Best retailers for old school glass?

[Kanna_Kult]

So Ever since I parted with my special k bong I’ve been having an itch for something oldschool to use my evo with. Anything soft glass or anything reminiscent of stuff like JBD’s from decades ago, All that stuff brings back such good memories, it was kinda the height off the glass world when I was introduced to cannabis so those styles no matter how obsolete will always hold a special value to me. Does anyone know where the best place online to find stuff like that is ?

 

[mrbonsai420]

OK, I love glass. Old school isn't my thing, but I can point you in the right direction. I buy all of my shit off of IG, either artist direct or resellers auctions. Here are a few new/ old school tube makers. If you want more just ask, I follow over 2700 artists and could list them all day! lol.
As far as shops, you can find tons of them, but I like talking to the artist and buying direct when I can. Plus I end up getting a custom piece made to my exact specifications that way a lot.

JBD is still going strong, and still doing some old school. It doesn't get much better than that, if you can actually find one.
https://www.jeromebakerdesigns.com/Mini-MotherShip-p/ogjbd.htm


Bob Snodgrass is a legend, anything by him is gold! Cameron Tower is an apprentice making decent work too.
https://www.instagram.com/snodgrassglass_official/?hl=en

Steven Ibbotson
https://www.instagram.com/siglasslab/

Jon G has been killing these straight tubes! I actually do want one of these. These are a mix of Old school, new school, and straight tube design.
https://www.instagram.com/jong_glass/


Bob White
https://www.instagram.com/whitefireglass/

TLewis
https://www.instagram.com/tlewisglass/


Trident
https://www.thedablab.com/trident-glass/

HVY still does em old school
https://brotherswithglass.com/collections/hvy-glass-bongs

 

[Kanna_Kult]

Thank you so much! Any off hand suggestions for artists who do a lot of work with fume and make some more affordable (<$500) pieces?, I’m a huge fan of fumed glass. God I wish I could afford something from some of the artists I follow. I think a boromojo piece is in my budget, and I’m a fan of how he calls our greedy importers trying to pass off their cheap China shit as American

 

[anda1anda2]

I really like old school glass. I lived in Eugene, OR in the 90’s when heady glass was really starting to take off so I was able to own and use a lot of glass from folks who are now pretty famous names. I had a JBD tube. Lots off stuff from the Snodgrass folks - although never personally owned a “snoddy”.

I did have a Badtram sherlock, a Cameron Tower hammer, and a really sweet sidecar from Bob Snodgrass’ son (Bob III maybe?).

Sadly, no longer in posession of amy of them.

What are you looking for in a new piece?

I don’t follow nearly as many as IG artists as @mrbonsai420, but I do enjoy looking at some of the newer artists who do fume work. There is some really beautiful stuff out there right now.

 

[dirtpie]

TLewis seems like a perfect fit for ya. Old-school glass blower who still does older style tubes with great fume work, and I believe they're in your price range too.

 

[invertedisdead]

fume > everything

Loving this thread too, old school glass is sweet, my uncle used to have some bitchin fumed beakers, first heady glass I ever saw.

 

[davesmith]

Theres a canadian making awesome oldschool zong bongs and such but for the life of me i cant rememebr. It might have been on the IG feed of nextlevelinc ill have to check and come back. Oldskools the new newskool!