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  1. irish

    Been Gone awhile. I 'm back and going by irish again!

    Well Gents I have been gone a while working and not been able to log in much or participate very much the last few months. Things have settled down and I am being able to spend more time on the computer and lurking around the forum again! While I was gone I noticed a User name that has appeared...
  2. irish

    Grandfather In-law's Pipe's

    I have been married now for 25 years and my Grandfather in-law was a pipe smoker. He had quit before I ever came into the family but when family members would see my pipes they would always say "Hey Papa used to smoke a pipe". Well my Grandfather in-law passed away last year and this year my...
  3. irish

    Cool Pipe Ashtray

    My wife and twins bought me this cool pipe ashtray for my birthday this week. I like it all the way around but one of the coolest parts is that it was made in 1968, my birthyear. My daughter found it on some website and ordered it for me.
  4. irish

    Holy Grail - Unsmoked Kaywoodie Stem Logo Supergrain

    I picked up one of my Holy Grails tonight. I had been saving my PAD money hoping for something to come along and tonight it did!! A Unsmoked Kaywoodie Stem Logo 5010B Slim Paneled pear. They only made this pipe in 36-38. I got this one tonight on a long shot. My best smoking pipe I own is a...
  5. irish

    What Is This Thing? A Pipe Of Some Sort?

    I was in an antique store today and the lady saw me looking at the pipes and pipe memorabilia. She asked me to look at something she got from a 91 year old ladies little sale . It was the thing in the pics. I had no idea but I told her that if anyone would know the people on this website would...
  6. irish

    Why The Pipe? The Age Old Question For All Pipesmokers (Long Winded)

    The other night while I was sitting and cleaning a pipe my daughter, who is 18 now, came in and watched for a little while and finaly asked me "Why do you love the Pipe so much"? I thought about it for a moment and although I am not one that can put my thoughts into words easy or elegantly I...
  7. irish

    Another Estate Sale Score (Pic Heavy)

    A couple of years ago I hit an estate sale and did really good. I bought some 52 pipes and some where very nice. I have not had much luck with estate sales since , I did good at a flea market a while back on some stands, but not many pipes. Well day before yesterday on my way home from work I...
  8. irish

    Roma 804KS Is This A Savinelli Second ?

    I was looking at a pipe today and it was a Roma 804KS. It had an S in a shield like a Savinelli but did not say Savinelli anywhere on it. The stem had a R in a shield on it . Are these Savinelli seconds? I found a Savinelli Roma but it was actually stamped Savinelli but the pipe looks...
  9. irish

    1931-38 Kaywoodie Early Supergrain Billiard

    Here is the pipe that I got from Capt a couple of weeks ago. I managed to get the chip out but couldn't get the second cut on the stem to go my way so after a suggestion by Ryan Alden (lonestar) to try it the way it was I went ahead and just cleaned it up and smoothed out the second cut. It...
  10. irish

    A Stunning Gift From Captainsousie!

    Well Ladies and Gentlemen another member of this forum, Captainsousie, has gifted me with a stunning gift. I recently posted pics of my Kaywoodie collection and during conversation I was asked if there were any Kaywoodie pipes I wanted but had not purchased yet? My answer was a Kaywoodie Liberty...
  11. irish

    This Forum's Members Are The Best !! Hands Down. Thanks Rsuninv

    Well Ladies and Gents this forum's members are without a doubt the best people on Earth. I have been around the world, been to the circus and seen the puppet show and I have never, ever met a better class of people than right here on this forum. Yesterday when I got home from work there was a...
  12. irish

    What Is The Tinder Box Pipes Story ?

    What is the story on Tinder Box pipes? I have find several lately and some will by marked London Made, while some are marked Made In England and some made in Italy. Some have no markings at all except for the Tinder Box markings. I have reserched and find some information that say they are a...
  13. irish

    Kaywoodie Collection (Pictures)

    Well ladies and Gents as I posted earlier this week I reached a milestone in my pipe collecting career and purchased my 150th Kaywoodie from Misterlowercase. It has not arrived yet but I last night I was cleaning my pipes and took this picutre of my Kaywoodie collection laid out on my kitchen...
  14. irish

    Celebrating My 1000th Post And My 150th Kaywoodie!

    Well ladies and gents it took me three years to do it but I finally reached the coveted 1000th post. :clap: I was a lurker for a long time and finally decided to join in no matter how stupid and backward ass I sounded and I am glad I did. I have made some life long "friends" here , even though...
  15. irish

    Rebel Says Hi!

    Rebel is growing and has turned out to be a smart little devil. I am super glad we adopted him. He has quickly became a special and loved member of the family. He says hi!
  16. irish

    Barling Block Meerschaum

    I picked up this pipe today in a antique shop. It is a Barling 5905 Block Meerschaum. It is marked as such on the bottom of the pipe and on the stem is a Barling Cross and underneath on the stem says England. I do not know anything about Barlings. I Like the shape and it appears lightly smoked...
  17. irish

    Something Weird Happened To Me On Ebay ???

    Ok guys and gals I am not a super ebayer and don't buy a lot off of the bay but I have bought enough to understand how it works . Bid , max bid , reserve, no reserve , sniped and what not but today I set my max bid on a pipe I wanted at 50.00 bucks and it showed I was the high bidder for the...
  18. irish

    Shout Out To Fnord ( Jim )

    I just wanted to thank and give a big shout out to Jim (Fnord). Jim and I have done some trades in the past and he has always done me right. I felt like the trades were top of the line. Jim knows my fondness for Kaywoodie pipes and aromatic tobacco. (Every trade he has had to really scrub and...
  19. irish

    Nothing Worse Than A Thief!!!

    Well ladies and gents! Last night my shop was broken into and quite a bit of my tools and misc. stuff were stolen. :twisted: There is nothing I hate more than a G@#@*%n thief! I don't steal from people and I hate people that steal from me! They jimmied the lock on my door and took my cutting...
  20. irish

    Newest Member Of The Clan

    Well I said I wasn't going to have another pet once the little poodle that we have now goes, but the Mrs. and the twins stopped at the Animal Shelter and this little guy was scheduled for "execution" this morning. So needless to say meet "Rebel" the newest member of the Morrison Clan. He is a 3...