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  1. The Clay King

    UK Pipe Show 2024; Nottingham

    U.K. Pipe Show 2024 ~ 13/10/2024 from 12pm onward at the Canal House, Nottingham, NG1 7EH https://www.facebook.com/ukpipeshow2017/ The Return of the Clay King!
  2. The Clay King

    FT Gawith Hoggarth SP Snuff (sealed) UK ONLY.

    Hi there, I would like to trade a sealed tin of GH SP Snuff for a 50g tin of Gawith or MacBaren etc; anything clay pipe friendly & not containing Latakia:-) Need to get something to smoke now I've finished the pipeweed I got in Buxton & the baccy @Birddog66 sent me.
  3. The Clay King

    Any reenactors on this forum?

    Hi there, I was wondering if there are any reenactors / living history members on this forum? If you are reading this and you are, I would be greatly interested to see pictures of your outfits, set-up etc, which period you re-enact & if you smoke pipes at events.
  4. The Clay King

    Nottingham Pipe Show - anyone coming?

    Hi all, https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=680405414119803&set=a.548151994011813 Sunday 8th October 2023 at The Canalhouse, Nottingham. Any members going? I know @simong and @tobakenist say they should be going. If anyone wishes to find me they only need to look for the redcoat uniform & clay...
  5. The Clay King

    Nottingham Pipe Show 2023

    https://www.instagram.com/p/Coj5DW0jqEG/ I know @simong says I'd enjoy the show; I went last year. Maybe this year's could be "The Return of the Clay King":-)
  6. The Clay King

    Interesting SEVEN BOWL clay pipe.

    https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/unusual-antique-vintage-b-bowl-clay-1816270654
  7. The Clay King

    Lawyer insures cigars against fire

    Sounds like one of Boss Hogg's scams in "The Dukes of Hazzard"...
  8. The Clay King

    Slow match

    https://www.beaverbushcraft.co.uk/ourshop/prod_5883122-Traditional-Slow-Match-Cord-3-x-6-Lengths.html Used in the English Civil War era to light matchlock muskets - and clay pipes:-) Video of the Battle of Nantwich procession: Musketeer lighting a clay pipe with match cord around the 5:30 mark.
  9. The Clay King

    Clay Pipe Making 1950s Film

    Vintage film of Gordon Pollock clay pipe works in Manchester. One of those pipes might be mine:-) I would have loved a smoke with the factory workers at the end of the film; I'll have to find out if Wilson's of Sharrow still have the moulds...
  10. The Clay King

    Egremont Crab Fair 1969 - British Pathe footage

    Clay pipe smoking starts at 2:05; I'd have loved a smoke with these guys!
  11. The Clay King

    Nottingham Pipe Show 2022

    Anyone going??? I might be, get stuck into some real ale and pipeweed!!!
  12. The Clay King

    Hello from Chesterfield, UK

    Greetings one and all! I'm Dan, I'm 37 years old and live in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK. I first became interested in clay pipes when I saw an English Civil war re-enactor smoking one. Later on, another re-enactor (Napoleonic redcoat this time) that I used to see at events at Cromford Mill...
  13. The Clay King

    Gawith Hoggarth Cherry Vanilla In My Clay Pipe

    I really enjoyed smoking Gawith Hoggarth Cherry Vanilla in my clay pipes; this is one of my favourites and a relaxing, comforting smoke in a clay. I think that Gawith Hoggarth should be smoked in a clay...
  14. The Clay King

    Greetings from Chesterfield

    Hi there, I'm Dan and I live in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. I have owned several clay pipes in the last year or so and although I don't have any at present, I'm thinking of getting another one. I like to smoke a clay pipe despite only being an occasional smoker.
  15. The Clay King

    Dechox 2019

    Hi all, I'm taking part in the British Heart Foundation's Dechox 2019 event by giving up chocolate for the month of February. The link to my fundraising website is here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Dan-Sellers-27061982-DechoxFeb2019 Please wish me luck and get your money in!