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  1. simong

    FS: Dunhill, Charatan, Peterson & Others (9/30/25).

    Hello everyone, cutting back on my pipes. Prices are in pounds & ships from the UK. Tracked postage £5 for the UK & £20 international. Any questions via PM please. Dunhill Bruyere 44039, 1980. £250. A large group 4 in excellent condition. Approximate dimensions are 6” x 2” & 59g in weight...
  2. simong

    Swiss Snuff

    If you find yourself holidaying in Switzerland by mistake, don’t despair! You can find some excitement by way of an absolute belter of a snuff. Apparently made in a chemists shop in Basel, this stuff is simply superb, stand on me.✋ Medicated (menthol) & laced with some sort of alcohol, think it...
  3. simong

    WW1 Pipe

    Here’s an interesting pipe I came across yesterday, unsmoked! Birmingham hallmark from 1917 & H&J makers mark. Carved to depict a Māori warrior(?) & apart from the green stem, in unblemished condition. This is all guesswork, but a quick search shows H&J stood for Hollins & Jaques. Were these...
  4. simong

    Bad News From The UK!

    Terrible news really, just when you think things can’t get any worse, they’ve announced the band ‘Oasis’ have officially reformed.
  5. simong

    Woke Boxing

    At the age of 52 I now realise that life is less stressful if you accept the things you cannot change. I’ve therefore decided to embrace the Woke mentality. If organisations such as the BBC & the IOC say something is fair & just, then so be it. Woke boxing………..I think it’s great.
  6. simong

    St. Bruno No More At Sainsburys?

    Question for the UK brethren. Popped into my local branch of sainsbury the other day, after grabbing a few of life's necessities, corned beef, carrots and a bottle of scotch etc I headed towards the baccy counter for my usual pouch of Bruno.......... No Bruno!! According to the lady behind the...
  7. simong

    Beardies & Mould

    Bit of an ‘elephant in the room’ when you consider the numerous & never ending posts concerning mould in mostly American tins & jars. Having noticed the penchant most American pipesmokers have for large beards, I wonder if the two are connected...
  8. simong

    Show Off Your Northern Briars Here!

    Surprised that there isn’t a Northern Briars ‘show us’ page. If there was, I couldn’t find it so starting one off anew. This was very much an ‘impulse’ purchase, bought it as soon as I saw it. A Northern Briars Cutty. Smoke’s beautifully!
  9. simong

    The Dying Swan

    Why can’t people leave things alone! Same box size for over hundred years & somebody decides it would be a good idea to render everybody’s Vesta case redundant! It was bad enough when they ‘outlawed’ strike anywhere matches in favour of today’s so called safety match. Not safe at all, I’ve got...
  10. simong

    What Are You Drinking ? February 2024

    Old Speckled Hen. Pipe is loaded with St. Bruno, ready to face the frozen wasteland of my local pubs beer garden.
  11. simong

    Musical Snuff Boxes

    Don’t laugh but is there such a thing? If there isn’t then there should be & if there is, where can I buy one? I’m a frequent sniffer of snuff so i’m in the market for a pretty little snuff box, a musical one, if possible. Upon opening I think the chorus from that 80’s song ‘White Lines’ would...
  12. simong

    Tinnitus Relief

    Any other sufferers of tinnitus here? Mine turned up ‘out the blue’ about 5 years ago now, a constant high pitch screeching in my left ear. Not much of an annoyance during the daytime but at night it is. Lately I’ve been listening to a Sherlock Holmes audiobook on my iPad. Despite knowing the...
  13. simong

    WW1 Pipes & Songs

    Remembrance Day tomorrow, 11th November. I’ve been smoking my great grandfather’s old pipe, quite a bit lately. Wondering if any other forum members have any old wartime pipes that they’ll be smoking? This old meerschaum, which still smokes lovely btw, dates from the First World War. He got it...
  14. simong

    Birds of Britain

    Posting this for my friend, despite not knowing anything about birds he’s just landed himself a job as an ornithologist! Thought this video might be helpful to him in his new field of work. Was going to message him the video privately, then I thought the Americans might enjoy seeing something of...
  15. simong

    Imperial Pouch Dating

    Any of you gentlemen familiar with the old St. Bruno pouches, when it was made by Imperial? I’m currently devouring a pouch from (I believe) between 2007-2013. There’s no barcode or serial number, just a gold stamp with 135 on it. Guessing it could mean May 13 but I really don’t know. Going...
  16. simong

    Jack Hargreaves Tribute Pipe

    Whilst perusing mysmokingshop online shop, I noticed they’ve put together a falcon package, in tribute to the late jack Hargreaves. If anyone is considering a falcon pipe, then you could do a lot worse than this ensemble...
  17. simong

    As Good As The Arsenal!

    Premier League kicks off tonight! With my team playing tomorrow, I remembered a danish friend who once told me about a long gone danish blend. Such was the quality of the tobacco, that the blender named it after Englands best ever team, because he said it was ‘as good as the arsenal’.🙂 I never...
  18. simong

    From Africa to Glasgow

    Short little video, interesting to see the Wills factory in Glasgow. https://cutt.ly/nwaYLHc4
  19. simong

    Price of Amber Stems in 1901

    Pipes & Tobacco by J.W. Cundall, a great little booklet on our hobby. Reprinted from the 1901 original & available from smokingpipes.com. A fun little read & inside are a few old adverts from back in the day. One that caught my eye was this one, advertising ‘ The most popular pipe ever made’...
  20. simong

    Amber Stems & Vinyl Tape

    Any of you use this ‘vinyl tape’ on amber stems? Couple of stems of mine are on the way out & looking to preserve them as long as I can. I dislike & don’t use those short ‘rubber bits’ & am thinking of trying this vinyl tape. To those who’ve used them, any recommendations on a specific brand to...
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