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   Lawrence
   

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   Hi Guys,

   I have added an old and venerable pipe to my Album.
   I have been cleaning up my Dad's Favorite Old No Name.
   This pipe is definitely a "clencher". It was a fixture in his face for many years.
   The pipe is 6" long, the shank is oval 7/8" wide and 5/8" thick
   The bit is just under 3/4" wide.
   The grain is very good but it almost looks rusticated, because it is a graduate of the School of Hard Knocks.
   It was a fixture in my Dad's face, and I can see why.
   It is one excellent smoker.
   The silver band was added to arrest three very large crack in the shank, caused by all the knocking it out on hard surfaces.
   I think my Dad bought it in the TinderBox, but I can't be sure. He had it for many years.

   
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   Great addition Lawrence, I can see why it would be a favorite it's got great lines.

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   -- Thomas Jefferson

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   Very nice,and the silver band looks right at home.I do not know what it is about this particular pipe,but my curiosity keeps wanting to see the inside of the bowl.Thats a dandy.

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   Nice looking pipe Lawrence, and very cool to have had it passed down to you from you dad!

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   Very nice. A real treasure!!

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   Yes, I have my Father's Meerschaums that he purchased from
   Ekrem Bey Koncak, while he was in Turkey. They are well
   trained to Edgeworth RR.

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   I have Dad's Baby Wellington with his and Mom's initials carved on the bowl. I also have Grandpa's Dr G. Viking.

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   Sadly my dad was never a pipe smoker. He is actually very outspoken of his dislike for my hobby. My mom usually smokes with me.

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   I'm glad to hear that so many have their Dad's and Grand Dad's old pipes.
   That's a good thing.
   So..... Lets see some pictures.

   @ Earnest:

   In these you can see the "tray" damage. There are similar battle scars on the bowl that didn't show up in the first set of pictures. Kinda gives it some character.
   Just so you could see the draft hole I took one with a pipe cleaner just poking through, and the other (obviously) without.

   
   

   I have to find my wife's camera, and improve on my latest photos. My phone ain't cuttin' it.

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    Thats what I'm talkin about pstlpkr.I love that look.Really shows the pleasure the pipe has allowed one.Brings it's history to the forefront.Real natural.

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    My father has about four or five briars sitting in an desk drawer in his room. He used to smoke a pipe when I was age 5 to about 10, so they would be about 30 years old now.Since I started smoking a pipe he told me I'm welcome to them.I know nothing about them yet but am excited to see these treasures and will post pics in order to get feedback on what I have.

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    My grandfather is still using his, but I believe I'm first in line to inherit them when that sad day comes. My father smoked a pipe when he was in college, but never really stuck with it.

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    I recently tried tracking down my Grandfathers pipe rack and pipes, so I started with my first cousin who was the only other pipe smoker in the family, and I figured he ended up with them. I hadn't talked to him in 40 years, and called him up in Michigan only to find out that he had quit smoking pipes 10 years ago ( he always inhaled...old school), and he didn't know who had the pipes. Last month while visiting my older brother at his lake place near Dale Hollow Lake in Ky., I mentioned that I called Steve to see if he had the pipes, and my brother said, " I've got them". He sent them to me several weeks ago and I got the small pipe rack/humidor and 6 pipes. 2 of them were completely plugged up, and the rest were in terrible shape with 40 years of dust on them. I used Bacardi 151 with pipe cleaners to clean out all the passages and bowls. Then I got out my old dual shaft buffer setup and used Semichrome to polish up all the stems, and then Carnuba auto wax to polish up all the bowls. I was really happy the way they turned out since they were all of 1950-1960 vintage. Here is the pipe rack and pipes.
    

    I also need help in identifying this pipe.
    It has the letter S on the stem
    and has written on the underside of the bowl.. Genuine Sandblast Italy Imported Briar.

    This is a Dr.Grabow-Riviera bent model before picture.
    
