One of my first posts here on this site was an inquiry about a pipe my wife bought about 30 years ago. She always called it her witches pipe for some reason, but I would just call it a pick-axe shape. The pipe had a repair band on it so part of the brand name and style were covered, showing only Dul... over Qu..., and on the other side, part of Made in England was showing. We could never figure out who made this pipe, and no one on this site had many ideas either if memory serves.
So today, while looking at sellers I've bought from on ebay in the past, I found the same pipe, only with a churchwarden stem. It's a Dunwich Quaint, so I guess it is a witches pipe to some degree! It has another stamping on it that ours doesn't have, the shape number 126 Fieldcraft. I've never heard of this brand, and I cannot find anything online except that Pipedia says that they were often meerschaum lined.
So I thought I'd give it another shot. Anyone have any info or guesses on what Dunwich pipes are?
My wife's pipe:
The pipe on ebay:
So today, while looking at sellers I've bought from on ebay in the past, I found the same pipe, only with a churchwarden stem. It's a Dunwich Quaint, so I guess it is a witches pipe to some degree! It has another stamping on it that ours doesn't have, the shape number 126 Fieldcraft. I've never heard of this brand, and I cannot find anything online except that Pipedia says that they were often meerschaum lined.
So I thought I'd give it another shot. Anyone have any info or guesses on what Dunwich pipes are?
My wife's pipe:
The pipe on ebay:
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