This an interesting piece on the restoration of a pipe stamped as a gift to clients or supporters, I have worked on some for mining companies in Washington state and for Atlas steel company. It is always fun to research the background. Great job on it John.
Written and photographed by John M. Young You may have guessed that Tropical Paints Cleveland is not a pipe manufacturer. Not a very catchy name if …
A Tropical Paints Cleveland Pot Restoration
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I just bought an estate pipe marked tropical paints and was wondering as to the age of it and a possible maker of it
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From Pipedia: “This pipe was created by L & H Stern for the Tropical Paints company of Cleveland, as a promotional item back in the 1940’s -1950’s.”
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