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1920 Amber-stemmed Dunhill Without a White Spot
Genuine amber has many different colors and levels of transparency. Clear or cloudy, reddish-brown, yellow, whitish, and even blue. All can be genuine amber. Some amber materials are actually a composite of amber pieces and/or powders which have been heated and pressed together or extruded...- craiginthecorn
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- Forum: British Pipes
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1920 Amber-stemmed Dunhill Without a White Spot
Thanks. One regret is that I didn't manage to remove the stem a year ago. My friend, Craig Cobine, was one of the foremost collectors of Dunhill pipes and tobacco and everything else associated with Dunhill, like clothing, jewelry, smoking accessories, store displays, and leather goods. He was...- craiginthecorn
- Post #26
- Forum: British Pipes
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1920 Amber-stemmed Dunhill Without a White Spot
Sorry! I probably haven't hanging around enough lately to read the room.- craiginthecorn
- Post #13
- Forum: British Pipes
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1920 Amber-stemmed Dunhill Without a White Spot
In this image, you can see the tar that had accumulated on the end of the mouthpiece. Not a lot, but enough to glue things in place.- craiginthecorn
- Post #8
- Forum: British Pipes
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1920 Amber-stemmed Dunhill Without a White Spot
Yep. The freezing temp certainly added to my worry as well. After my initial success with the 1/2-degree movement, I allowed it to warm to room temp before proceeding further. I considered alcohol, but worried that it would damage the original finish. I think I may have talked to Ronnie about...- craiginthecorn
- Post #7
- Forum: British Pipes
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1920 Amber-stemmed Dunhill Without a White Spot
I think @georged debunked the ivory theory back in about 2018. There’s a lengthy thread.- craiginthecorn
- Post #6
- Forum: British Pipes
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1920 Amber-stemmed Dunhill Without a White Spot
Revisiting A Closed Topic — In August 2020, I posted about a cased 1920 amber-stemmed Dunhill billiard I had purchased which lacked the characteristic White Spot on the stem. It was originally purchased from Mappin & Webb, a Parisian jeweler. A friend, Anthony Sacco, mentioned that he thought...- craiginthecorn
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- Forum: British Pipes
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Best Esoterica/Germain’s Blends I Should Buy?
From a 1998 issue of Pipes and Tobaccos Magazine. Probably not "very" different.- craiginthecorn
- Post #18
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Best Esoterica/Germain’s Blends I Should Buy?
My belief is that Brighton, Peacehaven, and Germains Medium Flake are identical tobaccos with the same topping(s), but with different cuts.- craiginthecorn
- Post #16
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Luis Tiant Dies at Age 83.
I was at an antique mall in Door County, Wisconsin this afternoon and spotted this pin from the day celebrating his retirement, just two months after the game vs Tiant.- craiginthecorn
- Post #25
- Forum: General Discussion
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Anise / Licorice
My favorite anise-flavored tobacco is Esoterica Ramsgate. Anise is found in a plethora of tobacco products, including cigarettes. Interesting article from 1952. Says that some plug tobaccos were nearly 20% licorice root. It simultaneously mellows, flavors, and sweetens, while helping to...- craiginthecorn
- Post #39
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Birth year Dunhills?
Original, I'm sure, but just searching Google, I'm having trouble locating even a single 34/8 to verify my assumption. Retrofitting this would have been very difficult. There's no evidence that the shank had been sanded or refinished in any way. I guess this must just be an extremely rare piece- craiginthecorn
- Post #81
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Birth year Dunhills?
I just picked up this unique 1960 Dunhill 34/8 F/T Group 2R Billiard from Steve Norse at the Vegas show. It was part of JT Cooke's collection that Steve has been selling on his vermontfreehand.com site. An interesting feature is that it's a military mount, but the vulcanite ferrule is threaded...- craiginthecorn
- Post #77
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Smoke in Illinois
Iwan Ries the THE oldest tobacconist in the USA, but IIRC, Sutliff predates it as a tobacco company. Iwan Ries is the second oldest company in Chicago, predating the Great Chicago Fire. It has moved a time or two. Amazingly , it has had the same phone number for over a century.- craiginthecorn
- Post #53
- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Luis Tiant Dies at Age 83.
I’m just a little too young to remember seeing Warren Spahn pitch, but, being a Cubs fan, I saw plenty of Juan Marichal. I used to mimic his crazy high leg kick sometimes. Of course, back in those days, there was no interleague play and there were fewer teams, so the Cubs played the Giants...- craiginthecorn
- Post #14
- Forum: General Discussion
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Luis Tiant Dies at Age 83.
Tiant was part of one of the most amazing pitching performances of all time. This sort of thing will likely never happen again https://www.mlb.com/news/nolan-ryan-threw-235-pitches-in-one-game- craiginthecorn
- Post #12
- Forum: General Discussion
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Smoke in Illinois
Greetings! If you are in the Chicagoland area, check out chicagopipeclub.com for information about our monthly meetings and occasional social smokes.- craiginthecorn
- Post #33
- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Las Vegas Intl Pipe Show 2024!
Dang! That’s rough. I was hoping to finally meet you, Jessie! And I was looking forward to seeing some of those Barlings. Oh well. I hope you are back on your feet quickly.- craiginthecorn
- Post #78
- Forum: Pipe Events
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2025 Pipe Show Dates
We're publishing May 1-4. I think the smoking tent will be going up on April 30th, but TBD.- craiginthecorn
- Post #7
- Forum: Pipe Events