Some of the showcards in the auction:

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Soon as the Guinness sale is over this week we will turn our heads to thinking about the Bacco catalogue - gunna be a good, full colour, long term reference work?

 Some of the Old Figural Tobacco Jars in the Auction:

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 Here are a few very nice counter-tins in the auction:

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 A few updated photo's of the collection foe auction on 30th October, set out in BBR new auction room last Friday and still items held in store:

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Other items in the auction include  loads of pipes - pipe racks - "Wade" pipe rests etc etc. Plenty of  "Briars" there philolfumo. Photo's shown are just a sample.

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 YOWZA!!!!!!!

My brain just exploded.

Been absent here due to dizzying work schedule, come back to see this, which no doubt will be the sale of the century!!!

Too much to comment upon, it is overwhelming.

I'm very much looking forward to the print catalogue and also trying to find out how an overseas punter like me can toss my coppers in the pot for bidding.

Just incredible.

 Hi philofumo,

I thought you were on a long vacation so welcome back. There are a lot of English Briar pipes in the auction both new & old. Many still in store. I'm not sure what the overseas bidding arrange ments are but no doubt will get to know in due course.

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 Thanks Bacco.

I am mostly interested in the ephemera, like I noticed the "pipe week" poster with the lovely lady was in the pictures, one very interesting thing amongst many, and another reason why the print catalogue will be of tremendous usefulness and beauty.

 I am also very keen on any unopened tobacco, particularly the "cutter top" style tins,any of those happen to be up for grabs?

I'd reckon that you ain't gonna give up any of your vintage periodicals are you?

The old trade journals, price lists,  and year books are of great interest to me -- any of those in the auction? I doubt it but I thought I'd ask anyways...

 Hi philofumo,

Old trade-journals and company price lists are very hard to find as many were discarded as rubbish. However, they are a tremendous source of info. In the auction there are some hardback copies of the "Tobacco" Its Culture and Manufacture, produced by Will's and an early Illustrated Pipe manufacturers catalogue based in New York. Pictures attached.

The Cope's publication shown, is a recent purchase and is the compilation of their monthly periodical "Cope's Tobacco Plant" from 1877 to 1881. It also includes tobacco adverts and general information. Quite a rare item.

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 Thanks Bacco.

...8:30am over here and getting ready to go out of town for work again so unfortunately I'll be offline again, maybe one day I will get a "smartphone" so I can get online while away from home, people make fun of me when they see my antique flip-phone LOL

I agree with you about the trade journals, even the issues from 1945up are difficult to find.

I was lucky to get a 1936 Player's price list and I was astounded at how comprehensive their line was, featuring quite a few blends which weren't usually listed in the journals or even the smokers handbooks.

I once bought an old Dublin city guide just because it had a Ruddell's advert innit, I tend to be a completist on the front of print media and advertising...

...I have a few of the Cope Smoke Room booklets, but what you have there is indeed a special rarity and I'd reckon it to fetch a good sum -- thanks for the pictures.

One of my Holy Grails is the wonderful hardcover Salmon & Gluckstein catalogues,

page 50!

= )

One day I may make it up to the NYC public library to visit the George Arents tobacco collection because they have many issues of old UK trade journals and it'd be a great vacation to spend the week doing research and making photocopies!

 Good luck for the future.

This article was printed in the South Yorkshire Premier Lifestyle Magazine. Catalogues are now available from BBR, Elsecar.

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