What with my birthday and Christmas in the same month, I tend to suffer from a more serious case of PAD. This year was no different, as I ended up getting four pipes altogether. Nothing expensive, but all quite nice. I already posted on my birthday pipes yesterday, but today here's the first of my Christmas pipes. It was going to be the only one, but I got it so much cheaper than I thought I would, I went and bought another pipe with the monies left over.
I just cleaned it up this morning, less than an hour spent as it was pretty clean to begin with. I first saw this shape as an estate on Smokingpipes, but it was way too much money for my budget. Last week I saw the same shape on eBay so I went into a tizzy trying to figure how to get it at a good price. A lot of worry for nothing, got it for $15.50! Man I love this odd little shape, a canted bulldog if you will, stamped Speciale, 1354 and made in France. I have no idea how old this shape is, but other than mine and the one on SPC, it's a new one for me. A really lovely little pipe, smokes like a dream with a bowl of C&D Corncob Pipe and A Button Nose. I had ordered this some time ago but just opened the tin, and was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked it for an aromatic.
Merry Christmas or any other Holiday you may be celebrating to my fellow pipe smokers. Hope you get something special for Christmas too!
I just cleaned it up this morning, less than an hour spent as it was pretty clean to begin with. I first saw this shape as an estate on Smokingpipes, but it was way too much money for my budget. Last week I saw the same shape on eBay so I went into a tizzy trying to figure how to get it at a good price. A lot of worry for nothing, got it for $15.50! Man I love this odd little shape, a canted bulldog if you will, stamped Speciale, 1354 and made in France. I have no idea how old this shape is, but other than mine and the one on SPC, it's a new one for me. A really lovely little pipe, smokes like a dream with a bowl of C&D Corncob Pipe and A Button Nose. I had ordered this some time ago but just opened the tin, and was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked it for an aromatic.
Merry Christmas or any other Holiday you may be celebrating to my fellow pipe smokers. Hope you get something special for Christmas too!