"God Tobak" :: pre-internet tobacco reviews, from Denmark with Love
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Wow.
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That's a very long time indeed!
Have you been actively collecting pipes for that long as well?
The British pipes have seemed to always been very popular in Denmark,
do you have a favorite brand?
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:That's a very long time indeed!
Have you been actively collecting pipes for that long as well?
The British pipes have seemed to always been very popular in Denmark,
do you have a favorite brand?
Yes,I have spent money on pipes since I was 17 and started to earn money.
When I buy a pipe it is not for collection but to smoke it.
I have around 425 pipes in my unsmoked stock.Most Peterson around 115,some Dunhills,an Ashton S.G.,an Sasieni Four Dot Rustic, some Comoys Upshalls BBBs Orliks and Charatans.Many Blakemars and a few of Mr.Huybrechts.
And then there are all the smoked ones.
About 40 are in a carbinet (from Pibe Dan),about 36 in racks.
I do not display my own foolishness so the rest are hidden in shoeboxes etc in the flat and in a chartol of my wifes.
But time is running so I better start to break some in.
In fact, a need a pair of shoes for the summer.
When I buy a pipe it is not for collection but to smoke it.
I have around 425 pipes in my unsmoked stock.Most Peterson around 115,some Dunhills,an Ashton S.G.,an Sasieni Four Dot Rustic, some Comoys Upshalls BBBs Orliks and Charatans.Many Blakemars and a few of Mr.Huybrechts.
And then there are all the smoked ones.
About 40 are in a carbinet (from Pibe Dan),about 36 in racks.
I do not display my own foolishness so the rest are hidden in shoeboxes etc in the flat and in a chartol of my wifes.
But time is running so I better start to break some in.
In fact, a need a pair of shoes for the summer.
Again, awesome thread! Per - thank you for sharing your notes on language and your pipe stock. That's a lot of unsmoked pipes, better get started!
Jensen has kindly sent some more images to share with us:
Note that delightful "Tobak" brochure which features some wonderful artwork by Robert Storm Petersen,
who also showed up earlier in a pic from Jakob's book, can you see the red Storm P. pouch?
Who is Storm P.?
I'm glad you asked.
Storm P. was another famous figure in Denmark's pipesmoking history, he was a talented artist and was well-known to be a dedicated pipesmoker.
As such, he also probably influenced Danish pipesmokers just like the other 2 gentlemen we are discussing.
Here is his museum:
http://www.stormp.dk/
Here are a few images:
And,
check out this cool video!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWAfY-iArDU
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Take special note of that nest of cutter-top tins at 0:35 -- he had most excellent taste!
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who also showed up earlier in a pic from Jakob's book, can you see the red Storm P. pouch?
Who is Storm P.?
I'm glad you asked.
Storm P. was another famous figure in Denmark's pipesmoking history, he was a talented artist and was well-known to be a dedicated pipesmoker.
As such, he also probably influenced Danish pipesmokers just like the other 2 gentlemen we are discussing.
Here is his museum:
http://www.stormp.dk/
Here are a few images:
check out this cool video!
:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWAfY-iArDU
:
Take special note of that nest of cutter-top tins at 0:35 -- he had most excellent taste!
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First Class indeed! I'm not very familiar with Storm Peterson but from the things in his office, he must have been a pretty interesting character.
Storm P. was a big pipecollector - pipes of all sorts. His museum it just 300 up our street.First time I was visiting there were pipes displayed on a table.. and there was this little Orlik.......and you think,should I jump over the wire,take it and run away.........but if you visit I think it will still be there,
The brochure with Harlech Castle,Fraser,Black Friar and Brown Ripples is from around 1938.Only Harlech Castle is not in Jakobs book - the last three went out of the market a few years ago.I still have one tin of Ripples and one thin of Black Friar and thats it.
In the 60 and 70ties Black Friar was in a curved tin so you could have it in your back pocket.
In my time there were also a red and a blue Rippels - but they went out years ago.
In the 60 and 70ties Black Friar was in a curved tin so you could have it in your back pocket.
In my time there were also a red and a blue Rippels - but they went out years ago.
I'm curious about the Tobak brochure,
what is it?
The smoking machine on p. 9,
what is it?
I love the Storm P. drawing of him tucking a pipe to bed.
Do you happen to have a shape 5512 BBB as depicted in the Tobak brochure?
Perhaps we can work out a trade!
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I love those stubby little billiards from the old days.
Sounds like you got more pipes than you need anyways! :wink:
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what is it?
The smoking machine on p. 9,
what is it?
I love the Storm P. drawing of him tucking a pipe to bed.
Do you happen to have a shape 5512 BBB as depicted in the Tobak brochure?
Perhaps we can work out a trade!
:P
I love those stubby little billiards from the old days.
Sounds like you got more pipes than you need anyways! :wink:
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The Tobak brochure from Wilh. Jørgensen must be from before 1938 as Ripples is not mentioned in the R.Færch pricelist.
A Danish tobacco (WJs own brand) Bass Mixture was 1,00/ 50 grams.Bells Three Nuns 3.00/ 50 grams.Thats was long ago.
Wilh. Jørgensen were agent for BBB pipes here and were it for more than 100 years.
BBB was the front runner in pipes then.We called it a "3B".Even my mother knew it,she called it a "B3".
At the time for the brochure they had a main shop ( a very fine one) on the main street of Copenhagen and three other shops around in the town.
In the brochure: The history of tobacco,the origin of the pipe,meer and amber.Shape cards for BBB pipes from 8,50
to 45,00 for st. grains.Price lists for tobacco and cigars and the "modern lighter" Colibri,prices from 6,50.
The machine is a "breaking in machine" in the pipedepartment at the main shop.I suppose you could buy a pipe
and have it broken in on the spot.What an idea.
From once in the 50ties and until a few years ago there were made a BBB Chistmas pipe for the Danish market.
W.J.took orders from the tobacconists from the late summer and all pipes were sent out to the tobacconists
on the same day in oktober/ november.
In the 70ties W.J. also made the Viby pipe.
Unfornately no BBB shape 5512 in stock - if, I think I would keep it for myself.
A Danish tobacco (WJs own brand) Bass Mixture was 1,00/ 50 grams.Bells Three Nuns 3.00/ 50 grams.Thats was long ago.
Wilh. Jørgensen were agent for BBB pipes here and were it for more than 100 years.
BBB was the front runner in pipes then.We called it a "3B".Even my mother knew it,she called it a "B3".
At the time for the brochure they had a main shop ( a very fine one) on the main street of Copenhagen and three other shops around in the town.
In the brochure: The history of tobacco,the origin of the pipe,meer and amber.Shape cards for BBB pipes from 8,50
to 45,00 for st. grains.Price lists for tobacco and cigars and the "modern lighter" Colibri,prices from 6,50.
The machine is a "breaking in machine" in the pipedepartment at the main shop.I suppose you could buy a pipe
and have it broken in on the spot.What an idea.
From once in the 50ties and until a few years ago there were made a BBB Chistmas pipe for the Danish market.
W.J.took orders from the tobacconists from the late summer and all pipes were sent out to the tobacconists
on the same day in oktober/ november.
In the 70ties W.J. also made the Viby pipe.
Unfornately no BBB shape 5512 in stock - if, I think I would keep it for myself.
Too cool.
I really dig the 3B lingo, I noticed in Groth's book that he called Mick McQuaid "MicMac" which is also what they sometimes called it in Ireland --- and, from Denmark as developed by Gert Holbek, I also liked the 2211 pipe cleaning fluid, I was lucky to be able to try it out before it was discontinued, I thought it was very very good, and I liked how some people called it "toogtyveellve".
Thanks for the brochure description, neat stuff.
And the "breaking in machine", simply incredible!!! There have been similar machines in the USA but they were used by pipe factories and not in a tobacco shop! That is just too damn cool. 8)
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I thought it might be worth a try...
stranger things have happened! :P
btw
Would you happen to know William Krogh Lundsgaard?
He is where I got the books from back when I was buying some older Stanwells from him at his online shop:
http://www.estatebriarpipes.dk/
He's a fine gentleman indeed, and I think he has more pipes than even you! :P
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