First Purchase of Someone’s Entire Pipe Collection

[Dshift]

I finally managed to acquire someone else’s entire collection and today it arrived.

Ok not really… the first half arrived today and the rest will come next week… Nevertheless a 35lbs box arrived today and revealing all the newspaper-wrapped items was more exciting than all the Christmas days I’ve had put together! I especially enjoyed, all the little and no so little, bonus items that I didn’t know I was getting

Let’s check out the haul:

Best advice I ever received was to buy every single stem I can get my hands on! If you needed any convincing, just look at the next photo of my best smoking pipe, which once had an extremely damaged stem and of course there was a perfect match in this lot


All pipes turned out to be either brand new unsmoked or not smoked more than a few times
I immediately started renegotiating my 10% restorer’s tax with myself and I’m still struggling to keep just two pipes to myself and that’s just from the first half

Now I just need to identify this guy

 

[Dshift]

Also what do I do with 60 boxes of snuff, that I know nothing about…

 

[BingBong]

Also what do I do with 60 boxes of snuff, that I know nothing about…

Poschl is a respected brand. Gawiths make some of theirs under contract, I think.

 

[Dshift]

I meant that I don’t know anything about snuff in general but thank you for the info

 

[Questionable Source]

I meant that I don’t know anything about snuff in general but thank you for the info

You put it up your nose.

 

[anotherbob]

Also what do I do with 60 boxes of snuff, that I know nothing about…

you snuff it into your nose. You know how to blow out a candle? Same thing but you breath in through the nose short and sharp instead of short and sharp out of the mouth. Personally not a fan of that snuff or brand. It is low in nicotine and also very clogging for me.

 

[Dshift]

you snuff it into your nose. You know how to blow out a candle? Same thing but you breath in through the nose short and sharp instead of short and sharp out of the mouth. Personally not a fan of that snuff or brand. It is low in nicotine and also very clogging for me.

I think I’m gonna skip trying snuff. Btw me saying I didn’t know anything about snuff didn’t not mean I literally didn’t know anything about it … still thank you for the replies

 

[Waning Embers]

I meant that I don’t know anything about snuff in general but thank you for the info

You can use it as a condiment on top of a packed chamber like a parfait packing.

 

[Dshift]

You can use it as a condiment on top of a packed chamber like a parfait packing.

You do that so you get a minty flavour?

 

[anotherbob]

I think I’m gonna skip trying snuff. Btw me saying I didn’t know anything about snuff didn’t not mean I literally didn’t know anything about it … still thank you for the replies

you're making Doctor Poschls ghost sad. You're not even going to try a bit of it? The snuff stuff is delightful.

 

[Dshift]

you're making Doctor Poschls ghost sad. You're not even going to try a bit of it? The snuff stuff is delightful.

I mean I’ve tried it as a teenager and didn’t like it, but hey I might give the pipe topping a try, as long as it wasn’t a joke…

 

[anotherbob]

I mean I’ve tried it as a teenager and didn’t like it, but hey I might give the pipe topping a try, as long as it wasn’t a joke…

well it's not meant as a joke but it kind of is. Well if you think pipe smoking is tricky snuff taking is a touch more accident prone.

 

[andrew]

Also what do I do with 60 boxes of snuff, that I know nothing about…

That's poschl German snuff. The tap boxes are extremely user friendly. It has a humidicant in it and it'll never dry out. Its a mentholated snuff. What you do is tap some on to the back of your hand, pretty much cover one nostril with it, sniff like you're smelling a flower. I love snuff, those tap boxes are the easiest way to use it. Great bonus.

 

[Skyfall]

Also what do I do with 60 boxes of snuff, that I know nothing about…

It’s great for clearing out your sinus

 

[peckinpahhombre]

Quite a haul. Well done.

 

[andrew]

I mean I’ve tried it as a teenager and didn’t like it, but hey I might give the pipe topping a try, as long as it wasn’t a joke…

If you tried American scotch snuff, it's different than the European snuff. I've never tried the American style, but I've heard it's extremely hard to take. A tap box is extremely easy, a pinch of snuff took me about a year of practice before I could successfully do it like a pro. As for sprinkling it on a bowl, don't bother. I've tried it and really doesn't do anything. You'd be better off selling it to a snuff enjoyer or trading it. Personally I find gletcherprise to be a very easy snuff to take, has almost no nicotine, and you really don't use it much aa it does clog the nose if used excessively. It's a product of menthol flavoring that happens to most people. The easiest on the nose is plain unflavored

 

[BenMN]

I finally managed to acquire someone else’s entire collection and today it arrived.

Ok not really… the first half arrived today and the rest will come next week… Nevertheless a 35lbs box arrived today and revealing all the newspaper-wrapped items was more exciting than all the Christmas days I’ve had put together! I especially enjoyed, all the little and no so little, bonus items that I didn’t know I was getting

Let’s check out the haul:
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Best advice I ever received was to buy every single stem I can get my hands on! If you needed any convincing, just look at the next photo of my best smoking pipe, which once had an extremely damaged stem and of course there was a perfect match in this lot
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All pipes turned out to be either brand new unsmoked or not smoked more than a few times
I immediately started renegotiating my 10% restorer’s tax with myself and I’m still struggling to keep just two pipes to myself and that’s just from the first half

Now I just need to identify this guy
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Great stuff

I'll be watching for restored Svendborgs for sale

 

[Dshift]

Great stuff

I'll be watching for restored Svendborgs for sale

Funny enough, there was not a single Svendborg in the lot… unless this is one..

It just says sandblasted on it….
Weird shape though

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

Nice haul. That snuff would become my daily driver. I love it in the morning with a coffee

 

[Dshift]

Nice haul. That snuff would become my daily driver. I love it in the morning with a coffee

I’m not sure how customs handle snuff in DHL boxes, but if it’s not an issue you can have it.