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  1. Mike N

    A couple of new Castello purchases today

    I picked up these two new, unsmoked Castello pipes from separate sellers today: an “Old Antiquari” KK Shape 55 (length 127mm) and a Perla Nera stack (K). (tap on photo to enlarge)
  2. Mike N

    S.T. DuPont Billiard, circa 1964

    I just picked up this billiard at auction basically because I’ve never seen one before in my years of collecting. The description indicates it was made in France in 1964 and has been stored since 1980. It appears to be unsmoked with original paperwork. Anyone have any information on Dupont...
  3. Mike N

    My Wife Just Retuned From Rome And Visited Novelli Pipe

    My wife just returned from Rome, and brought me a Castello blowfish with a hook accent band from Novelli. I love the way all my Castello pipes smoke and this pipe will be used.
  4. Mike N

    Quality Stem Replacements

    I had 4 high quality pipes that I liked to smoke, but did not like the look or length of the black, dated stems. The first three are shown in the first photo here. The fourth was a Tsuge bamboo which I sent off without a before photo. I let Tim Beaumont of Papa Bear Pipes in Ohio pick the new...
  5. Mike N

    Milan Tobacconists —Roanoke, VA

    100+ years old. A true hidden gem. https://www.milantobacco.com/
  6. Mike N

    A Commissioned Pipe From London

    I commissioned this 6” stacked billiard from Simon of the YouTube channel, London Calling With Simon. The tapered pearl white stem has a smaller lip for clenching and it is secured to the black “blast” briar with a silver band. It weighs 48 grams (under 1.7 ounces). As shown in the last photo...
  7. Mike N

    Savinelli 2023 Limited Edition Christmas Pipe

    A great Christmas gift from a long-time friend and business partner. (tap on image to enlarge)
  8. Mike N

    McCranie’s in Charlotte

    My son works in Charlotte and I was excited to receive a McCranie’s paneled billiard (”Adria”) made for McCranie’s by Ser Jacopo, as a Christmas gift today, along with some McCranie blends and pipe socks, an ashtray, and some stamped pocket humidors. McCranie’s is a tobacconist icon, much like...
  9. Mike N

    Cedar Display Cases For Pipes

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  10. Mike N

    A True Hidden Gem Along I-77

    I had the pleasure of visiting The Squire Tobacconist in Charleston, WV, an old school pipe shop with a large selection of Savinelli, Peterson, Rattray and Erik Stokkebye Fourth Generation pipes. It’s right off I-77. I picked up two new 4th Gen churchwardens along with a beautiful soft leather...
  11. Mike N

    Ft. Myers/Naples FL area brick & mortar

    i’ll be in Ft.Myers/Naples tomorrow. Google search only turning up vape and head shops. Any traditional brick and mortar pipe shops for us old guys? Thx.
  12. Mike N

    A Most Curious Blend: Gawith’s “Jamaican Flake”

    At the pipe show in Akron last week, I had the pleasure of talking tobacco with the Laudisi rep in attendance. I asked him to recommend a few tins of their Gawith & Hoggarth offerings. I explained that I smoke 20-30 different pipe tobaccos each year but really have a taste for a good rum based...
  13. Mike N

    Two New Pipes From Al Pascia

    Al Pascia, a sponsor on this website, really knows how to package and present a pipe. Here are two I received yesterday: my first L’Anatra and another from one of my favorite makers, Mastro Geppetto. (tap on image to enlarge)
  14. Mike N

    Thanksgiving Cornucopia, Reel Collectors Version

    Always grateful for a good horn of plenty. Post a colorful photo. Click on image to enlarge
  15. Mike N

    Oversupply Of New Pipes On The Market?

    In the years I have been looking through retail pipe websites on line, I have never seen so many new pipes for sale. Plus, the number of handmade artisan makers seems to have skyrocketed. It really is a buyers market. I was just on cupojoes.com and quality, very smokeable Nording and Molina...
  16. Mike N

    My Grandfather’s Old Ashtray

    I am using my grandfather’s old ashtray today. Smoking some Peter Stokkebye 1931. Bronze is a copper and tin alloy. My grandfather was born in 1886.
  17. Mike N

    Akron, Ohio- Tuesday November 28

    The Pipe Rack in Akron is hosting a pipe night/show on Tuesday, November 28 from 6-9:30pm. It’s a great place. The brochure below is on their Facebook page. Here is a link to directions. https://www.thepiperackohio.com/
  18. Mike N

    Stokkebye pipe stem collars

    It’s hard to beat the collars that Erik Stokkebye puts on his 4th Generation pipes. Any other makers worth recognizing for their pipe stem collars? (Click on photo to enlarge)
  19. Mike N

    What Pipe Makers Do You Follow On Instagram?

    It seems like more and more pipe makers are using Instagram to showcase and sell their new pipes. Any suggestions who to follow? Right now I only follow Taurus Auctions and yiannos_kokkinos. Thx. added- after a recommendation I followed another pipe maker, smokinbarrelbriars. Absolutely...
  20. Mike N

    Ten Minute Tiny Pipes

    Anyone else have a tiny set of pipes they use for a quick 10 minute smoke? Really, they are vest pocket pipes. Here are five I rely on. In the foreground is a 7-inch Mastro Geppetto billiard for perspective. (L-R) A green Paronelli; a Molino; a Ser Jacopo Ad Astra; an oval bowl Volkan; and a...
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