free_byrd15
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My local B and M has a guy selling off all his pipes and there are about 10 Ben Wades and I was wondering if any of his work is more sought after than others?
As Rad said Bruce, the ones marked made in Denmark were made in the Preben Holm shop. I have heard that the original Ben Wade company from England was part of the venture with Preben Holm in Denmark and that is how Holm's pipes came to have the Ben Wade name on them. I have never owned an English Ben Wade but I understand them to be outstanding pipes.Bulldog Bruce":fj5tn84q said:I have one Ben Wade Freehand. Ben Wade stamped in cursive with AUTUMN
stamped under that in large block, HAND MADE IN DENMARK under that in small block. Has stellar grain and great plateu rim, but it gurgles as soon as I put the charring light on it. Keep in mind I am still a novice pipe smoker, and there is a good chance that gurgle is due to operator error.
From what I've heard, Preben Holm was not a brilliant businessman, and he somehow lost the right to use his own name through a bankruptcy proceeding or something like that.Justpipes":av2b6ew0 said:As Rad said Bruce, the ones marked made in Denmark were made in the Preben Holm shop. I have heard that the original Ben Wade company from England was part of the venture with Preben Holm in Denmark and that is how Holm's pipes came to have the Ben Wade name on them. I have never owned an English Ben Wade but I understand them to be outstanding pipes.
I have heard the same thing about Preben Holm's business savy but I didn't know the exact story of how he came to use the Ben Wade mark. I just knew that the English Ben Wade company was involved with Preben Holm for something similar to what you posted.Rad Davis":d1og7w2p said:From what I've heard, Preben Holm was not a brilliant businessman, and he somehow lost the right to use his own name through a bankruptcy proceeding or something like that.
He then cut a deal to make freehand pipes under the Ben Wade name.
Rad
You're talking about pipes made between maybe the early 1900s and 1944. Group 2-3 size smooth classic shapes. No this series or that series, no freehands --none of that.free_byrd15":ktbwwu8z said:how can you tell if it is an original Ben Wade as mentioned above, ie in the factory before it was blown up.
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