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  1. Occidental

    Show Off Your Meerschaum Pipes Here!

    Thank you. Yes, it was new when I bought it.
  2. Occidental

    Show Off Your Meerschaum Pipes Here!

    Excellent! There are those who are workmen and those who are artisans. There is a story of an order of monks who were building a cathedral with beautifully carved beams in it. A man noticed that the monks even carved the tops of the beams where no one would ever see them. He asked them why...
  3. Occidental

    Show Off Your Meerschaum Pipes Here!

    Oh man! I guess you showed me! Cool totenkopf! The other one is pretty intricate as well.
  4. Occidental

    Show Off Your Meerschaum Pipes Here!

    Yeah, but I don't want to bite the stem and two and as a direct consequence, bite my tongue in half. Neigh, that would not be good. 😜
  5. Occidental

    Show Off Your Meerschaum Pipes Here!

    Here is what I have collected. The Eagle claw is my carry around. The Stallion is so large that you have to support it with one hand while you gesture and philosophize with the other. The Bull Elephant is my latest acquisition. It is an unsmoked CAO of unknown age. I was told that it sat in a...
  6. Occidental

    Superglued a Tenon, but There's an Air Hole ... How to Fill?

    If you have an air leak, I am for your idea of running a bead of superglue around the affected (Drat the differences between affected and effected!) area and quickly wiping the excess before it dries completely. A Q-Tip soaked with superglue may lend itself to a more precise application...
  7. Occidental

    CAO Meerschaum

    I didn't know that. Thank you
  8. Occidental

    CAO Meerschaum

    I have not received it as yet and I had never heard of CAO prior to purchasing this pipe. It supposedly was in a smoke shop on Sunset Boulevard over 30 years ago.
  9. Occidental

    CAO Meerschaum

    Thank you. The quality of the workmanship is what caused me to purchase it.
  10. Occidental

    CAO Meerschaum

    I thought that the workmanship was very good. I am one who is always wanting to "See the elephant," so, there's that.
  11. Occidental

    CAO Meerschaum

    Here are some more pictures as well as a couple of my regular pipe. The one with the horse is around 9 inches from stem to tip of the bowl.
  12. Occidental

    CAO Meerschaum

    Thank you
  13. Occidental

    CAO Meerschaum

    I am wondering about the value of an unsmoked Bull Elephant CAO Meerschaum pipe. The stem is yellow and bears a CAO metal tab. The tusks appear to be actual ivory. Any help would be appreciated.