A pipe from Jost in St Louis

[fishnbanjo]

This next pipe came to me as just the stummel w/o any idea of what the stem looked like or who made it.
Once I received it and cleaned it up I was able to make out the maker as Jost, which was a tobacco shop in St. Louis, MO, the model is a Belvedere and it appears to be basically a Freehand with plateau bottom and an intricate and ornate band. The ivory stem in it is one I had from a pipe that burned out and fit it although a slight bend might make it look better.
Keeping it smokey with the last of the F&T Cut Virginia Plug from this tin.

banjo

 

[mso489]

I really like that one, a sort of pastiche collaboration between you, Jost, and the stem and band crafts people. Boy' that catches the eye.

 

[mcitinner1]

Very interesting, that is the first Jost pipe I've seen that isn't the basic billiard. Thanks for showing it to us Banjo. Ever since I first learned about the Jost shop, it has been something I wish I could have seen.