Very interesting. Pleasure to meet you, Halfdan. Your cadence with the pipe would wreck me, but you keep that clay going well. Are they true antique clays?
Diorama Of A British Soldier Smoking A Clay
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Since it is a diorama figure, my guess is that there is nothing in the pipe. However, British soldiers at the time probably smoked some iteration of Virginia leaf. England was a big investor in Virginia tobacco, and one of George Washington's grievances against the English was that he was being low-balled on the tobacco prices from his Mt. Vernon and adjoining properties. So maybe it was Sutliff Red Virginia, or its ancient ancestor.
@gamzultovah Not sure but most are replicas; I've had some old ones but a shame to smoke them and break them. I had one from the 1890s-1930s and it got broken:-(
You puffin like a train mate, choo choo, need to slow down! LOL ?
I’d pass out from nicotine overdose if I smoked like that. LOL ?
Never heard of that car either...
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Only smoke the pipe for show? Smoking a clay pipe and a pouch of tobacco to expensive in England?
What’s the cheapest cost for a pouch of tobacco?
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I was smoking a bit fast as I wasn't used to smoking the pipe then...You puffin like a train mate, choo choo, need to slow down! LOL ?
I’d pass out from nicotine overdose if I smoked like that. LOL ?
Never heard of that car either...
The ultimate vintage unicorn isn’t a Ferrari. It’s a Bizzarrini
Conceived by the same man who engineered 1950s racing Ferraris, Giotto Bizzarrini’s eponymous brand stands among the greatswww.detroitnews.com
Only smoke the pipe for show? Smoking a clay pipe and a pouch of tobacco to expensive in England?
What’s the cheapest cost for a pouch of tobacco?
About £17 for a packet of Condor or Clan; @Birddog66 says it's cheaper to buy from smokingpipes.com in the USA - they have some nice clays
Ouch, that would be only 5-6 pounds in the USA. You need some sort of overseas online place to purchase, not the UK.I was smoking a bit fast as I wasn't used to smoking the pipe then...
About £17 for a packet of Condor or Clan; @Birddog66 says it's cheaper to buy from smokingpipes.com in the USA - they have some nice clays
Maybe Synjeco in Switzerland?
Synjeco's Pipe Smoker's Haven
Or Estervals in Germany?
Estervals Pipe House - Estervals Pipe House
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Or Dan in Germany?
Tobacco
www.danpipe.de
@gamzultovah I've been into Chesterfield today and met James again (that's his name); he said his grandad smoked a pipe and he smokes his grandad's old Falcon. I liked the smell of his Clan and he gave me a bit to smoke in my clay.
@gamzultovah Yes it was; one of the Highlanders I met at the Bonnie Prince Charlie event near Derby was smoking Clan in his clay pipe. I think the tartan packet went with his outfit even though it was modern - this was before tobacco packaging got plastered with health warnings!
Government ruins just about everything. You will have to start a thread with your reenactments when they start up again.