A New Shape... The Bent Canadian

[cynyr]

Introducing a new take on a old classic!



This Canadian is bent. Sitting on a level surface, the end of the shank is a good half-inch off level. So, is it made that way, or pipe abuse? Are pipes susceptible to Peyronie's Disease?

The pipe is called a 'Manitoban':



That's the only identifier other than:



... which is, of course, a GBD number. I can't find 'Manitoban' as a sub-line or second. Thoughts, anyone?

 

[mso489]

It has a nice languorous arch to it. I bet someone here knows its maker.

 

[georged]

Definitely warped after production, not made that way.

Briar can warp a surprising amount over time. I have some entire whole BLOCKS that are bent.

 

[yanoJL]

I think someone sat on a Canadian.
After which the pipe said "sorry"

 

[cynyr]

If it had bent the other way, it woulda been a Baby Churchwarden. I'm just glad it warped into a nice shape.

 

[yanoJL]

If it had bent the other way, it woulda been a Baby Churchwarden. I'm just glad it warped into a nice shape.

Yeah, it's special. You have a one-of-a-kind pipe. And it's presumably from Manitoba, home of the world's largest tobacco pipe.

World's Largest Tobacco Pipe (Saint-Claude, Manitoba)
Was constructed in commemoration of early settlers who came from Saint-Claude, France, where the main industry was the manufacture of smoking pipes. This smoking pipe is 19 feet long and 5 feet high, and weighs just over 400 pounds.

 

[cynyr]

Well, even if it ain't from Saint-Claude in Manitoba, I'm going to say it is!

 

[Lumbridge]

Yeah, it's special. You have a one-of-a-kind pipe. And it's presumably from Manitoba, home of the world's largest tobacco pipe.

World's Largest Tobacco Pipe (Saint-Claude, Manitoba)
Was constructed in commemoration of early settlers who came from Saint-Claude, France, where the main industry was the manufacture of smoking pipes. This smoking pipe is 19 feet long and 5 feet high, and weighs just over 400 pounds.

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Finally, a pipe that's big enough for @Chasing Embers.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Finally, a pipe that's big enough for @Chasing Embers.

Ever see my biggest one?

 

[verporchting]

Those crazy Manitobans, they just have to be different from all the other Canadians.

 

[HRPufnstuf]

Ever see my biggest one?

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That's not a pipe, it's an alphorn.

 

[Chasing Embers]

That's not a pipe, it's an alphorn.

And a mountain lion!


They aren't that heavy though.

 

[HRPufnstuf]

I found images online of GBD Canadian collection which included a Liverpool, a Lumberman (262) and what appears to be a rusticated Lovat. You can see a definite bow in the stems akin to your own.

 

[HRPufnstuf]

And a mountain lion!
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They aren't that heavy though.
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That is an awesome pic!

 

[Lumbridge]

Ever see my biggest one?

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That pipe is a work of art, sir.

 

[kcghost]

I can't believe @Chasing Embers can hold those two pipes in his mouth!!

 

[Sigmund]

Is he also wearing a neck brace?

 

[Chasing Embers]

?

 

[Chasing Embers]

Is he also wearing a neck brace?

?

Why would I be wearing a neck brace?

 

[LotusEater]

Finally, a pipe that's big enough for @Chasing Embers.

Ha- I posted about this in one of his threads before seeing it here.
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