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There are pipes of every price and size and shape, from good ordinary smoking pipes up to briars of the finest grain and meerschaums band cut, turned and polished front the best Turkish blocks. This is in keeping with a catalogue statement: “we have never ceased to regard smoking as an exquisite pleasure, rather than a mere habit." Another of the principles of the firm is embodied in the observation: "we are pipe makers - not plumbers. There are no tricky gadgets in Ehrlich pipes." But when a man drops his pipe, the makers will transform themselves into repairmen in a highly efficient manner. All this has been going on for a century, and we confidently trust that it will outlast our time, and then some. | There are pipes of every price and size and shape, from good ordinary smoking pipes up to briars of the finest grain and meerschaums band cut, turned and polished front the best Turkish blocks. This is in keeping with a catalogue statement: “we have never ceased to regard smoking as an exquisite pleasure, rather than a mere habit." Another of the principles of the firm is embodied in the observation: "we are pipe makers - not plumbers. There are no tricky gadgets in Ehrlich pipes." But when a man drops his pipe, the makers will transform themselves into repairmen in a highly efficient manner. All this has been going on for a century, and we confidently trust that it will outlast our time, and then some. | ||
'''Grading:''' | |||
The Connoisseur was their highest grade introduced around 1965-66, and rather rare, about one of every 5000 qualified. Those had a number stamped on the, for example 25 would mean the pipe originally sold for $25, which back in the 1960’s was comparable in price to Dunhills and Charatans. The stems on the earliest pipes had PARA stamped on the side, for the high quality vulcanite. About the mid-1970's they used more standard vulcanite, but the quality of the bowls was still excellent. Other grades were also marked, including Deluxe, Supreme, State, and Select (in descending order of cost and quality) and the Special Grain, and Boston grades at the lowest levels. | |||
<gallery widths=250 heights=185 caption="Examples and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | <gallery widths=250 heights=185 caption="Examples and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | ||