M. Gasparini Pipe - GASPARINI - Cuore

I can't read Italian but for those who can, here is what the website (www.mgasparini.it) has to say about this pipe. If you go to the site you will see that several variations on this heart theme are offered. I don't have one of these pipes in my collection...yet. M. Gasparini Pipe    Gasparini CUORE     La pipa di San Valentino.   FATTA A MANO Modello : unico a cuore. Finissaggio : liscio . Colore : marrone cerato. Bocchino in plexiglass a innesto marrone o verde.   FATTA A MANO Modello : unico a cuore. Finissaggio : rusicata fine . Colore : marrone cerato. Bocchino in plexiglass a innesto marrone o verde.         info@mgasparini.it

M. Gasparini Pipe - GASPARINI - "Fatta A Mano" No Limits

If you go to the Gasparini site (www.mgasparini.it) you will see three variations of this pipe are offered. I have provided photos of two of the three. I particularly like the first "No Limits" pipe which Marisa Gasparini told me has already been sold. :-( I hope to add a similar one to my collection one of these days though. :-) As with the description of the Gasparini Cuore pipe, I can't read Italian but for those who can, here is what the website has to say about this pipe. M. Gasparini Pipe    Gasparini "FATTA A MANO" NO LIMITS  FATTA A MANO   FORME LIBERE Formato gigante. Modello : unico . Colore : fantasia floreale. Bocchino in plexiglass .           info@mgasparini.it

HOWARD M. WEINER - K 2

I placed a bid on this attractive and unusual pipe which was offered by Howard M. Weiner on eBay but I did not win it. Here is the write-up from the auction. "Big Handmade K 2 Pipe "This is a one-of-a-kind, hand made pipe, created in the early eighties. Look at the pictures! This piece was built by an artisan/collector who created pipes one at a time. This particular one is like a piece of furniture that you can also smoke! There is a lot of wood at the base of the bowl. The pipe is stamped 'K 2'. It has decent grain, and possesses a natural (no stain) patina from handling and smoking. Overall length is about 6.75" and about a 2.5" from base to top of bowl."

LORENZA - Sandpebble

This is a Lorenza Sandpebble freehand pipe which I purchased from Gus' Smoke Shop (http://www.gussmoke.com - gussmoke@cs.com). Though I am right-handed, I hold pipes in my left hand and due to its unique shape, this one fits perfectly in my left hand. The pipe was advertised as a Lorenza Sandpebble but, due to the pipe's texture, the nomenclature on the bottom of the pipe is difficult to read. On the first line I can only read "Loren" and I can't tell if there is anything after that. The second line has "La Mo__" and possibly has a "d" on the end of the two or three unreadable letters after "Mo." The third line has "SANDPEBBLE" and the fourth line reads "8614." The last line says "ITALY." Any help determining the missing portions would be appreciated. Thank you.

LUTZ MERKER - Freehand

Wow! What a totally different pipe! I obtained this photo from the website http://www.pfeifenantiquariat.de/start.html . Pfeifenantiquariat - An- und Verkauf von Tabakspfeifen's e-mail address is mail@pfeifenantiquariat.de . The website has this write-up on the pipe: Lutz Merker Freehand, Handmade in L.E., NEU - ungeraucht Lutz Merker ist der Leipziger Pfeifenhändler schlechthin und als passionierter "Schrauber und Bastler" schnitzt er, hauptsächlich zum eigen Spaß, Bruyerepfeifen. Dieses Henkel-Modell ist ohne Frage exotisch, der Meister will sich nur ungern davon trennen und hat noch keine konkreten Preisvorstellung. Bei Interesse fragen sie bitte einfach bei uns nach. Angeboten seit: 23.03.02Artikelnummer: LM 02/2-068M   Form: Freehand ? Oberfläche: glatt ? Material: Bruyere ? Zustand: ungeraucht ?  Filter: ja ? Länge: 145 mm ? Kopfhöhe: 55 mm ? Mundstück: ebonit ? Bohrung Ø: 22 mm Utilizing http://www.freetranslation.com I received the following translation: Lutz Merker Freehand, Handmade in L. E., NEWLY - ungeraucht Lutz Merker is the leipzig resident pipe dealer simply and as a passionate "Schrauber and handicraft enthusiast" carves he, mainly to the characteristic joke, Bruyerepfeifen. This handle-model is wants to separate and still has itself without question exotic, the master only unwillingly therefrom no concrete price presentations. In interest, they inquire please simply here. Offered since: 23.03.02 Artikelnummer: LM 02/2-068M form: Freehand Oberfläche: glatt Material: Bruyere Zustand: ungeraucht filter: ja Länge: 145 mm Kopfhöhe: 55 mm Mundstück: ebonit Bohrung Ø: 22 m When I contacted Pfeifenantiquariat for permission to add this pipe to my site, the response from Heiko Jahr, in addition to kindly giving permission also gave the following additional information: "The right translation for the german word 'Spaß' is 'fun' and not 'joke' like your translation-software mean! "Lutz Merker is an tobacconist in Leipzig and he made only [a] few funny but smokeable (!) pipes only for his fun - incidently." The Signature at the bottom of Heiko Jahr's e-mail also gave an additional website address: http://www.nicepricepipes.com for estate pipes and more.