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Will Meerschaum End one Day?
Great read. I'd barely gotten started when I encountered THIS: "Let’s go back in time over a hundred years ago to 1907. Turkey, like today, controlled the worlds purest and best meerschaum which was used for pipes, and as a natural insulator for heat, cold, and electricity." A few...- meercatpat
- Post #71
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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Will Meerschaum End one Day?
I agree. Last month I watched a gorgeous unsmoked CAO bent apple lattice c.a. 1975 with original fitted case hammer on a Sunday night eBay auction for just $79! Today I spotted this beauty lurking under a vintage lattice listing with no mention of its carver. It's an early unsigned (but...- meercatpat
- Post #70
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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SRV Meerschaum Pipes?
That's not "Emir" carved into the shank; it's "Emin", signifying that was carved by one of the Emin brothers, Medet or Imdat. Burak at Meerschaum Market can probably provide you with more information about them.- meercatpat
- Post #4
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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Questions on Meerschaum
Looks like a late 70s to early 80s Koncak lattice calabash and a perfect daily smoker. Get to it, and let us know how you like it.- meercatpat
- Post #24
- Forum: Pipe Talk
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Problems with Meerschaum
Both. Here are my frequent flyers. Clockwise from the top left: Koncak bent lattlce, (brand unknown) Canadian billiard, Eyup Sabri Pot or Volcano, a squashed tomato Koncak lattice, and center, Sinan Atilla horn.- meercatpat
- Post #65
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Problems with Meerschaum
I agree with you about IMP, but would add SRV and Sinan Atilla to my short list. The latter uses the older style Delrin stem fittings rather than the larger bore, tenon-integral-to-the stem fittings of the SRVs and IMPs. I also like the look of some of H. Ege's pipes (Meerschaum Market) but...- meercatpat
- Post #63
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Problems with Meerschaum
Sorry, I don't post here very often and was trying to reply to Chasing Embers. I have about 40 meershaums; about 30 of them are in a collection of signed, unsmoked vintage pipes, most of which were carved by Eyup Sabri and Ismail "The Artist" Ozel. There are also a few strays in there by...- meercatpat
- Post #52
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Problems with Meerschaum
First, let me apologize for being an engineer. Here is the definition of thermal conductivity: What is Thermal Conductivity - Definition - https://www.thermal-engineering.org/what-is-thermal-conductivity-definition/ There is also a table listing the thermal conductivity values of various...- meercatpat
- Post #50
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Problems with Meerschaum
Oh, I'm definitely not the first! (From Establishing a Meerschaum Pipe's Value - https://www.antiquetrader.com/collecting-101/material-and-carving-determine-meerschaum-pipes-value) "Unlike pipes made of cherry or briarwood, meerschaum does not interfere with the flavor of tobacco nor does it...- meercatpat
- Post #48
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Problems with Meerschaum
Chasing Embers: You have it exactly backwards about meerschaum's thermal characteristics. It's actually one of the best thermal insulators of any naturally-occurring substance. On the contrary,; It acts as a near-perfect kiln. The heat of combustion is not conducted away from the mixture by...- meercatpat
- Post #26
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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should I buy this meerschaum?
There! It took a while but I finally found some pictures of that eagle's claw of mine and posted them to my profile album. (it's the only eagle's claw in there). Also made a token gesture at bringing the album up to date by adding pics of a few of the other meers that have recently passed...- meercatpat
- Post #6
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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should I buy this meerschaum?
Hi, stephen! If you're talking about the virgin eagle's claw in a maroon velvet-lined non-fitted or 'presentation' case that's on eBay right now in Texas with a Buy-It-Now of $100, I strongly advise you to go for it! After looking at that pipe myself just now, I googled 'Kazim meerschaum' and...- meercatpat
- Post #5
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Ultra-hot pipe babe
A cool meer has long been known to make a smoker look hotter.- meercatpat
- Post #15
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion