I see a lot of old meerschaum pipes with genuine amber stems on here. I love the look of those turn-of-the-century cutty pipes. [What's the plural of cutty? Cuttys? Cutties?]
Anyway, when I was touring in the Baltic in 2006, where a lot of high quality amber comes from, I bought a pair of green amber earrings for my fiancée. The green amber (I think) was a little more rare, but common enough that it's not much more costly than the yellow-orange stuff. According to Wikipedia:
I'd love to see a pipe made with Dominican blue amber, but I guess it would be very expensive. The Dominican amber is fluorescent. It appears normal under artificial light, but it glows blue in direct sunlight and bright milky blue under ultraviolet light. How cool is that!!!
Anyway, when I was touring in the Baltic in 2006, where a lot of high quality amber comes from, I bought a pair of green amber earrings for my fiancée. The green amber (I think) was a little more rare, but common enough that it's not much more costly than the yellow-orange stuff. According to Wikipedia:
"...amber can range from a whitish color through a pale lemon yellow, to brown and almost black. Other uncommon colors include red amber (sometimes known as "cherry amber"), green amber, and even blue amber, which is rare and highly sought after..."
So, has anyone ever heard of or seen, or does anyone own a vintage pipe with a green amber stem? I can't see why they wouldn't exist. Green amber is common enough. I would guess the amber used to make pipes came from the Baltic region. I'm assuming one of you experts will school me if I'm wrong.I'd love to see a pipe made with Dominican blue amber, but I guess it would be very expensive. The Dominican amber is fluorescent. It appears normal under artificial light, but it glows blue in direct sunlight and bright milky blue under ultraviolet light. How cool is that!!!
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