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  1. Dutch Pipe Smoker

    Post-2015 Samuel Gawith, Bob Gregory’s Story

    Lately there have been some discussions here on the forum about Samuel Gawith / Gawith Hoggarth. Former Samuel Gawith Managing Director Bob Gregory read these and asked me to post his side of the story: Post-2015 Samuel Gawith, Bob Gregory’s Story | Dutch Pipe Smoker -...
  2. Dutch Pipe Smoker

    Unsmoked Patent Era Dunhill with Original Box and Reamer from 1950

    Moved from F/S. Capitals added to title. And welcome back! Where do you live? Wow, it has been a long time ago since I was last here on this forum. My apologies for my absence 🙇‍♂️ I am not sure if I am in the correct thread for this, if not, please correct me. Reason why I am here now is...
  3. Dutch Pipe Smoker

    Inter-Tabac 2019 impression

    Here is a report of the Inter Tabac Fair in Dortmund, enjoy the read! https://dutchpipesmoker.wordpress.com/2019/09/30/inter-tabac-2019-impression/
  4. Dutch Pipe Smoker

    Big Ben (Gubbels) pipes bankrupt

    Sadly E. Gubbels in Herten, the Royal Factory of tobaccopipes (i.e. Big Ben), is bankrupt. The artisanal production branch of the family company is no more after 149 years. The trading house, Gubbels Trade and BV Gubbels Pipecleaners, on the other hand, continue to exist. With the production of...
  5. Dutch Pipe Smoker

    Cyprus: Shops and Latakia farms?

    This is a long shot, but a good pipe-smoking friend of mine is soon going on holiday in Cyprus, Paphos to be precise. Do any of you perhaps know any good tobacco shops on Cyprus and also, do you know farms where they make Cyprian latakia that he can visit? Thank you in advance!
  6. Dutch Pipe Smoker

    IKEA Smoking Pipes

    What? IKEA smoking pipes? That Swedish company that sells inexpensive furniture with funny names? Yes! A member of the Dutch/Belgian Pipe Smokers Forum works there and he saw a picture on the IKEA museum site with smoking pipes! Of course I could not resist asking the museum if they knew where...
  7. Dutch Pipe Smoker

    Dunhill Tobaccos Discontinued (At Least In The Netherlands And Perhaps Elsewhere

    This morning I heard some disturbing news, in The Netherlands the Dunhill tobaccos are being discontinued. So I phoned some people who probably knew a bit more. As you probably know BAT owns the rights (licenses/recipes) for the Dunhill tobacco and Orlik makes them. Because of the new European...
  8. Dutch Pipe Smoker

    State Express London Mixture Tin Dating

    Hello all, I just won an auction on ebay for a sealed tin of the fabled State Express London Mixture. But I was wondering about the age of the tin. On the seal it says "US Distributors Faber, Coe, & Gregg Inc. Newark, New Jersey 07108". I have 1 other State Express London Mixture tin but it...
  9. Dutch Pipe Smoker

    All Hail 4noggins!

    Last week a package came in from 4noggins. I ordered some Bengal Slices and John Cotton Smyrna. But when I opened the package no sign of the Smyrna but instead two packs of Semois. Also very nice but not what I ordered. So I mailed Rich about it and asked if he had solution. In a quick response...
  10. Dutch Pipe Smoker

    John Timothy Germain passed away

    I just read this news on reddit: John Timothy Germain passed away Most of the times I communicated with Germain it was with Robert. So I don't really know what role John Timothy Germain played in the company. Is he the John Germain in this link...
  11. Dutch Pipe Smoker

    R.I.P. Motzek Strang

    Dutch pipe smoker forum member Huub is active on several German fora and there he read this quote: Der Strang ist aus dem Programm genommen worden und wird nicht mehr produziert!!!!!!!!! (The Strang has been taken out of the assortment and is no longer being produced!!!!!!!!!) We already knew...
  12. Dutch Pipe Smoker

    193 Winslows in 1 drawer

    Finally a member of the Dutch/Belgian Pipe Smokers Forum decided to make proper pipe-racks for his 193 high grade Winslow pipes (most of them Group A, Private Collection or Unique grade!). Before he had them all in just 1 big drawer! 8O
  13. Dutch Pipe Smoker

    Big & mini cob

    Yesterday afternoon me and my girlfriend were "baby-sitting" her nephew and niece (9 and 8 years old). The niece was already wining for some time about having a pipe of mine so I bought her (and the nephew) a Missouri Meerschaum mini-corncob so they could blow soap-bubbles out of it. They both...
  14. Dutch Pipe Smoker

    Vintage Dunhill London Mixture. Made in Germany??

    Yesterday I was looking for something in my tobacco cellar when I stumbled upon a vintage tin Of Dunhill London Mixture I once bought. Suddenly my eye fell upon the "Hergestellt in Deutschland, which translates as "Made in Germany". Huh?? An old Dunhill tobacco made in Germany? Is there anybody...
  15. Dutch Pipe Smoker

    Report of the Lohmar pipe-show 2014

    While a large part of the pipe-smoking world still had their attention on the Chicago show a cosy pipe-show was held in the German place of Lohmar. Well established names and less established names in the world of pipes and tobacco were present. And of course I also was there together with some...
  16. Dutch Pipe Smoker

    Anybody knows John Cotton Latakia?

    Recently I received a sample of John Cotton Latakia from a fellow Dutch pipe-forum member, but I am having difficulties finding some decent info of it. Does anybody here know something more?
  17. Dutch Pipe Smoker

    MacBaren is going to produce the Peterson tobaccos?

    In a couple of (well-known) German blogs there are rumours that MacBaren is going to take over the production of Peterson tobaccos from Kohlhase & Kopp. What follows next is translated (by me) from a German blog: Of course this all goes for Germany. I don't know who imports Peterson in the USA...
  18. Dutch Pipe Smoker

    (Old) Comoy Pipes Air-Cured?

    On the Dutch forum we are having a bit of a discussion if (old) Comoy pipes are air-cured or not. Or perhaps oil-cured? Does anyone know this? Thank you.
  19. Dutch Pipe Smoker

    Dutch/Belgian Pipe Smokers Forum tobaccos

    I am extremely proud to announce that 3 outstanding tobaccos were made by Kohlhase & Kopp for the 5 year anniversary of the Dutch/Belgian Pipe Smokers Forum in cooperation with HU Tobacco and myself: - Genietmoment - Janneman Flake - Brullende Leeuw If you want to know more about these...