French Pipes.

[tobakenist]

I have just read Gary Schrier's Confessions of a Pipeman and in it he states that he knows nobody that collects French Pipes, this made me think, I don't and have never heard of anybody collecting french pipes. This is strange being the France is the birth place of the Briar and was at one time the biggest pipe making country in the world. There must be some BBB collecters that collect French made BBB's, must be some Ropp collectors. Come on, own up, who collects French Pipes.

 

[bootlegbonvivant]

I tend to like Chacom and Butz Choquin, myself. I had a Ropp or two, but never smoked them. They were restorations I put up for sale.

 

[jchaplick]

I have a friend who smokes Butz Choquin pipes, and has a fare many of them, but he isnt an exclusive collector, The only collector i know is in my club that smokes only italian pipes, he has about 300 pipes, and all but three dunhills are italian

 

[bootlegbonvivant]

If I had the time, patience, and money, I'd probably collect some of them, but I'm too eclectic to stick with just one brand of pipe, lol.

 

[romeowood]

I think maybe Gary was just getting his digs back in at the French, possibly as retribution for some bad pommes-frites.

 

[tobakenist]

Probably right, but we havn't had anybody own up yet.

 

[judcole]

I don't collect anything. I do have a GBD Apple sitter with a saddle bit that I enjoy. Not a great pipe, but not a bad one, either. Smokes well.

 

[withnail]

Being British, I don't think I could even smoke a French pipe!! :twisted:

 

[tobakenist]

Quite right withnail, not with the turbulent politics between our two country's at the moment, my great grandmother was French so I have some French Blood, and some Irish and probably more if I could bothered to do my family tree.

 

[seakayak]

I currently have about 20 pipes in my collection. Italy, Ireland, Denmark and the USA are all well represented. I have one French pipe...a Ropp cherrywood that I've owned since the 1970s.

 

[deleon]

I have a St Claude pipe, sold by Vector. Pipe smokes pretty good.

 

[nsfisher]

french mostly refuse to speak english when u try to talk to em. I wonder if u smoke french pipe if u have to use french tobacco and french lighter ?

 

[pentangle]

I think most of americans speak only english , and maybe a different version of it,so let the french speak what they like.French pipes are good pipes industrial like many all around the world.Danish and Italians follow different ways but their pipes usually cost more.About lighters i guess french pipes don't refuses americans.By the way is there some american made lighter?

Maurizio

 

[olderthandirt]

By the way is there some american made lighter?

Zippo?

(-:

 

[pentangle]

benzine lighter aren't good enough they leave smell to the tobacco

 

[olderthandirt]

Agreed Maurizio, but it is an American lighter (-;

 

[pentangle]

Yes American

Never saw a Ronson Viking? Produced from about 1957 to 1968 was the first gas lighter on the market,then come the ronson varaflame.It's beautiful and has a nice particularitity.If you turn it down the flame become straight and enchance the flow.The first and only lighter made for cigarettes and pipes.I had one in late sixties but i lost it during fishing on a river.Some years ago i bought some of these and i made them refurbished

 

[tobakenist]

Well I guess Gary Schrier was right, don't seem to be any French pipe collectors here.

 

[group4]

There was a pretty big French pipe collector in Los Angeles (he's now deceased) named Gordon Soladar. He had an obvious high estimation of French pipes. But I agree, no one else comes to mind.

 

[morlader]

I have two French pipes,a Ropp Cherry wood and a B-C Churchwarden.Whenever I smoke them I think of Agincourt,that upsets them. :laughat: