1950 Parker PAT Briar Bark 191/F estate smoking pipe
A beautiful blasted Super Briar Bark Billiard from Parker! I only wish it still had the patented 116989/17 inner-tube! Classic Dunhill style oozes from this guy. Smooth solid finish deep-deep garnet red. He has pretty thin walls like a lot of early pipes from this era, so keep your bowls cool! A good cake remains after a bit of evening out to help protect those thin walls but there is a good chunk that chipped away when reaming from one side that will need some attention when building it back up. No real damage found on the rim or anywhere else although the rim looks like it has some tray tapping flattening a bit as seen in the bowl pic. Non filter original rubber stem snugs in nicely. I tried to preserve the “P” logo stamping the best I could, a faint bit of white paint remains in the diamond as well as some remaining oxidization. Stamping is good but a bit shallow on the bottom. The last pic is from before work done showing his well preserved condition. Measurements: 6 3/4″ long, 1 3/4″ tall bowl, 1 1/8″ wide, 7/8″ bowl opening, and 1 9/16 bowl depth. Weight: 1.02oz or 29g. I know you have a lot of options here at the Bay. I thank you for your consideration! Recondition included de-oxidized, wet sanded, and polished stem. Draft hole cleaned out at 5/32. Reamed to about 1/16 cake. Lightly buffed/brushed out and hand rubbed and sealed with Paragon and Halcyon wax for preservation and easier cleaning. This pipe will be thoroughly clean and safe for your enjoyment. Please don’t be offended if I refuse an offer. I spend countless hours on each of these pipes making sure that my customers have an heirloom piece they can enjoy for years to come. There will likely be imperfections from years of use but I try to bring them as close to new as possible with my current skill set. I also like to exercise a little creative liberty to give some pieces a unique personality! Please feel free to reach out to me with questions or comments.