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I feel So Liberated!
I've seen a lot of this happening around me. I can't say I'm happy to see people insulating themselves against others who merely hold differing opinions about politics,especially when it happens to people who formerly enjoyed each other's company. This is a trend that's been picking up steam...- tuold
- Post #5
- Forum: General Discussion
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Yet Another Antique Store Cache
I finished cleaning up the Peterson Killarney for the time being. That pipe had really been knocked around quite a bit and had been reamed savagely with a knife. I think it could be restored some day. For now I'm happy with it. Smoked a bowl of Carter Hall in it but it still tastes of Everclear... -
My Ancestry: An Adventure of Discovery!
mso489, For me it's personalized history. It's one thing to read about the horrible things that happened during the pogroms in Eastern Europe and another to suddenly realize I have ancestors who came here to escape them. It's made history a little more vivid for me. Finding out that I'm part...- tuold
- Post #35
- Forum: General Discussion
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Yet Another Antique Store Cache
@bluegrassbrian That it does. Otherwise it appears to be in okay shape. If it had better grain I'd consider sending it out to be banded. Do you think it would be worth doing so? The rim has a little darkening. The tobacco chamber is in okay shape and the stem has just a little oxidation. What... -
My Ancestry: An Adventure of Discovery!
davet There were a couple of ancestry related shows on awhile back that featured celebrities who thought they had Native American ancestors. I think all of them turned out to be negative. It doesn't always mean their family stories weren't true. If they only had one NA ancestor and it was 4...- tuold
- Post #26
- Forum: General Discussion
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My Ancestry: An Adventure of Discovery!
@bigpond wrote: There is that danger of needlessly worrying yourself depending on your personality type. I found out I had markers for hypertension, tinnitus, cataracts, have blue eyes and predilection for arthritis and prostate cancer, etc, etc. I found none of that shocking since I already...- tuold
- Post #24
- Forum: General Discussion
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Yet Another Antique Store Cache
Thanks all! I'll post some pictures if I'm successful in making them presentable. Judging from a little research I've done on the Shamrock, I'm guessing these pipes (if they all came from the same estate) are probably from the 70s or 80s. Maybe some more info will show up. -
Yet Another Antique Store Cache
The store owner recognized me as soon as I came in. She said I was in luck since a batch of estate pipes had just arrived. So here is what she had for me. They are all going to require a lot of work. The top pipe is a GBD 9465 lumberman stamped "Virgin". The Canadian in the middle is a... -
My Ancestry: An Adventure of Discovery!
I did submit my DNA to Ancestry.com and it lead to a couple of interesting discoveries. I already knew my mother's family was from Sweden and my father's from England. I was surprised when the test returned results showing 14% Eastern European origin. That's a pretty big chunk I had not...- tuold
- Post #18
- Forum: General Discussion
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Oh Peterson's, What Have You Done??
The guy's lucky he didn't design a Mickey Mouse pipe or he'd find himself buried under a football field somewhere.- tuold
- Post #37
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Good "Nature" Show on Cats
I watched that last night as well and enjoyed it much. There is a similar more "homey" but still interesting documentary on cats available on Netflix called, "The Lion In Your Living Room". It's not bad. I read some time ago that Hebrew lore had the origins of the house cat as issuing from the...- tuold
- Post #8
- Forum: General Discussion
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Pre- and Post- Transition, Suspicious?
In the case of American factory pipes it's very clear that we can see a lowering of quality in pipes from the 60s onward. As there were fewer pipe smokers to sell pipes to the makers cut corners to stay in business. Those who didn't went out of business or were bought by the survivors. To some... -
Being A Good American!
@aldecaker Exactly! The older I get the more I see these patterns repeating. I wish the schools would just flat out give me a bid on what it would take them to graduate more the 60% of the high school students they are now. Is this twenty million dollars finally going to do it or maybe the next...- tuold
- Post #38
- Forum: General Discussion
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Being A Good American!
I voted two weeks ago. We have vote by mail here in Oregon. It's almost never a satisfying experiance as all the expensive bond measures are going to pass and the usual criminals will be elected anyway. The only satisfaction comes from knowing the results aren't my fault. One of my favorite...- tuold
- Post #29
- Forum: General Discussion
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Can anyone identify this pipe?
@mawnansmiff, You just have to know what it's like to be a collector! I have a lot of pipes I use and some I just put on display, mostly because I went to a lot of work to restore the pipe. I enjoying showing them off occasionally. Along the same lines..... I build scale model airplanes. Some...- tuold
- Post #25
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Peter Stokebye Cube Cut vs Sutliff ERR Match
I recently tried some of that Peter Stokkebye cube cut. I do like the taste. The only down side is related to one of it's advantages. It's easy to load cube cut tobacco but it's also easy to accidentally unload it as well! I've had it roll out on me a couple of times even if I've packed it...- tuold
- Post #3
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Reviews
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Dr. Plumb Version of GBD International? PICs
Very cool. I've got a couple and enjoy them. Link---> I'm Liking My Dr Plumb -
Another "What Is This Hallmark?" Post
dmcmtk, I think the Pipedia article about Tom Howard may be mistaken. He did make pipes on an amateur basis but I can't find any evidence that he formed a company to sell them. I think it was just a hobby for him. Maybe somebody can find evidence to the contrary. My source for the Weber Pipe Co... -
Another "What Is This Hallmark?" Post
Orley, those marks are suspiciously similar! The differences in the cartouches are noted and make me lean towards the theory that marks are ornamental since it would seem our pipes were probably not manufactured at the same time. Still not sure though. I went through my collection and found that... -
Another "What Is This Hallmark?" Post
I've come into the possession of an estate pipe with a sterling silver band. (I'm always a sucker for those) I've been looking at pages and pages of hallmarks trying to match them with what's on the this pipe band. It's possible this is a repair band, though I can't see any sign of damage...