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    New Artwork For Smoking Room

    Couldn’t resist 🤓
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    Vintage Meer ID

    Got this yesterday. I believe it’s from Het Pijpen Paleis in The Hague and there’s an address on the sticker (see case photo). I’m guessing early to mid 20th century from orific bit and metal screw tenon but that’s a (very) general guess. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Nice condition and not beat up at all. Just...
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    Something To Consider

    Decades ago I only had about six pipes. The local newsstand had a dozen blends, most of which I liked just fine, although I usually smoked 2-3 more often than the others. My normal routine was to buy an ounce or two and smoke just that until gone. Years passed and I somehow accumulated a...
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    Brindisi Twin Bore

    Anyone ever seen such a creature before? Any information to share? A quick Google search shows an Italian pipe maker but I’m not sure it’s the same maker. This one screams art deco era but appears unsmoked. I was intrigued so I bought it. The twin bore stem isn’t particularly tight and...
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    My Precious

    It’s mine, all mine, my Precious!
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    Wessex Red Virginia Flake

    So the guy at a B&M told me he found this blend to have a “floral” note, and the tin says it has rose oil and hints of coriander. Old reviews said it had the taste of “red sun” which I believe was from an old description on the tins perhaps. Yeah, no. I can’t detect any of that (and to be...
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    Second Doug Finlay Pipe

    I asked Doug to make me a bent Rhodesian pipe in an updated style using a favorite old pipe that’s been with me since the 80s as an inspiration or model . He crafted this beauty and I’m smoking it right now.
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    Vintage BBK With Windcap

    New to me from a little antique store. Marked BBK and Swiss Made. Haven’t smoked it yet but it’s been nicely cleaned and sanitized before I got it - the pipe cleaners came out pure white even with Everclear and the bowl was properly reamed. Don’t know much about it but it looks early 1920s...
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    RIP Bob McGrath

    You will be missed by everyone of a certain age. 😢
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    Gold Block

    Found a tin of Gold Block dated January 2016 in a B&M recently so I thought why not try it. Marginal reviews had me a bit concerned but what the heck. Opening the tin was amazing - rich, stewed figs and hay aroma, nicely moist but not wet, dark golden brown. Man, this could be nice! We’ve...
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    Nice Little Tobacco Jar Find

    It looked lonely and for $2 it seemed like it wanted a new home. Circa 1970s? Plastic lining with integrated humidity disk. Not a collectible item I’m sure and I probably won’t use it for anything other than accessories I’d guess but it’s rather charming in its own way.
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    That Time I Bought Three More Danes & Some McClellands

    So I returned to the shop where I found some lovely Danish style pipes a couple months ago and … I’ll be dipped if they didn’t have more! Probably the same estate collection because they’re the same style, age and makers. Got another Ericksen, another JHW and another WO Larsen. Oh yeah, they...
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    That Time I Bought 5 Danes & A Vintage Dunhill

    Just went in to buy a couple ounces of bulk tobacco and got distracted by the small case with estate pipes. 3x Ken Erickson freehands, a beautiful Larson, an unknown to me massive plateau freehand and a vintage Dunhill. I’m guessing someone sold off their collection of Danish pipes and I just...
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    Swan Vestas

    Anyone have a US based lead on where to source these? Used to find them in B&M stores and a few online outlets but recently nothing.
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    Maxipad!

    I was commiserating with Ahi Ka about the ridiculous number of pipes I bought recently and he coined a new term for this affliction - Maxipad! ?????
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    Well, I Bought An S. Bang

    Just had to do it. I’ve been curious about some of the premium Danish pipe makers and just fell in love with a classic billiard with stunning grain. Should be here next week and I’m really looking forward to seeing it in person - I’ve never, ever been disappointed with a pipe I’ve gotten from...
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    Hobbit or Wizard

    Whenever I smoke a churchwarden I feel like a Hobbit or a Wizard, lol. Today it’s a Hobbit. Sitting around barefoot after a late breakfast smoking - wait for it - Old Toby from Beehive Cigars and feeling rather lazy in my easy chair. Plus I shaved off my beard awhile back and I don’t have a...
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    Vintage Dunhill Adverts

    The final minute or so is probably of the most interest for pipe smokers, but I found the whole thing charming.
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    New Stems = More Better

    Technical term, more better. I recently had new stems made for a couple of pipes. What an improvement in both smoking and appearance! Honestly I don’t know why I didn’t do it years ago. There are guys out there doing fantastic work for reasonable prices and several members have posted...
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    Meerschaum Pipes Without Delrin Tenons

    Looking for options with good stem work, open draw and preferably without the restrictive Delrin tenon. What brands / makers fit this bill? I’m trying to actually find pipes to physically examine and hold but that’s difficult where I live. It would help if I knew which to look for and which...
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