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Title: Needing Info. on this Native American Pipe
Post by: krickard on July 20, 2010, 07:34:56 PM

Hey everyone, I found this in my latest trip to my parent's basement. This is a hand carved pipe that has to be from the '40's. It was bought either in Arizona or Mexico when my grandma took my mother their on vacation. I've tried to Google it (or ones like it) and tried Ebay to see it's value and I am coming up short. The only one similar I've found to it I had to join the auction site to find the selling price. Any ideas or tips? Thanks so much!!!

Title: Re: Needing Info. on this Native American Pipe
Post by: ironlord1963 on July 20, 2010, 07:45:46 PM

Very Unique to say the least, I really like it.  Back in the day I would of really liked it  :o

Title: Re: Needing Info. on this Native American Pipe
Post by: waywardangler on July 21, 2010, 05:41:59 AM

My barber had a few of those from a collection he bought and while they were neat, he said they were not worth much or that old.  European and maybe German or Italian I think he said.  Price range $50-100.  I looked them up on eBay at the time (about 2 years ago) and there were some selling on there then.

Title: Re: Needing Info. on this Native American Pipe
Post by: sapphire on July 21, 2010, 06:00:43 AM

Found some listed here.......

http://www.google.com/products?client=safari&rls=en&q=carved+pipe+two+heads&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=UOBGTN6iLdS1nAfm0sDQBA&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CCgQrQQwAg


At least one is attributed to Italy. Also ran across one on Proxibids. though that sold for only $2.50. 

Very unique look, but I think you'd need an interested collector to get the $$ some are asking.

Title: Re: Needing Info. on this Native American Pipe
Post by: krickard on July 21, 2010, 06:23:18 AM

Well, what a bummer! I thought I had something really cool and unique! Goes to show me ya never know. Thanks for those links, I couldn't find those by myself.

Title: Re: Needing Info. on this Native American Pipe
Post by: KC on July 21, 2010, 11:43:54 AM

krickard, you do have something very unique.

It's a crazy collector's market out there.  Unique or rare doesn't necessarily translate into $$$$$$$$$$.

Still a tremendous conversation piece!