I saw this in a November 1946 issue of Pipe Lovers Magazine. I’ve never
run across one but it looks like a handy item.
run across one but it looks like a handy item.
Anybody ever seen one of these?
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Looks like something that would get you out of Alcatraz. I have seen something very similar to that ages ago. It looks very useful although what the drill is used for I have no idea.
According to the article the spiral is used to clean the shank or stem.
It is to clean/open the airway in the pipe's shank. I know this because my Kleen Ream Pipe Cleaner has the same feature.
Just like the drill bit on a senior reamer.
I once pulled the head off of a cotton swab inside the shank of an estate pipe I was cleaning. I was able to easily remove it with a drill bit.
No. But it reminds me that I have, somewhere, an ancient sterling silver, spring loaded cigar hole punch that ejects the plug of tobacco it removes. — I simply must find that!
Yes. The original owner of a smoke shop in Anchorage had a couple, one on display.
Would this be used to clean the shank?
Seems like we would use the bristlely pipe cleaners for this job now.
Seems like we would use the bristlely pipe cleaners for this job now.
I frequently advocate the use of small drill bits or jeweller's screwdrivers for that purpose