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  1. BasketCase

    Twist Help!

    Thanks all for your replies - will give the extra drying a go. Makes you wonder how they would have smoked this on ships, not sure tobacco left lying out would have stayed there for long. Thanks again!
  2. BasketCase

    Twist Help!

    Hi all, having a nightmare getting twist lit! I've done a search of the forums, watched videos, and tried different methods and still can't get the pipe going. The main method I've tried involves cutting into coins, then cube cutting, rubbing out, and gravity filling then letting the pipe sit...
  3. BasketCase

    A Pint and a Clay Please

    I grew up down the road from that pub, had been bought out and ripped apart. There were still a couple of older style pubs around, and quite a few blokes walking about with pipes. The village had one newsagent and five pubs within 10mins walking distance, go figure!
  4. BasketCase

    Age Extra Pipes

    Wow, thanks for all that info. I love the adverts! I hadn’t considered that AGE would be an acronym, that is interesting - leads to the question ‘what does the “Extra” refer to?’
  5. BasketCase

    Age Extra Pipes

    One of the things that seems sort of funny is how thin the plastic is at the end. Far from the ‘rugged pipes of long ago’ image. It would be great to know what the ‘Age Extra’ referred to. I’m sure it was some marketing gimmick, but other pipes around the time advertised making pipes from aged...
  6. BasketCase

    Age Extra Pipes

    Apologies, yes the tenon! It seemed to be strangely shaped in comparison to others that have passed through my hands as it tapers into a very dainty tube. However, this could just be the bias of my experience talking! Thanks for embedding the link to rebornpipes, that's exactly the resource I...
  7. BasketCase

    Age Extra Pipes

    Just had inaugural smoke with this old chap. Hallmark dates it to 1919. It’s quite interesting (to me!) construction as the stem has quite a strange cut. I’m now a total convert to orific bits, especially on these old hand cut stems. The pipe was in quite a sorry state when it arrived but is...
  8. BasketCase

    What Are Some Disqualified Pipe Brands For You?

    Ok maybe controversial, but I’m not purchasing any cobs - bought one, and it was fine. Part of the issue for me was that in the UK these retail for around £10-15 and many of the estates I’ve purchased came in well under that. Might also be that the aesthetic of the ‘pipe smoker’ is very...
  9. BasketCase

    James Joyce, the Dubliners and the Pipe

    Physical book all the way for me! In terms of American novellas I really loved Brautigan’s ‘Trout Fishing in America,’ and Hemingway has a fair few to get on with!
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    James Joyce, the Dubliners and the Pipe

    Joyce is one of my favourite authors. I first read Ulysses when staying in Shakespeare & Co. in Paris (aspirations to be a writer, doncha know). I'm currently reading it out loud to the baby in my wife's tummy. I've not come across any pipe references just yet, but won't be surprised when I do...
  11. BasketCase

    Hardcastle Camden

    That’s a very good point. I think eBay should send over some complementary dunhills given the number I’ve watched.
  12. BasketCase

    Hardcastle Camden

    Looks sweet to me, love the shape! Difficult to tell age from the photo. I’ve found that there is quite a disparity in pipe quality when it comes to Hardcastles, but they all smoke well. Some definitely no seconds line. Most on uk fleabay seem to go for £15-25ish so price seems good, I say go...
  13. BasketCase

    HARDCASTLE’S Jack O’London 127 Pipes.

    I LOVE the early Hardcastles, and that one looks to be in very good condition. I think in general they perform above their estate-price-point. For reference, I have an early(ish) Jack O'London, Royal Windsor Sandhewn, Drawel, and Camden. All of them smoke well and have a kind of middle-class...
  14. BasketCase

    Show Off Your Petersons Here!

    It seems only fitting that this tiny chap should follow such an impressive (portion of a) collection. Here is a recent acquisition that is quite strange for a Peterson, not least because my wife quite likes the look of it. It is a Peterson's 'London Made England' Lightweight. It is very small...
  15. BasketCase

    Paratroop Regiment Meer

    Thanks all for the input. These had been my assumptions so interesting to hear that others arrived at similar conclusions! Going to fire up a bowl this weekend. Cheers, B
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