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=== Right side of shank (seen from the smoker's perspective): === <!--T:15--> | |||
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'LOEWE', 'LONDON W.' | 'LOEWE', 'LONDON W.' | ||
=== Left side of shank: === <!--T:17--> | |||
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on an undateable pipe bought around 1980.) | on an undateable pipe bought around 1980.) | ||
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Shape name, e.g. 'INVERNESS' (= Lovat), 'BOSTON' (= Billiard), sometimes also a 'Made in England' stamp, probably only on pipes exported to the USA. | Shape name, e.g. 'INVERNESS' (= Lovat), 'BOSTON' (= Billiard), sometimes also a 'Made in England' stamp, probably only on pipes exported to the USA. | ||
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introduction of numbers were carved on the original Haymarket premises, with the graded | introduction of numbers were carved on the original Haymarket premises, with the graded | ||
shanks (series names) probably indicating pieces carved after 1956. | shanks (series names) probably indicating pieces carved after 1956. | ||
=== Dating of Special Grains === | |||
The following appears in a write up by Eric Squires for an estate pipe offered at [https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/estate/england/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=166649 Smokingpipes.com] <blockquote>Dating Loewes, sans hallmarked silver or one of those rounded bits common on pipes of the very early 20th century, isn't the easiest or most precise matter. Indeed, much of what has been gathered by collectors regarding date-ranges for various stampings appears to have been deduced through using pipes bearing silver as marking-posts. This Loewe doesn't have any silver, as you can see, and the best I can come up with is that the only other Special Grain we've had was pre-'67 (with identical stamping), that grade stamps weren't introduced until some time between 1956 and 1964, and that "Special Grain" doesn't appear amongst the earliest '56-'64 graded series in fliers or catalogs (that I can find) of those years. Mid-to-late 1960s would be my best guess, here. Beyond that, all I can say is that whenever this Apple was made, it was clearly made with the kind of quality control that earned the old, pre-Cadogan Loewe brand a high reputation. ''Courtesy [https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/estate/england/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=166649 Smokingpipes.com]''</blockquote> | |||
== Murky issues == <!--T:26--> | == Murky issues == <!--T:26--> | ||