What Am I Gonna Do With This Thing?

tuold

Lifer

Oct 15, 2013

2,133

166

Beaverton,Oregon

• Nov 23, 2014

• #1

I saw this in my ebay feed with 30 seconds left on the auction and casually bid up the $14.50 bid by fifty cents thinking someone probably has me covered anyway. Oops, I win! Now I'm the proud owner of this... thing. I need a breathalyzer app on my computer to keep this from happening again.

 

huntertrw

Lifer

Jul 23, 2014

5,286

5,552

The Lower Forty of Hill Country

• Nov 23, 2014

• #2

tuold:
Does this pipe truly have a goose-neck stem? If so, then I must say it's the first that I have EVER seen. Do you have a museum where you live? Perhaps they would want it.
As for questionable eBay purchases, I have had my share. We should start a service for those similarly afflicted: 1-800-DON-TBID!

 

tuold

Lifer

Oct 15, 2013

2,133

166

Beaverton,Oregon

• Nov 23, 2014

• #3

*sigh*, Yes. That a 24 inch flexible canvas stem on that puppy.

 

huntertrw

Lifer

Jul 23, 2014

5,286

5,552

The Lower Forty of Hill Country

• Nov 23, 2014

• #4

tuold:
I just had a scary (and serious) thought. Given the probable age of this pipe please make certain that the stem covering is not made of asbestos!

 

tuold

Lifer

Oct 15, 2013

2,133

166

Beaverton,Oregon

• Nov 23, 2014

• #5

Good thought. I'll examine it carefully after it gets here. Wonder if I can get an asbestos test kit online....
The stummel looks like a jumbo Wellington. I'll do some research before lighting up.

 

newbroom

Lifer

Jul 11, 2014

6,133

6,846

Florida

• Nov 23, 2014

• #6

Probably one of the rarest pipes in existence. Is the shank insert amber?

She's a brute....er...beaut!

 

papipeguy

Lifer

Jul 31, 2010

15,778

35

Bethlehem, Pa.

• Nov 23, 2014

• #7

Well I'd bet that you're the only guy with one of those. As for asbestos, I doubt it contains any; it's probably just a rubber hose wrapped with canvas. any idea where it was made?

 

7ach

Can't Leave

Sep 10, 2013

461

28

• Nov 23, 2014

• #8

Looks to me that someone shoved a hookah hose into an old pipe. You could always get a predrilled briar block and use your hose to make a desk pipe

http://www.loringpage.com/attpipes/53Ds-deskpipe2%20$700.jpg

 

tuold

Lifer

Oct 15, 2013

2,133

166

Beaverton,Oregon

• Nov 23, 2014

• #9

I could use a deskpipe. Here's a link to the auction:

Strange Hookah Pipe

 

condorlover1

Lifer

Dec 22, 2013

8,066

27,369

New York

• Nov 23, 2014

• #10

Was it made by the ACME Corporation?

 

minfarshaw

Starting to Get Obsessed

Aug 12, 2014

279

1

• Nov 23, 2014

• #11

Desk pipe? That is genius!

 

danielplainview

Lifer

Mar 30, 2014

2,853

78

wv

• Nov 23, 2014

• #12

That is a unique pipe. Any idea what and how old it is?

From the looks, you might end up with an opium buzz if you smoke it.

 

ssjones

Moderator

Staff member

May 11, 2011

18,446

11,354

Maryland

postimg.cc

• Nov 23, 2014

• #13

The guy at Cigars International, who hosts the monthly "Pipe Guild" meetings always smokes a Savinelli desk pipe just like that Dunhill. For that type of event, it works quite well. I can it effective for reading, etc.

 

texmexpipe

Part of the Furniture Now

Oct 20, 2014

998

246

• Nov 23, 2014

• #14

As long as it can pass a pipe cleaner...

 

jarit

Can't Leave

Jul 2, 2013

333

4

• Nov 23, 2014

• #15

That reminds me of old Finnish pipes, particularly a type called "Rantasalmelainen" (from Rantasalmi, a place in Southern Savonia). They had hose or tube stems, horn or resin mouthpieces. The bowl was typically made of birch (often masur birch) and lined with clay. Can't say for sure that your pipe is from Finland, but it's possible. Perhaps the same style was made elsewhere, as well.
Couldn't find much info on the them on the web, but here's an old museum page in Finnish. Perhaps google translates.. http://www.nba.fi/fi/kansallismuseo/kokoelmat/kuukauden_esine_2005/piippu

 

kcvet67

Part of the Furniture Now

Jul 6, 2010

968

0

• Nov 23, 2014

• #16

I had several friends in college in the '60s who had Savinelli desk pipes. They were reasonably priced and were great while studying. The only real problem was cleaning the hose.

 

puffdoggie

Can't Leave

Dec 14, 2013

398

0

• Nov 23, 2014

• #17

tuold, stick to the straight kool aid! :rofl: :nana: :roll:

 

xrundog

Part of the Furniture Now

Oct 23, 2014

737

1

Ames, IA

• Nov 23, 2014

• #18

I was thinking Eastern European before I saw the Finnish pipe post. It sure looks to have similar fittings. Yours looks to be in good condition. I guess if it were mine, I'd clean it and smoke it.

 

huntertrw

Lifer

Jul 23, 2014

5,286

5,552

The Lower Forty of Hill Country

• Nov 23, 2014

• #19

"Was it made by the ACME Corporation?"
Well played, Sir!

 

tuold

Lifer

Oct 15, 2013

2,133

166

Beaverton,Oregon

• Nov 23, 2014

• #20

I'm going with the Finland origin theory for now since the bowl carving looks very similar to the one in jarit's picture. In one of the seller's pictures it looks like the bowl has a white interior. I guess I'll know more after it gets here next week.