Oldest Pipe youve seen?
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Clay pipes from the 18th C. Seen 'em in museums, had a copy but didn't like anything about thin walled clay pipes.
What year is the cherrywood?
What year is the cherrywood?
I've seen clay tavern pipes from the 17th century. My oldest working pipe is a Barling from 1882.
I believe I dated this Calabash at 1908. Gifted to me by a special friend. I almost traded it, glad I didn't. Stem was replaced. Possibly was amber originally and broke.
Here is a much repaired meerschaum 'cutty' pipe from the early 1860s. Note the silver band around the bowl to compensate for a hairline crack along with the other extensive repairs all of which were undertaken between 1860 and 1895 based on the hall mark dates. The angle of the bowl also helps in dating this pipe although the manufacturer is lost to time it is either an Austrian or French carver but was sold through a London tobacconist based on the fact that it was acquired from a flea market in London and had been found in a house clearance close to were it was purchased.
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