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  1. misterlowercase

    Dear Santa Claus, This is All I Want Please...

    ...this thing would make choosing a pipe from the rotation so much fun!!!! :P http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Kaywoodie-Pipe-Tobacco-Rotating-Counter-Top-Display-Case-/162087838997?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276 That thing is just too cool.
  2. misterlowercase

    Deal of the Day - Patent Dunhill Shell for $78

    Just jumped over on the 'bay a moment ago and this popped up in my feed, upon click I noticed it had already sold, reminding me how many eyeballs are on standby for such a golden opportunity, it rarely happens anymore --- I won a 1967 Dunhill Shell 40 lovat once for $5 and I consider that to be...
  3. misterlowercase

    Esoterica Tilbury in Stock @ PayLess Pipes

    Tilbury was an early favorite of mine, I still like it but don't smoke it as often as I used to, I have a pretty good pile of tins because it was once easily available and I bought a good many... ...currently in stock at PP, although a bit spendy...
  4. misterlowercase

    "God Tobak" :: pre-internet tobacco reviews, from Denmark with Love

    A note of thanks: My immense gratitude goes out to forum member Jørgen, http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/profile/jensen for all of his keen help. He provided much more accurate translations than I'd ever be able to muster, as well as adding his personal experiences to enrich this...
  5. misterlowercase

    A Nifty Novelty --- Velvet Smokarols

    I've mentioned these sorts of old pre-packed pipe cartridges before, most notably those from Dunhill who had patented his version of the form in 1910... John Loring tells us this: The general idea had been around for quite some while and a few different manufacturers made their own slightly...
  6. misterlowercase

    A Question About a Comoy

    I'm not really a specific brand collector and much of my knowledge is surficial without much depth and I constantly have to check references, plus I have a faulty memory... ...as to Comoy info, I relied heavily on Neill's blog, otherwise lots of information is scattered --- Pipedia does have a...
  7. misterlowercase

    Essay - "A New Tobacco" - ( a great little read! )

    As writ by: J.B. Priestly circa 1929. Extracted from The Balconinny printed 1931 by Methuen and Co, London _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The best thing that has happened here these last few days has been the...
  8. misterlowercase

    Gawith Hoggarth - ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ - Revor Plug

    Above image found at a shop from Scotland, https://www.robertgraham1874.com/browse/b-Revor-Plug-3355/ and provides an accurate panorama to depict the expansiveness of Revor, as well as hinting to its Scottish heritage which will be explored in the addenda commentary. The extremely condensed...
  9. misterlowercase

    What is your Favorite American-made Flake?

    ...bit of a difficult question because there seems to be so few, most even remotely fitting the correct form are called "broken flake". That said, my fave hands down is Dark Star by McClelland. I consider it to be one of the best dark flakes ever made, I love the taste of it and its burning...
  10. misterlowercase

    Carreras Craven - The Arcadia - (Antiquarian Nicotiana Brittanica Vol. 20)

    For the 20th edition of A/N/B we will give a look to the famous Craven Mixture. Carreras was quite the big player and I won't go into the intricate involved history, but default to Wikipedia, who gives a very good survey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carreras_Tobacco_Company ...of special...
  11. misterlowercase

    The Dunhill-like Pipes Of Roland From Japan

    ...somehow bounced into this previously unknown-to-me pipe brand. What was impressed in me was just how blatant they were with trying to copycat some key Dunhill elements. Trademarks are important because the brand owner puts forth much work to achieve recognition and reputation, not to mention...
  12. misterlowercase

    GBD Oppenheimer On Cover Of 1922 Tobacconist Magazine

    Same issue also features a Gallaher article: This snippet appears around the 23rd issue It's about the 22nd issue down, close to the bottom. googbook link: https://books.google.com/books?id=0QxLAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false ...if you're going to browse/read, the zoom...
  13. misterlowercase

    A Very Short Pipesmoking Cartoon - What To Do In The Rain

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ki3b3xFbA4 : : : : : : : : BONUS CARTOON ! ...sing-a-long with Popeye! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BrPTQ4IZIg
  14. misterlowercase

    Antique Smoking-Related Canes & Walking Sticks

    Somehow landed myself in the middle of a walking stick emporium, Michael German Antiques Ltd. and was intrigued enough to browse around. http://www.antiquecanes.com/news.php Pretty neat stuff. Reminds me that I really need a good flick stick! Here's a few smoking related canes he has listed...
  15. misterlowercase

    Dunhill "Black Briar"

    ...although Dunhill still makes certain finishes under the name Black Briar, you don't often see the earlier examples, which were sorta like a precursor to the Dress finish, this Black Briar is from 1975...
  16. misterlowercase

    PipesMag Ephemera Syndicate - Collectors Group

    Thought I'd open up a new thread about this as it is a different topic from the thread it originated in, which was here: http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/the-gbd-collectors-thread/page/2#post-909685 Buroak conjured a brilliant strategy for obtaining highly priced old pipe catalogs, which...
  17. misterlowercase

    1941 Geo. Yale Tobacconist Catalog + Bonus British Ephemera

    Today was a good postbox day, along came a 1941 George Yale catalog I had recently found, in original envelope with assorted loose sheets and etc. --- also was lucky to also get an old Martin's catalog and a couple of trade journals from 1924 and 1949... ...here are a few selected pages from the...
  18. misterlowercase

    Does Anyone Here Want Any Dan Tobacco Salty Dogs Plug?

    Hey, I'm gonna be ordering a pipe within the next week from a German vendor who has the Salty Dogs, http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/9043/dan-tobacco-salty-dogs It's pretty damn good, although not my favorite plug. Anyway, I can get 50g pouches from them for 7,98 € which at todays rates...
  19. misterlowercase

    Lambert & Butler, London. ( Antiquarian Nicotiana Brittanica Vol.19 )

    above: Charles Edward Lambert " Nothing Left To Chance " In this edition of A/N/B we'll have a brief look into the London firm of Lambert & Butler - although they were a very large and powerful company, not many (if any really) of their pipe tobacco brands live on in our romantic legends, yet...
  20. misterlowercase

    The Artist, Xu Bing And His Tobacco Project

    Pipe 2004 Light as Smoke 2011 440 pound block of tobacco embossed with the words "light as smoke" on top Match Flower 2011 see them, and others, here: http://www.blackbird.vcu.edu/v10n2/gallery/ravenal_j/xu-bing.shtml Further reading, here...
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