Old Reviews Old School Graffix bong!! Remember? Maybe? Lol
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Ok, heres the lowdown.....
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Here is the deal -eo with the Graphics Bong Line....
Graphics was originally a company based out of madison wisconsin. They produced the original grapchics Bong (Tin can bottom, with aquarium rocks on top topped with apoxy. The tin can base is filled with cement and covered in felt. The down steam, slide and california one hits are metal. The bong itslef is a plexiglass style plastic).
The bong in the pictures below I purchased in 1985 in the original madison wisconsin warehouse. It traveled with me as I traveled with the grateful dead in '85 and '87. It has been smashed over 3 peoples heads at parties I trew when they acted like assholes in my house (hence the cracked top with the tape around it). It has indeed had a GREAT existence. It has been retired for a few years now...
In the early 90's Graphics broke up. One of the partners moved to Tucson, Arizona and started the Graffix line (a cheap spin off of the originals)...
In the early 2000's an asshole named Dave Stone purchased the company and started mass producing crap with undocumented workers (assembly line style). After being raided by Donald Rumsfield himself. Dave Stone backed away and gave control to his son.
The company has been a disaster ever since.
Pictures are of the 2 foot ORIGINAL Graphics (Circa 1985) :stylez rasta smoke:
I just joined this site, and saw this thread.
Here is the deal -eo with the Graphics Bong Line....
Graphics was originally a company based out of madison wisconsin. They produced the original grapchics Bong (Tin can bottom, with aquarium rocks on top topped with apoxy. The tin can base is filled with cement and covered in felt. The down steam, slide and california one hits are metal. The bong itslef is a plexiglass style plastic).
The bong in the pictures below I purchased in 1985 in the original madison wisconsin warehouse. It traveled with me as I traveled with the grateful dead in '85 and '87. It has been smashed over 3 peoples heads at parties I trew when they acted like assholes in my house (hence the cracked top with the tape around it). It has indeed had a GREAT existence. It has been retired for a few years now...
In the early 90's Graphics broke up. One of the partners moved to Tucson, Arizona and started the Graffix line (a cheap spin off of the originals)...
In the early 2000's an asshole named Dave Stone purchased the company and started mass producing crap with undocumented workers (assembly line style). After being raided by Donald Rumsfield himself. Dave Stone backed away and gave control to his son.
The company has been a disaster ever since.
Pictures are of the 2 foot ORIGINAL Graphics (Circa 1985) :stylez rasta smoke:
Trapper
Rocky Mountain...High
Absolutely correct on all counts....
In fact, the originals had a sticker on the bottom that said G. Graphics Tobacco (or was it water?) Pipe Co.
Much heavier and durable than the later Graffix offerings. I had a red 2 footer with red leather named "Turmaline"
Anthropolis
Canna Jedi in training.
Whoaa, that's some darn cool information there of Graphics! I only remember them from late 90's as Graffix, I remember being 16, going into my first headshops, oogling over the Graffix and Zong bongs lol. Maybe they were crap, I dunno. But seemed like Ferraris compared to the $10 plastic tube bongs we could afford at the time lol. Thanks for the info! Cool story about yours and the head bonking too lol. I would consider that thing priceless in sentimental and historic value!
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I had one of the originals when I was a kid I called it big red does anyone remember the joker associated with it
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