A Neighbor Gave Me His BBB Pipe

[puff_not_snuff]

So, this gentleman who lives down the street from me is always telling me he smoked Prince Albert as a teenager, and always asks me if I heard of it. He’s nearly 90, it’s hard to call it a conversation as he mostly speaks at me, which is fine with me. Anyway, I saw him this morning and he said he finally found his pipe and asked me if I would smoke it, long story short:

 

[BROBS]

So, this gentleman who lives down the street from me is always telling me he smoked Prince Albert as a teenager, and always asks me if I heard of it. He’s nearly 90, it’s hard to call it a conversation as he mostly speaks at me, which is fine with me. Anyway, I saw him this morning and he said he finally found his pipe and asked me if I would smoke it, long story short:

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Nice man!! Does it have a COM stamp?

 

[condorlover1]

Thats nice with good clear stamps! You got very lucky my friend.

 

[puff_not_snuff]

Nice man!! Does it have a COM stamp?

No... only other marking is “genuine imported briar”.

Thats nice with good clear stamps! You got very lucky my friend.

Thank you sir, I have simple tastes in pipes, it seems the gesture which I really appreciated. I don’t think he smoked it much as their is only a thin layer of cake in the upper portion of the bowl, the bottom of the bowl looks almost new.

The other week he told me he quit cigarettes when they were .25 a pack, and said “what are they now, two dollars”

 

[verporchting]

Fantastic story! I bet it made him as happy giving it to you as it made you feel receiving it too. Nice looking pipe, should clean up easily and looks to be in good condition.

Buy some PA and fire it up.

 

[BROBS]

No... only other marking is “genuine imported briar”.



Thank you sir, I have simple tastes in pipes, it seems the gesture which I really appreciated. I don’t think he smoked it much as their is only a thin layer of cake in the upper portion of the bowl, the bottom of the bowl looks almost new.

The other week he told me he quit cigarettes when they were .25 a pack, and said “what are they now, two dollars”

That’s cool man. I believe at that time some BBB were US made and others in England.

a little work with a polishing cloth and it should be beautiful again.

you’ll have to get it cleaned up and bring it back to show him!

 

[kurtbob]

Nice pipe

 

[puff_not_snuff]

That’s cool man. I believe at that time some BBB were US made and others in England.

a little work with a polishing cloth and it should be beautiful again.

you’ll have to get it cleaned up and bring it back to show him!

Did LHS make pipes does BBB? Their former factory is like a 20min walk from here.

It took no time to clean the inside and already had a very nice smoke with it. Will take care of the cosmetic condition this week. I’ll try to show him but honestly it’s hard to get him to listen to anything. He always has some story to tell or complaint about a neighbor or something.

 

[kurtbob]

Did LHS make pipes does BBB? Their former factory is like a 20min walk from here.

It took no time to clean the inside and already had a very nice smoke with it. Will take care of the cosmetic condition this week. I’ll try to show him but honestly it’s hard to get him to listen to anything. He always has some story to tell or complaint about a neighbor or something.

Hell, that’s just normal crazy old people talk.......I’m 3/4 there myself and only in the mid 50’s

 

[puff_not_snuff]

Hell, that’s just normal crazy old people talk.......I’m 3/4 there myself and only in the mid 50’s

I feel you. Not that I have much interesting to tell the man (his name I saw Howard). Anyway, Howard just told me he use to also have a chrome pipe too, I assume he was taking about a Falcon.

 

[mso489]

Some of those old screw-in stinger pipes smoke well, as does my Kaywoodie Drinkless. I've had several friends and neighbors in their nineties. I think the one-way conversation may reflect hearing loss in this gent's case, but usually these people are well worth knowing with stories that reflect the perspective gained in age. I had a terrific neighbor, a retired orchard man from Syracuse, painting houses into his late eighties, who remembered ... wait for it ... Theodore Roosevelt campaigning at the fence row of his father's orchard on his Bull Moose party ticket, which he lost. Lots of great stories, and sharp as a teenager all the way, my neighbor. TR didn't live beyond his 61st birthday, as I recall.

 

[Epip Oc'Cabot]

Beautiful pipe! What a kind gesture from your neighbor!!!! A good day for you and a great memory to keep.

 

[mikethompson]

A really cool gesture and gives you a good story to tell as well. Definitely clean the pipe all up and show it to him, he might get a kick out of it.

 

[hawky454]

Noice!

When I was a carrier for the PO, I had a similar character on my route, he’d always see me smoking my pipe so one day he brought out a Sasieni pipe for me. It was too far gone but it was a very nice gesture. I still have it laying around somewheres.