85 years do I dare

[pipmannen]

Fantastic find! Maybe the tobacco blenders who do substitutes for this blend would be interested in a sample. I would even like to see a video of the opening

 

[seanz]

i have to agree with the others smoke it, i recenly came across some old tobacco, not that old but old enough and its ok,

 

[pawpaw]

that gives me hope Seanz

 

[juni]

They don't make this anymore, right? The curiosity would just be too much - I'd jar it and then have a bowl. Smoke it in a pipe Einstein would use.

 

[lonestar]

Smoke it in your WDC, that pipe and this tobacco might have come from the same shop 85 years ago !

 

[pawpaw]

that is on the top of the list to smoke it in other than the Meer Uncle is fixing for me i think it is about from the same time as well

 

[bootlegbonvivant]

If it's from the same era, it's likely had that tobacco smoked in it several times before. Now THAT'S awesome!

 

[pawpaw]

well the richmond show is a no go for me so when i get my Meer back from the shop i may be cracking this thing open.I talked to Craig over at C&D and he said it may be smokable right out of the tin and if i need to he recomended the bowl and towel method of rehydrating

 

[baronsamedi]

Yeah, the Meer is a great idea. Keep us posted. Hell make a vid and put it on YouTube.

 

[pawpaw]

i will take pics cant promise a vid

 

[strave19]

Hell YEAH! Excited to hear about it! :puffpipe:

 

[hauntedmyst]

An unopened tin from 1928? I say leave it. You need to ask yourself if it would really be worth smoking it, even if it's a good smoke. Crack open a tin of good new tobacco and leave that one in peace for posterity.

 

[brewshooter]

My take, it's pipe tobacco, it was meant to be smoked. Unless you're planning on specific provisions in your will, none of us are going to live forever after all, you have no idea what will happen to it later on. Could end up in the hands of a collector, could end up on a trash heap somewhere. I would find a quiet time and place to give it the respect it deserves, light it up and think about all that has come and gone in this world since that tin was first filled. To me, that would be a proper way to enjoy that tin.

 

[hobie1dog]

well the richmond show is a no go for me so when i get my Meer back from the shop i may be cracking this thing open.I talked to Craig over at C&D and he said it may be smokable right out of the tin and if i need to he recomended the bowl and towel method of rehydrating

Does this mean we will be meeting up then to light up a bowl of it? :clap:

 

[pawpaw]

yep it does but now i am waiting on the return of my Meer from the shop

 

[dhizzy]

To see something like that still sealed it is fascinating. Probably belonged to some 'ol boy whose wife griped at him for smoking too much so he stashed it somewhere and forgot about it. That's like a time capsule in and of itself man. I love old stuff, antiques, whatever you wanna call it. Whether you smoke it or not, its yours. Do what you want. Just be sure and tell us about it. Very intriging.

 

[romeowood]

VIDEO! Hobie, since you're always asking for pics you realize that you're responsible for hiring a professional videographer for this smoke, right? Hell, I'm excited for you guys! :clap:

 

[pstlpkr]

Hey Pawpaw that is one brilliant find!

As the others have said; do with what you will.
I love the photos. I hope you don't mind but I copied your photos and added them to my screen saver.

Awesome!

:clap:

::

 

[pawpaw]

no prob Lawrence i aint a pro like Paul so no copyrights on my photos

 

[judcole]

Great find Pawpaw! I'm with the others - I'd smoke it!