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===Why Collect Sasieni’s?=== <!--T:46--> | ===Why Collect Sasieni’s?=== <!--T:46--> | ||
[[File:Sasieni stump.jpg|thumb|Old Brochure Featuring Sasieni Stump, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:Sasieni4Dot.jpg|thumb|4 dot Brochure Page, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:Sasieni Old England.jpg|thumb|Early Old England Shape Chart, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:Sasieni Pipe Shapes.jpg|thumb|Shape Chart, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | [[File:Sasieni stump.jpg|thumb|Old Brochure Featuring Sasieni Stump, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:Sasieni4Dot.jpg|thumb|4 dot Brochure Page, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:Sasieni Old England.jpg|thumb|Early Old England Shape Chart, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:SasieniShapes.jpg|thumb|Shape Chart, courtesy Michael DiCuccio]][[File:Sasieni Pipe Shapes.jpg|thumb|Shape Chart, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | ||
There are many reasons to collect these pipes, ranging from the purely monetary to the aesthetic and esoteric. While I personally do not collect pipes to make money, nor do I advise same, the fact remains a high grade, flawless, first quality pipe that currently sells for less than $100, and often less than $50, surely must have some potential for appreciation. No less an authority than the late Barry Levin himself once told me he felt Sasieni’s were severely under valued, but as time went by they would eventually take their rightful place next to Dunhill and Barling, as people came to appreciate the wonderful qualities of this pipe. | There are many reasons to collect these pipes, ranging from the purely monetary to the aesthetic and esoteric. While I personally do not collect pipes to make money, nor do I advise same, the fact remains a high grade, flawless, first quality pipe that currently sells for less than $100, and often less than $50, surely must have some potential for appreciation. No less an authority than the late Barry Levin himself once told me he felt Sasieni’s were severely under valued, but as time went by they would eventually take their rightful place next to Dunhill and Barling, as people came to appreciate the wonderful qualities of this pipe. | ||
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#Richard Carleton Hacker, The Ultimate Pipe Book, 2nd ed. (1984; reprint, Beverly Hills, CA: Autumngold Publishing, 1989), 234. Quoted with the author’s permission. | #Richard Carleton Hacker, The Ultimate Pipe Book, 2nd ed. (1984; reprint, Beverly Hills, CA: Autumngold Publishing, 1989), 234. Quoted with the author’s permission. | ||
#Theodore Justin Gage, “The Sasieni Pipe: A Discriminating Collector’s Delight,” Levin Pipes International’s The Complete Smoker Monograph #2, October, 1993. Quoted with the author’s permission. | #Theodore Justin Gage, “The Sasieni Pipe: A Discriminating Collector’s Delight,” Levin Pipes International’s The Complete Smoker Monograph #2, October, 1993. Quoted with the author’s permission. | ||
== Early Catalog == | |||
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*We have a PDF copy of the above [https://pipedia.org/images/d/da/Sasieni_1935.pdf 1935 Catalog], courtesy Michael DiCuccio | |||
*We have a PDF copy of the [https://pipedia.org/images/1/1b/Sasieni_1965.pdf 1965 Catalog], courtesy Michael DiCuccio | |||
*We have a PDF copy of a [https://pipedia.org/images/5/55/Sasieni_Shapes.pdf Sasieni Shape Chart], courtesy Michael DiCuccio | |||
== Sasieni Seconds == <!--T:60--> | == Sasieni Seconds == <!--T:60--> | ||
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== About the XS marks == | |||
Doug Valitchka and a fellow collector on eBay have done some research as to the XS marks that appear on some Sasieni pipes, and what they may mean. The following are the results: | |||
With the help of Al Jones I obtained the three pages of a brochure. Al sent me the link: [https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/date-ranges-of-sasieni-shapes.40180/] | |||
The S Chart in particular is helpful in deciphering what the XS stamp means. | |||
'''XS''' = premium priced shape in all grades | |||
'''XS*''' = premium priced in 4 Dot grades only | |||
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There are also marks "s" after the model numbers. Well, about the "s" conclusion is not so straight forward. | |||
This is my conclusion: A Sasieni pipe with saddle stem may not have 's' on its shank (see point 1 bellow) because if it does not have contemporary with other kind of stem. | |||
The final conclusion above I got noising as follow:: | |||
1) Several models have saddle stems and has no 's' after the model number, the examples are 15, 20, 70, 76, 78, 101, 102, 103, 105. | |||
2A) Only pipes with saddle stem AND which heave counterparts with tapered stem are marked 's', for example 19 and 19s Pembroke etc. | |||
2B) The 's' after model number in catalog is the first in SXS on shank ie. 56s Viscount Lascelles. | |||
3) Also, there are XS pipes with saddle stem but not marked SXS - i.e. 111xs, 107xs. The others ie. 108xs and 109xs. I cannot say what kind of stem is but is not the tapered. And most important these pipes do not have contemporaries with other kind of stem. | |||
== Off site links == | == Off site links == | ||