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  1. misterlowercase

    1943 Video - Quick Glimpse of a Dunhill Shop...

    ...and also, Fribourg & Treyer, plus many frames of Salmon & Gluckstein (look for the Player's Please sign) Tobacconist nerd-out! A good friend sent a link to this archive, and of course I go looking for tobacconists and advertising posters LOL https://vimeo.com/41362455 Tobacconist...
  2. misterlowercase

    An Examination of Headspace in Erinmore Tobacco

    How's that for a thread title? :P Murray's top seller for ages was Erinmore and other companies tried to copy the flavor trying to woo away loyal Erinmories, but most attempts failed, and I think this document is trace of such a failure. Perhaps closest to cracking the code, was Wills, who...
  3. misterlowercase

    I Absolutely Love This Auction Description!

    : : Antique Briar Tobacco Pipe Dug Up On A Victorian Rubbish Tip. : ...and the way that the once smooth pipe has been so extremely weathered as to almost resemble a sandblast in certain sections, or Wallenstein's driftwood finish... ...highly interesting. :!: :puffy:
  4. misterlowercase

    Salmon & Gluckstein Ltd. - (Antiquarian Nicotiana Brittanica Vol. 17)

    Salmon & Gluckstein Limited were a very huge and famous tobacconist chain based in London. The Wikipedia entry is actually pretty good at rounding out the history: This article provides a bit more detail: The relationship of S&G to Bewlay is interesting, but I haven't found much...
  5. misterlowercase

    Ardath Tobacco Co. of London - (Antiquarian Nicotiana Brittanica Vol. 16)

    "As supplied to the house of Lords" This edition gives a brief look to the rather famous house of Ardath. State Express Works, 39-51 Worship Street, London Founded 1895 at Leadenhall Street by Sir Albert Levy and was originally called Albert Levy & Thomas, and also traded under the name La Casa...
  6. misterlowercase

    Yet Another Reason To Look At Pipemaker Instagram Pages...

    ...you get to see great photographs like this: This image found via https://instagram.com/dshpipes/ :!: The big list: http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/list-of-pipemakers-on-instagram :puffy:
  7. misterlowercase

    Ay Up! - ʘ‿ʘ - Happy Yorkshire Day!

  8. misterlowercase

    The Coolest Plug Cutter That I Have Ever Seen...

    ...just sold for $73.37. I didn't even bother with trying to find out how much it'd cost to ship over here, it's so heavy and would cost a fortune. This thing is extremely well made and of an excellent design. Something you don't see everyday for sure! :puffy:
  9. misterlowercase

    Dream TAD - 50 Plugs Of Warrior - 1920 Murray's Billhead

    Today, 50 plugs of Warrior would cost me roughly $1,000, and it's made in Denmark for chrissake. Oh what I'd give for the pukka stuff! :puffy:
  10. misterlowercase

    Brown Ale, Porters, And Stouts - What's The Good Stuff?

    I've always been a casual beer drinker, but lately I'm getting a bit more serious with a wider variety of tastings --- there's just so much good stuff out there now! Way back when in the pre-internet days, I got stuck on Whitbread Pale Ale and drank tons of it. I thought all stouts tasted like...
  11. misterlowercase

    ·C ·W ·S · Tobacco - (Antiquarian Nicotiana Brittanica Vol. 15)

    This number of the Antiquarian Nicotiana Brittanica edition will dig into CWS. CWS was a massive concern which made absolutely everything under the sun. Including pipe tobacco. I had never heard of the organization and had to look it up. Wikipedia gives a condensed but understandable glimpse...
  12. misterlowercase

    Cohen, Weenen & Co. Ltd. of London - (Antiquarian Nicotiana Brittanica Vol. 14)

    In this edition of Antiquarian Nicotiana Brittanica, we will look at CW&Co. --- and sadly, looking will be the gist of it, another pictorial survey, because I can't really find much concrete textual info on the firm. Cohen Weenan & Co. was established in 1864, originally in Browns Lane...
  13. misterlowercase

    The Fabulous French All-Briar Has Arrived...

    ...recently I finally found one of my White Whales, an oldtimey All-Briar. Of course, I was hoping for a BBB or Loewe or something similar, but I'll be content with a famous old English tobacconist imprint :-) RARE PIPE VINTAGE THE GUILFORD H SIMMONS FRENCH MAKE It's quite a small pipe...
  14. misterlowercase

    Wayne Teipen Has Made An Amazing All-Briar Sandblast Beyond Belief

    Out of the blue. After work on a swampy hot day, mailbox, one envelope of several 1930's Punch magazines, and a mailing tube. Noticing the tube was addressed to me sent thoughts flashing, what is this? The return addy was from Wayne Teipen. Hmmm... May have accidentally sent to the wrong...
  15. misterlowercase

    A Small Random Gallery Of Pipe-Related Postcards...

    Inspired by Ed's immortal and epic Pipes in Art thread, here's a small selection of old postcards...
  16. misterlowercase

    A Nice Pair - - Stubby Chubby Billiard Duo From Ryan Alden

    After seeing Ryan's rustication method and loving his technique, I had always wanted one. I wrote him and asked and he kindly made one for me. He knocked it out of the park, I've been smoking this thing constantly. It came with an uncoated bowl and built a cake quickly with no problems, it...
  17. misterlowercase

    Beefeater33's Brain Blasting Brit Baccy Bombardment !!!!

    A couple of weeks ago a box came in the mail and since I was expecting a couple of ebay things I just opened it up nonchalantly --- but after the flaps were back and the contents came to be seen, I was gasping for air in total stoked delight! This is what I saw... Jaw dropper! My God! I...
  18. misterlowercase

    New Auction Record For Penzance?

    Is this a new highest price record? If any Penz tin I've seen deserved to wear the crown, it was this one! 1980s Esoterica Penzance Tobacco 2 oz Tin * Full and Sealed :puffy:
  19. misterlowercase

    An Amazing And Generous Gift From SSJones aka Al The Evergood!

    Jawdropping awe! :!: I only very recently had oppo to actually read copies of TPSE and I was blown away by them. Total density. It's the sort of publication that you can go through over and over again and still find new things, and it's filled to the gills with info on stuff hardly seen...
  20. misterlowercase

    The Ebay Junk Hunt Scavenger Survey Show...

    ...with yer humble host MLC. :puffy: :P I'm an eBay junkie. I've sold some stuff on the Bay recently and built up a good cushion of P/P balance, so I decided to go ahead and throw the wild dice and get this book that I've eyeballed; all the other copies I've seen are from a seller in France...
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