    

    I will continue on with a second post.

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    This is a Dr. Grabow- Regal
    
    

    Also this one just say's on it Niko-Filter
    
    

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    Here they are all polished and ready to smoke for the first time in 50 years.
    
    
    

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    That is fantastic Hobie,
    I really love the rugged old Bulldog.
    Not sure what the S stands for.

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    Gonna be interesting to see if they all smoke good, but then again, I don't know if I'd know a good pipe from a bad one at this stage of the game....LOL

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    Look great! Nice heirlooms to hang on to !

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    i have my fathers KRONA plateau top freehand from the 70s. unfortunately my grandfathers pipes are long gone, had i known i would one day put down the cigs and pick up the pipe i would have made sure i took them from his house after he died. hindsight........

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    Hey Guys,

    I love all of these treasures that you everyone is posting. I think it's great!
    I do have one wish, and that is to take it one step beyond Arthur's suggestion. I say smoke 'em. Keep 'em alive.

    The stem in Dad's Old No Name was a bit loose, so I used the nail polish "trick". I was a little leery of doing that, but other methods just didn't seem to be effective.
    I put a thin layer of Clear Nail Polish on the tenon and let it dry for 3 days before I inserted it. It seemed to be just fine. I smoked it later that day, and rather than take it apart warm (to clean it) I let it sit another day.
    Well to make a long story a little longer... when I went to pull the stem, it was stuck, and I resorted to twisting it gently. Clockwise it was stuck hard. Counter clockwise (lefty loosey) it unscrewed!
    Imagine my shock... It's an Adjustomatic!

    

    This is great! I think an unfortunate result has .... to quote Bilbo Baggins: "All's well that ends better."

    Sorry about the photo. I messed around with the aspects to reveal the threads a bit better.

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    Yes, I do have my dad's favorite pipe. It's a meerschaum, egg shape with oval shank and rather short "real" amber stem. It has the case and, if I may say so, the nicest coloring I've ever seen on a meerschaum. The finish looks like glass and has no scratches. I've smoked it, but not in a long time. The pipe is so old and I think the amber has bacome bittle. Tiny slivers of amber came off in my mouth the last couple of times I smoked it, so now it's just a keeper.

    And on a similar note... I also have a picture of one of my dad's pipes. It shows me at about age 3, standing there in my t-shirt and shorts with the pipe in my mouth. Looks like the might be a Peterson bent.

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    Really nice topic Lawrence and I've enjoyed the pics and stories. Sadly, all my dad left to me in relation to tobacco was an empty pack of KOOL cigarettes.

    Pics of my pipes & stuff: http://photobucket.com/menckenite

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    Hey Searock,
    You could inquire about a "modern" replacement stem, so you can enjoy it.

    Menkenite, I know there are many of us here who have no heirloom pipes. We're sharing.

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    "Hey Searock,
    You could inquire about a "modern" replacement stem, so you can enjoy it"

    A reasonable idea, but I would hate to take the chance of breaking it... I have plenty of other pipes to smoke so I just keep it as a momento, but thanks for the suggestion.

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    Great heirloom, Lawrence. It's especially nice that so many memories are attached to it and it's still useful.

    Even if no one else in your line ever smokes a pipe, it's still a good thing to be handed down.

    I wish I knew what became of my dad's old pipes and my grandpa's...especially the Falcon my grandpa liked to smoke. (He was pretty much a cob man the rest of the time.)

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    Tried out the old Bulldog last night and it( or maybe it was me ) had a gurgling problem.

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    This is a great thread. You guys are lucky to have old pipes from fathers and grandfathers.

    My dad never smoked pipes, but my grandfather did. I have asked if anyone knows what happened to his pipes, but no one knows where they ended up. Probably in the garbage.

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    When the People Fear the Government, There is Tyranny." - Thomas Jefferson

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    I tried the Dr. Grabow Riviera last night and it too( or me ) has gurgling issues???????

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