A Special Pipe Aquisition

[FurCoat]

My uncle came to visit for a week from NOLA over Thanksgiving and during his visit he got a gander at my pipe collection. He told me that somewhere in his study, he had one of my grandfather's pipes and would I be interested in it. Would I? Well the pipe arrived today. My grandfather was my hero and to have his pipe and this connection to him is priceless. It is a Kaywoodie Supergrain 93B with intact stinger. I figure it is late 60s. Not a fancy or expensive sought after pipe but it means the world to me. I can't wait to clean it up. So here are the before pictures.

 

[coming to_falling too]

Nice! I like the grain on that bad boy. May it serve you well.

 

[hall222]

It's a beaut Clark!

 

[Elric]

Fantastic addition to your collection! Enjoy it in your grandfather's memory.

 

[skeeter456]

Nice heirloom!

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Very nice that you have this connection now with your grandfather. Nice that your Uncle made that happen for you.

 

[JackOrion]

Fantastic story. Do you know what tobacco your GP smoked?

 

[Doctor Chopper]

That pipe, along with the story above it is nicer than any artisan pipe. It will smoke great I am sure, as it is 'ghosted' with the memories of your grandfather.

 

[LotusEater]

That’s cool man.
I’ve got a couple of my grandfather’s pipes and they are very special to me.
Enjoy it.

 

[PipesRock]

That's awesome, and what a thoughtful uncle. Enjoy.

 

[trudger]

That is a special pipe, your Uncle is a thoughtful guy.

 

[DesertDan]

 

[monty55]

Great story! I hope you get many years of enjoyment from it.

 

[romaso]

Great connection! It's great to have something of his. Do you know what he smoked in it?

 

[tmcg81]

Thats a great pipe! I have what looks to be the exact same one. It's a great smoker, maybe one of my best. Enjoy it!

 

[kcghost]

Very nice pipe!!

 

[Jbyrd]

That is wonderful

 

[pappymac]

That's great that you now have your grandfather's pipe.
I was gifted three of my grandfather after he died in 1979. I passed two of them on to my two sons who are also pipe smokers and kept a Yello-Bole Spartan briar.

He smoked George Washington until it was discontinued and then switched to Carter Hall.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Right on!! Very cool.

I have my Uncles Grabow with his signature hole in the bottom of the bit, where he hung the pipe on an incisor to keep smoking as he slept on the porch.

 

[tklee]

Beautiful!