Hayim Pinhas was one of the earliest names in Turkish meerschaum, from the 1960s and early 1970s. Pinhas wasn't, as far as I know, a carver, but rather an exporter (in Istanbul) who bought from carvers and sold to the American market. He marketed extensively in the US. I've never seen anything I'd call spectacular, but there were lots and lots of low-quality meers coming out of Turkey and neither have I seen anything awful from Pinhas. Generally it's the usual bearded men wearing turbans (THE most common Turkish meer of the era) and these grape-and-vine carvings (I use CAO's term for them, "Mediterranean"). The one I have is an abstract. The stems are marbled yellow plastic and those I've examined have push-pull plastic connectors.
$5 is a steal for this, and this forward-canted "Belge" shape is one I haven't seen from Pinhas, and rarely from Turkey at all. If you decide to smoke this, it should smoke nicely (assuming the draw is good) and color well, too. I usually consider the "Mediterranean" carving somewhat drab, but I love this example and I'd be happy with this find, especially with the box and everything!