Two Long Shanks Added to the Collection

[Big John Shea]

Dropped a dime on these today. Going under glass once they come in... Scared to smoke them. ?

 

[jpmcwjr]

I'd urge you to post full sized images, please!

 

[Big John Shea]

Sorry. Did not realize I was not posting full size images. Just joined today. What am I doing wrong?

 

[Chasing Embers]

Scared to smoke them.

Why? I love smoking mine.

 

[Big John Shea]

 

[Big John Shea]

That better jpm?

 

[Chasing Embers]

I'd urge you to post full sized images, please!

?
The thumbnails are showing just fine for me.

 

[Big John Shea]

Why? I love smoking mine.

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It's not the shape I'm worried about... ?

 

[dmcmtk]

Tony loved his Canadians.

 

[mso489]

I'd be irreverent about going ahead and smoking pipes. Those are some handsome long shanked shapes. For some reason, I always think of these as the stateliest shapes, but that's some association distinct to me, I think.

 

[jpmcwjr]

You got it, Big John!
It saves everyone time when you don't have to click on images to see them.

 

[Chasing Embers]

No idea who Tony Soderman is or was, but he would likely have wanted you to smoke them. I do have two pipes I will never smoke because there will never be more of them so I understand that side too.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Big John-

Were you using the little image button, or some other method?

 

[Chasing Embers]

You got it, Big John!
It saves everyone time when you don't have to click on images to see them.

Must be another forum quirk. The thumbnails on my phone are only slightly smaller than the image.

 

[sablebrush52]

No idea who Tony Soderman is or was, but he would likely have wanted you to smoke them. I do have two pipes I will never smoke because there will never be more of them so I understand that side too.

Tony was a very well known personality in the piping community who had a wealth of knowledge about the history and lore of pipes. If he had wanted to smoke these pipes he would have, but they were part of an award winning collection of what he considered the finest examples of long shanked pipes, one that he spent years assembling, and that he used to display at shows.

Of course, Tony passed a couple of years ago, so what he would have wanted done with them is kind of moot.

 

[Big John Shea]

If he had wanted to smoke these pipes he would have...

Exactly. I'm not going to smoke them...

Here's an example of my thought process:

I own four different Japanese swords all made by masters in their own right. One is modern, three are antiques. The three antiques were made to be used, but should not be any longer. The other one is very capable of being used, but should not be used.

See my point?

I'm a custodian for this type of pipe.