I was watching that as well. I love my old BBB's. That's a great looking pipe especially considering the age. With a little mud and a carbon coating that beaut should be around another 100 years. Please post pics after it's cleaned up.
Not your average drugstore pipe.
The Emperor was a coupon mail order pipe and the highest grade Dr. Grabow made. This is also a Continental shaped Emperor so it's double rare. These don't show up very often and I was happy to add another Emperor to the Grabow family. Ed, please chime in if I...
Sometimes I smoke one pipe until it's soggy. As long as it has properly dried before the next use you'll be alright.
Don't listen to Warren. He's a newb.
Cosmic! The horror... The horror.
I'm always a little sad to see one go when I ship them out. I'm ok with it if they're going to a friend who will take care of them.
Steven Segal is a real life badass. They would make him slow down his movements for movie scenes. He is also a sharp shooter that teaches polices officers special tactics.
Death or bankruptcy.
I am more selective of what I buy now but I'm always looking for that next diamond in the rough. I've acquired about 30 pipes this year. 10 per month isn't that bad is it?
Not much to look at? I think that's a good looking pipe. Nice work too. The grain on the shank is wild. So there isn't a model name, just London England over LHS?
A shape number could match up to the English maker if it has one.
The plot thickens.