Clay Pipes

During my recent travels in the UK I was put in touch with a dealer with a large stash of J Pollock clays. In the past I would buy a couple of hundred at a time from Mr. Pollock in Manchester back in the late 1980s. Apparently they are no longer even being made by the people who acquired the 'Pollock Molds' so this lot represents the end of the line so to speak. Sadly most of these clays are figurines and 'pub' pipes but at 7 Pounds Sterling each probably represent really good value. I have enough clays in storage to keep me chugging on for eternity however if enough interest existed on the forum I might be prepared to buy up the lot so that an orderly supply of quality clays could be guaranteed. I cannot do much until the end of June as I am running around Europe and then I have to get the Universal Import tobacco stuff out but if there is enough interest I would consider making a bulk purchase. Any thoughts post on the forum.

Terrible pipes from the Netherlands! I prefer and always recommend the English ones both for durability and safety in terms of lip cancer etc. That is of course my personal opinion and 14" pipes are not exactly easy to carry around whilst short clays are very portable.

I find Gouda a bit on the fragile side. If it has a plastic or glazed stem then your are fine. As always smoke what you enjoy. I use clays for tasting tobacco and giving them away and sadly they seem to be vanishing from the UK.

Thank you phonomet. I hate to see these things knocked down on Oi Vay for $30 each when if I can buy the whole lot up at a few pounds each it makes sense for the community to have access to a large inventory which will last us all. I was chatting with 'woodsroad' about the same subject today.