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Guest
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 | | Subject: Wally Frank Ltd Sun Apr 06, 2008 1:23 pm | |
| I picked up a pipe today at a yard sale
All the markings it has is
Wally Frank
Ltd
No numbers or anything else
It is a very light tan
its a lumberman about 7 inches long
The stem is about an inch and a half
the shank is oval shaped
it looks to be billiard style
I was curious if anyone had any information on this pipe
Last edited by Dave on Sun Apr 06, 2008 4:07 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Justpipes
The Duke
Number of posts: 7927
Age: 53
Location: Randolph County, NC If you don't know, you wouldn't understand.
Tobacco: John Middleton Walnut, Prince Albert, GLP Cumberland, C&D Exhausted Rooster , add Carter Hall to the mix, as well as Perfection Plug Burley
Pipe: Brissetts, Kaywoodies
Registration date: 2007-12-17
| | Subject: Re: Wally Frank Ltd Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:11 pm | |
| I don't know how you would date that particular pipe but in their day Wally Franks were premier pipes in the US. |
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Guest
Guest
| | Subject: Re: Wally Frank Ltd Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:54 pm | |
| | Justpipes wrote: | | I don't know how you would date that particular pipe but in their day Wally Franks were premier pipes in the US. |
I find reference on the net of Wally Frank pipes but they usually have a number
This one doesnt it looks new unsmoked
I saw one in a 1939 catalog but no style number |
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Justpipes
The Duke
Number of posts: 7927
Age: 53
Location: Randolph County, NC If you don't know, you wouldn't understand.
Tobacco: John Middleton Walnut, Prince Albert, GLP Cumberland, C&D Exhausted Rooster , add Carter Hall to the mix, as well as Perfection Plug Burley
Pipe: Brissetts, Kaywoodies
Registration date: 2007-12-17
| | Subject: Re: Wally Frank Ltd Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:05 pm | |
| Hopefully Morleysson will weigh in on this. With his knowledge of older US carvers and companies he can probably shed some light on Wally Frank dating. |
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Guest
Guest
| | Subject: Re: Wally Frank Ltd Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:24 am | |
| | Dave wrote: | I picked up a pipe today at a yard sale
All the markings it has is
Wally Frank
Ltd
No numbers or anything else
It is a very light tan
its a lumberman about 7 inches long
The stem is about an inch and a half
the shank is oval shaped
it looks to be billiard style
I was curious if anyone had any information on this pipe |
They're old and pretty common. I recently found one just like it at a flea market and sold it on Frenchy's web site. |
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Guest
Guest
| | Subject: Re: Wally Frank Ltd Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:33 am | |
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Justpipes
The Duke
Number of posts: 7927
Age: 53
Location: Randolph County, NC If you don't know, you wouldn't understand.
Tobacco: John Middleton Walnut, Prince Albert, GLP Cumberland, C&D Exhausted Rooster , add Carter Hall to the mix, as well as Perfection Plug Burley
Pipe: Brissetts, Kaywoodies
Registration date: 2007-12-17
| | Subject: Re: Wally Frank Ltd Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:39 pm | |
| You have a nice piece of Americana Dave. Smoke well!!! |
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Guest
Guest
| | Subject: Re: Wally Frank Ltd Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:03 pm | |
| It smokes great
It seems to do better with burleys than anything else
I love burleys and thats great |
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Carlos
Number of posts: 4516
Age: 54
Location: Chestnut, IL
Tobacco: GLP Renaissance
Pipe: Brian Ruthenberg Sandblasts
Registration date: 2007-12-10
| | Subject: Re: Wally Frank Ltd Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:07 pm | |
| Here is a link to my only Wally Frank. I sent it to George at Precision Pipe Repair and he did a marvelous job on it. It was so sad looking at the Antique mall. But had been a good smoker for someone and is again a wonderful pipe to smoke. George took some nice pictures and you can click on them to blow them up.
Enjoy your Wally Frank. Many people did.
http://precisionpiperepair.com/BLOG/?p=4 _________________  Current pen & ink. Pelikan 140, green striated, medium nib Noodler's - Van Gogh Starry Night Blue |
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Guest
Guest
| | Subject: Re: Wally Frank Ltd Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:26 pm | |
| Thats a good looking pipe Carlos |
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pipetongue1
Tobacco Hoarder At Large
Number of posts: 2178
Age: 67
Location: Abington, Mass.
Tobacco: Bosun Cut Plug
Pipe: Tim Hynick POY
Registration date: 2007-12-14
| | Subject: Re: Wally Frank Ltd Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:37 pm | |
|   Even' All, i have a WF at george's now, a true sitter, maybe he'll show some pics, Ken Pacem en Puffing!  |
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Bulldog Bruce
Number of posts: 265
Age: 58
Location: Pocatello, Idaho
Registration date: 2008-03-23
| | Subject: Wally Frank Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:21 pm | |
| That restoraion is mind boggling to me. I'd like to have a cavalier pipe some day. If it looks that good, I'lle  . Nice Pipe Carlos Bd Bruce |
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Bulldog Bruce
Number of posts: 265
Age: 58
Location: Pocatello, Idaho
Registration date: 2008-03-23
| | Subject: Wally Frank Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:21 pm | |
| That restoraion is mind boggling to me. I'd like to have a cavalier pipe some day. If it looks that good, I'lle . Nice Pipe Carlos Bd Bruce |
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dave potts
Number of posts: 4
Age: 69
Registration date: 2008-04-16
| | Subject: Wally Frank Pipe Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:25 pm | |
| That's quite a restoration. I recently had them estimate a restoration on a Dunhill I picked up at an antique store. Cost seemed reasonable but not sure if I will restore it or not as it has a fairly sizable crack in the shank.
I remember the old Wally Frank catalogs-they were an interesting read.
Dave |
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