pipes were made in Germany or for Germans specifically. They did use German vulcanite, which they imported. I have never seen one with interchangeable bowls unless it was a Viking or a Pacer.
I say they’re not Grabows and that the seller found the pipes and put them in the Grabow box. Or someone swindled him and he fell for it!
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Quite the train wreck...Piping Abe wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 5:11 pm One of the funniest things i’ve seen
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