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Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 5:47 pm

avid wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 3:04 pm

Fr_Tom wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 12:32 pm Now the brylon will have company for the August Brylon Challenge.

i may have to go off-grid until all this brylon stuff is over with...

had no clue that shop was still around, and i go in that direction fairly often, will check it out for sure

Maybe they'll have a brylon you can pick up on the cheap for August...

Middle Earth wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 6:24 pm The only pipes I cannot resisi right now are vintage pre 1980 GBDs
I cannot seem to pull pictures off ebay, but here is the description of one
Pictures when I get it


GBD VIRGIN, FINEST-GRADE, Early 1345 Poker, Gorgeous Grain, Excellent Shape!
Description
GBD VIRGIN, Early Production
London England, Finest-Grade
#1345, Brass GBD Rondelle
In Excellent Overall Shape!

Offering this intersting shaped poker, in the finest-grade GBD VIRGIN model. It's a rarely seen 1345 fat poker with straight round shank and rounded top rim, slightly bent saddle bit. The Virgin is stated to be the finest finest quality in the line, and this one shows off some excellent tight birdseye and flame cross-grain.
Here's what's stated in a GBD VIRGIN ad: "The GBD Virgin is the finest quality of the entire GBD line. The hardest, toughest briar available is expertly cured and turned to offer the coolest, driest smoking pleasure. The natural color of the briar mellows and richens with constant smoking. The Virgin is available with a mouthpiece of the finest para vulcanite, and also in clear perspex, as shown."
The color is a rich deep honey in color, and there are no fills, and no issues, slight surface burns on top rim and that's it. The draw hole is bottom center and it draws easy. The stem is in great shape, with no tooth wear. The brass GBDrondelle logo shows the pipe is made before Cadogan changed to a surface stamping, so pre-1982 timeframe and of high quality, weighs about 1.25 ounce.
Markings: GBD VIRGIN, LONDON ENGLAND 1345
Approximate Dimensions:
Overall Length – 5 1/4”+
Bowl Height – 1 1/2”
Inside Diameter – 3/4”+
Weight - 1.25 ounce

avid wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 3:04 pm
i may have to go off-grid until all this brylon stuff is over with...

Fr_Tom wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 12:32 pm Look what arrived in the mail!

[mention]Crusty Cob[/mention] sent me a "The Pipe" and a generous sample of tobacco. Now the brylon will have company for the August Brylon Challenge.

Middle Earth wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 6:24 pm The only pipes I cannot resisi right now are vintage pre 1980 GBDs

avid wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 8:17 pm

Middle Earth wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 6:24 pm The only pipes I cannot resisi right now are vintage pre 1980 GBDs

uh, huh...as soon as you can manage to 'resist' those, there'll be another 'can't resist' line to take place...we have all 'BTDT'...

Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 5:47 pm

avid wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 3:04 pm

Fr_Tom wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 12:32 pm Now the brylon will have company for the August Brylon Challenge.

i may have to go off-grid until all this brylon stuff is over with...

had no clue that shop was still around, and i go in that direction fairly often, will check it out for sure

Maybe they'll have a brylon you can pick up on the cheap for August...

Bamarick wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 6:48 am

Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 5:47 pm

avid wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 3:04 pm

i may have to go off-grid until all this brylon stuff is over with...

had no clue that shop was still around, and i go in that direction fairly often, will check it out for sure

Maybe they'll have a brylon you can pick up on the cheap for August...

I found this unsmoked Yello-Bole Brylon at EBay for $11.00 and change.

avid wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:15 am

Bamarick wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2019 6:48 am
I found this unsmoked Yello-Bole Brylon at EBay for $11.00 and change.

at least they found a use for old tires