Yep, same place.
He often has the same pipes on etsy a bit cheaper but more often than not will accept fair offers. He's also a carver himself.Show Off Your Meerschaum Pipes Here!
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He often has the same pipes on etsy a bit cheaper but more often than not will accept fair offers. He's also a carver himself.
They don't carve them like they used to. That pipe looks fantastic.Meerschaum pipe purchased on EBAY 7/30, Seller in England, sent UPS for 26.58, received 8/4 (!). I guess in near future UPS will bill me for damages (import duties, custom's fees, tariffs >). Interesting it has two presentation sterling escutcheons on the case, dated 1873 and, fast forward, 1956. I think he looks alive
! (my unsophisticated highest praise).
Some days you just have good days on fleabay. I was telling my friend about my different Ehrlich meers and how much I love them he’s just getting back into pipe smoking a little more serious now so he asked me to look for one for him. I actually found him one, but he didn’t win the auction because it went up to like 240 bucks and then I sent him a different mirror that I had that was really nice and then he won a different auction for a Poker but no Ehrlich, so the other day I login and I do my little browsing and I come across a great one bent Brandy shape so I texted him real quick and before I’ve been texting him to be honest I bought it. It was 100 bucks buy it now in awesome shape. So I texted him. I asked him if he wants it. I really looked for him anyway he said he would take it so on a hunch I looked at that sellers other auctions and they had another one for 100 bucks. Buy it now, and I clicked by before I even thought about it. So I got them both for 200 and whatever 20 bucks with tax and he even combine shipping for me. That was a good day on the flea Bay.
I smoked these days are going for high 200s and up. I’m lucky i got in on them a couple years ago so picked up a few in the 150 range. I can’t believe how lucky i got with these 2 and yes i promised my friend one and he told me i can keep it if i want but the point was to score him one. He’s only been smoking meers for 3 weeks and he’s hooked and even said he’s pretty much done with briar.
Where do I get some of that acrylic? A few years ago, I was talking with someone here (maybe you?) about re-stemming a little antique meer I have with a tiny diamond saddle stem. I would LOVE to have that acrylic color for it, for whoever can make a proper stem.
I get that rod from Vermont Freehand, it’s called “Amber Extra”
I find that it WAS indeed you with whom I discussed getting a stem cut! I have this tiny meerschaum; the stem is saddle-type with very sharply-squared shoulders. I glued it back together, but you can see the large chip missing. I had hoped that either a color similar to the original amber, or a clear "apple juice" color, was available, but this "extra amber" looks great. You quoted me around $60 to cut a replacement, said you'd get back to me when you had more time, but then my life got hectic and I completely forgot about it.
Incidentally, have you ever seen acrylic rod in this color? (Also attached) I have ONLY seen this color used in very late-production CAO pipes, specifically Ismet Bekler's carvings, anmd nowhere else. Transparent golden with brown webbing.
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It’s more yellow/egg yolk than orange. You see next to an actual orange amber stem on meer Cutty/ cigar holder.
I have not seen that color available and I doubt it’s actually acrylic, it’s probably polyester resin. It is cool though.
The stem on that Peterson is the "orange amber" acrylic Vermont Freehand sells? And on that cigar holder?
That would be perfect for me. Could you cut me a stem? I have the funds right away, if it's under $100 (you quoted $60 before, I know it might be more now).
Oh, yes: another color I'd be happy with, if it's available in lucite, is a dark transparent red like Redmanol bakelite.
