2 Birthday Pipes For the Price of One!

[4dotsasieni]

It being my 76th birthday, and my beloved wife having decided to abandon me for the tiny island of Kosrae in Micronesia for a week, I decided I needed some solace - in the form of a new pipe, naturally!
So I shopped around, and found this lovely little half bent apple (I've always been a sucker for short, squat pipes, although this has a good-sized bowl)at Cup O'Joes.com. Best of all, it's a Rattray's, and comes with two stems: a stubby two-incher for walking around and a longer eight inch for leisurely at-home smoking.

It smokes like a dream, with either stem, a light, beautifully made little pipe. Now I can peacefully await my wife's return.

 

[tbradsim1]

WOW Padre, I love the stems, and the pipe, really nice , what ingenuity, Bravo. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, La Fête ah you! That's Cajun.LOL

 

[flmason]

Happy Birthday and congratulations on your new pipe. I hope it smokes well for you.

 

[andypandy]

Happy birthday and congratulations. It looks great.

I didn't even know that Rattray made pipes. Off to Cup'o Joe.

 

[gwtwdbss]

Lovely pipe Bill. Enjoy and Happy Birthday!

 

[4dotsasieni]

Thanks, everyone -- and, actually, the pipes are licensed by Kohlhase and Kopp (Germany) who pay royalties to Rattray's, and are made in France by Butz-Choquin and Chacom. Next year they are planning to produce pipes in the Netherlands.
Sic Transit Gloria Scotiae.

 

[petes03]

Happy B-Day 4dot! Nice pipe too!

 

[brian64]

Really nice pipe 4dot...I love that shape. Happy Birthday...and may you have many more in good health...enjoy every puff.

 

[papipeguy]

Happy Birthday. Wow, a new pipe and the wife away. My dream birthday. Enjoy your new pipe and solitude.

 

[phred]

Happy Birthday! Bookmarking that one for future reference... Love that shape.

 

[mp31guitar]

Nice pipe. Hope you enjoy it and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

 

[mso489]

Happy birthday, 4dot. 'Way to celebrate. That's a magnificent pipe. It's kind of author shaped too. A mighty fine

looker, for a kid of a mere 76. May you look back on this day eventually as your younger days. Maybe your wife

will bring you a pipe from her travels! That would be sweet.

 

[brdavidson]

Happy birthday 4dot, I have a Rattray pipe myself and I love it. My local shop has one very similar to yours but doesn't have a longer stem, my son has been bugging me to get it. May have to bite the bullet next time I'm in.

 

[delkhouri]

Happy birthday! you got yourself a nice present!

 

[docrx]

Excellent looking pipe and stems. Enjoy!

 

[jah76]

Happy Birthday! Wow. What a nice apple. There's something about them that they just want to snug themselves in your hand. They are probably one of my favorite shapes.

 

[uberam3rica]

Nice pipe,and happy birthday!

 

[ssjones]

Happy Birthday! What a great pipe choice you made. Those Rattray's shapes are really appealing and that twin stem setup would really have sealed the deal for me!

 

[peckinpahhombre]

Very nice. I have seen a few of those Rattray pipes and think they look top notch. I'm surprised you don't see them more on this side of the pond.

 

[boudreaux]

Happy Birthday, 4dot. That looks like a nice pipe that suits you, and the extra stem is an unusual feature.

What was your first smoke in it?