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  1. jonasclark

    Ugly Pipes

    I have some contenders! My best are all one particular subject of meerschaum: the ever-popular Bacchus! He's supposed to be laughing jovially, or perhaps slightly maniacally, but often I see vintage expressions, even from brands such as Golden Horn and CAO, that are absolutely nightmarish! Eyes...
  2. jonasclark

    Meerschaum pipe, any info would be helpful.

    Late 1800s & early 1900s was the golden age of pressed meerschaum. Much less is made today than was made then. Ben Rapaport writes extensively on its history in "Collecting Antique Meerschaum Pipes," a really wonderful book, with words from people at the time talking about what was added to the...
  3. jonasclark

    I went ahead and bought that meer

    Seeing photos, I think this is block meerschaum. The stem is definitely bakelite, not amber.
  4. jonasclark

    Does this look like a legit block meer?

    I strongly suspect that stem is amber. If you can get a better photo, if that's amber, it won't be pressed meerschaum.
  5. jonasclark

    Meerschaum pipe, any info would be helpful.

    Yes, it's a "lap pipe," probably made of chip/pressed meerschaum, and would've had a long wood stem with the bark left on and a horn mouthpiece. Probably very late 1800s to early 1900s, lacking the pre-1850 date often carved into these. They were often sold as being "antique-style."
  6. jonasclark

    Dating Peterson? I found guides, but I'm not sure if there are finer points?

    I haven't posted it anywhere, but if someone wants it, it's for sale. I bought it thinking it might be worth more than the sticker price, but didn't expect it to be much more.
  7. jonasclark

    Is there a place where I CAN post a "specific pipe wanted" ad?

    There are two very specific, and somewhat unusual, pipes I'm looking for. My collection has few remaining holes where there are specific pipes I want, but these are the remaining ones. One of these, I've seen in photos and just love-- and I apparently just missed one on the 'Bay, which went for...
  8. jonasclark

    Old Estate Collection

    I'm honestly not sure I can see $50,000 there. I'm not sure I can see $10,000.
  9. jonasclark

    Dating Peterson? I found guides, but I'm not sure if there are finer points?

    Thanks! Hope I can figure out more.
  10. jonasclark

    Anyone Have Info On MKM Meerschaum? / New Smooth Rhodesian I’m Excited About.

    Would you be willing to PM me this site? I'd love to look at goods from Customs. This is a beautiful pipe.
  11. jonasclark

    A Christmas Meer from my Anti-Smoking Parents

    That's a lovely slightly-fumed lion. The business card is really cool; I'd be over-the-moon about a business card from a meerschaum shop in Turkey!
  12. jonasclark

    Diamond in the Rough or Diamond-Shanked Turd?

    I think you did very well! That stem is probably Redmanol, a Bakelite variant. I'd be extremely happy to get that for twenty dollars!
  13. jonasclark

    Dating Peterson? I found guides, but I'm not sure if there are finer points?

    Bought one today at a rummage sale for $45. Stampings seem to indicate the last-and-latest: "K&P Peterson's" on the military band, "Peterson's System Standard" on one side of the shank, "Made in the Republic of Ireland" and the shape number (313) on the other. Has some tiny dents, not sure if...
  14. jonasclark

    1810 Meerschaum Pipe

    This is what's termed a "lap pipe." Yes, it's also a Kalmasch. "Lap" because of how/where you smoke it. The shank is weischel or cherry, bark left on because it has a tendency to crack, and the mouthpiece may or may not be original (they were often made of horn). This is a particular style...
  15. jonasclark

    Meerschaum Sure Colors Weirdly

    Xmacro, I really like the odd way your claw is coloring~! It helps that I'm extraordinarily picky about claw meerschaums, the details have to be exactly the way I like them, and yours is great. Ashdigger, I think I'm in love with your BBB meer. The colors, the stem, everying is just perfect...
  16. jonasclark

    What sort of pipe this is?

    Briar ferrule. Vulcanite stem. But silver cap, which was usually on older calabashes. I'd wager it's either 1920s, or it's older but has had an amber stem replaced.
  17. jonasclark

    Seattle B+M.

    Just so moderators know: there's a good reason I left out the shop's name & location. They used to have a big remaining stock of Nat Shermans. I told one person (a local), and days later, when I returned to buy a bunch, they were all sold out. I've also recently missed several items whose...
  18. jonasclark

    Seattle B+M.

    Thanks for the advice! What are reasonable prices for things like those three?
  19. jonasclark

    Seattle B+M.

    Anything I really ought to grab? I'm 90% just a pipe collector and only smoke occasionally, so I usually just buy something mildly sweet by the ounce from the Tinder Box an hour south and that lasts me for a while. I don't typically smoke the heavy "pure, natural tobacco"-ish English stuff, I...
  20. jonasclark

    Seattle B+M.

    Is Mixture No. 79 indeed terrible? What's that tobacco people say tastes like soap and perfume? They used to have a few mouthpieces for Kirsten cigar holders, which were gone the next time I visited. They have several not-very-good 80s meerschaums and a Goede Waagen-ish porcelain pipe, all...
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