Comoys Blue Riband

[highpockets]

I have a couple of these pipes which I acquired several years ago. Somehow I could never get into them. Are there any ardent fans/owners of Blue Ribands out there? I think that lots of my other pipes put them to shame. Just curious.

 

[Anonymous]

They were good pipes, back in the day (1975).

A lot depends on when yours were made. If old enough, they could have been made by Comoy (3-piece "C" inlay in the stem), by the Cadogan cartel in a factory elsewhere in England, made in France, &c.

A lot just depends.

:face:

 

[beaupipe]

Neil Archer Roan of A Passion for Pipes fame is a collector and talks about them and photographs them quite a bit. They do seem to sell for a pretty penny.

Here's a link to his photos. http://www.apassionforpipes.com/comoy

Maybe seeing one of those Blue Ribands being loved by someone else will change your mind about them. Then again, that didn't work for me and my wife.

 

[highpockets]

Thanks to you guys. I am going to reexamine them. Like you said about your wife--maybe if someone else thinks they are great I might get excited.

 

[ZuluCollector]

I do love the older Comoy pipes, especially Blue Ribands. If you decide you don't like them, let me know! I might be interested in a sale or trade.