By Al Jones

This pipe came from a group of pipes given to me by a member of the PipesMagazine forum, in return for some restoration work. The shape 185 is a classic billiard and this example was in good condition. The nomenclature and drilled C logo date the pipe to before the 1981 merger with Cadogan. The sandblast was also nicely defined, some are pretty pedestrian.

There was some build-up on the bowl top and the stem was only heavily oxidized. Below is the pipe as it was received.

I reamed the bowl and found it to be in very good shape. The pipe was soaked with sea salt and alcohol. Following the soak, the stem was mounted to remove the oxidation.

I used wet sandpaper in progression, 800, 1,500 and 2,000 grade paper, followed by a buff using White Diamond and Meguiars Plastic Polish

Below is the finished pipe.