Prince vs Apple
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The prince shape was created in honor of Prince Edward VIII. I'm not sure if this is a Loewe and Co. prince in the picture, but it looks similar to me.
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Terribly sorry for the tardiness of my reply. I'll have to try and remember how to upload my own photos.
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I have a Parker Prince...it was in a box-O-pipes that I bought at the auction site...most were broken or missing stems. The little Prince was complete and as close as I am likely to get to owning a Dunhill. I cleaned it up and polished it and it smokes well but I don't smoke it often. I did smoke it last night and it was great...it may get a little more use in the future.
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So the Prince that I have, I broke...I got it repaired and then smoked it and it is just today that I realized that I didn't post a pic of when I got it back...Since I am one of those annoying guys always asking for pics...well...my bad
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Nice!Bloodhound wrote: ↑22 May 2023, 10:55 So the Prince that I have, I broke...I got it repaired and then smoked it and it is just today that I realized that I didn't post a pic of when I got it back...Since I am one of those annoying guys always asking for pics...well...my bad
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The Prince and the Author are both variations on the apple shape. The Prince is a proportionally slimmed down (especially the shank) and longer version of the traditional apple shape while the author is the opposite with a much thicker shank and shorter stem. The Prince is typically a straight shanked pipe although they often have a slightly bent stem. The author is typically a 1/2 bent pipe. The apple shape refers more to the bowl shape and can be bent or straight with the proportions falling in between a Prince and an author.
I would classify Bloodhound's "Prince" as a more traditional straight apple as opposed to a Prince.
It's like the lumberman, Canadian, and lovat are all billiards. Billiard describes the bowl shape while lumberman, Canadian, and lovat refer to variations on the shank and stem.
I would classify Bloodhound's "Prince" as a more traditional straight apple as opposed to a Prince.
It's like the lumberman, Canadian, and lovat are all billiards. Billiard describes the bowl shape while lumberman, Canadian, and lovat refer to variations on the shank and stem.
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Oh, and I've grown fond of the Prince shape and have a few in my collection. One is a Comoy Pebble Grain, one is a sandblasted Ropp Etudiant J16, and one is a smooth Ropp Etudiant J23 octagon panel. I'd like to add a Dunhill group 3 Prince but just can't bring myself to spend the money. But, I think Dunhill and Comoy Prince's are the epitome of the shape.