Celius: Difference between revisions

* '''Fantasy''' line: these are those well-known "wild to slightly crazy" shaped fancy freehands. Predominantly stamped ''"Fantasy"'', there are however also pipes Celius stamped ''"Fancy"''. Today it is sheerly impossible to decide whether "Fantasy" and "Fancy" were temporarily made in coexistence, or whether the "Fancy" functioned more or less as a successor of the "Fantasy" in one of Celius' new starts. "Fantasy" and "Fancy" both have a grading by number from 1 - 6 (although 5 is unconfirmed). Chip Fadeley, who has owned a grade 2 and 6 has recently acquired a grade 1. Chip reports the following: ''" I own a Celius Fantasy stamped #6.  I also own another which is a rusticated sitter, and it's stamped #2.  I've not met anyone who has heard of or seen a Celius rusticated pipe.  The #6 is a smooth pipe with nothing fancy about the straight grain, and plateau briar top and partial on the shank's end.  The shape is somewhat unusual because it has a long pointed front; and it has two separate flat spots on one side to perfectly accommodate the pairs of fingers made next to the index finger and pinky finger of a right-handed person.    The stamping Celius Fantasy Denmark appear exactly the same in slant and font style and height on both pipes... The #6 appears to have a rounded bottom when viewing it from the front and back; however, it appears pointed on either side. The index and ring finger can also be used singly with the thumb overtop the shank depending on how you want to hold this pipe...''

File:Celius Fantasy7 1.jpg|Fantasy Grade 1

File:Celius Fantasy7 2.jpg|Fantasy Grade 1

File:Celius Fantasy7 3.jpg|Fantasy Grade 1