Hello from a Recently Gifted Pipe Owner
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I would also let your Aunt know to NOT throw anything pipe related away. As was stated before, he had amazing taste in pipes.
From what little I know about these so far I'm gonna jump out and say that sounds like a crying shame that it is missing.
Thank you for the advice. As much as I would love to smoke them I dont know that I ever will. Especially not now considering as I have never smoked a pipe before in my life. If this is a hobby I choose to persue I may revisit that statement in the future if I can conclude 100% that it wont damage them. For now I just want to learn about and enjoy what I was given.
If you were an investor, you have no idea how much of a shame that is. Even broken...
Damn.... if I had to guess it has probably been missing since my mom and sisters were kids. My grandfather never smoked a day in his life and these probably sat on a shelf somewhere in their house. I imagine they got into them as kids and broke one. Or maybe it was my great grandfather's favorite pipe and he broke it himself. I'll try to dig into it some more and update.
If you do take up smoking a pipe, I could imagine nothing finer than smoking out of an heirloom Dunhill Patent DR. Don’t be afraid to smoke them, that’s what they’re for (Although that’s not to say you shouldn’t treat them kindly)! If you don’t end up wishing to smoke, I’m sure your ancestor would be pleased at the idea of you making yourself some money by selling them.
You do have quite a treasure on your hands though! Enjoy, and congratulations, whatever you choose to do with them!
You do have quite a treasure on your hands though! Enjoy, and congratulations, whatever you choose to do with them!
I just messaged my aunt and she said it was a meershaum pipe. Any insight on this? I have no idea what that means. Please forgive the ignorance.
These pipes belonged to my great grandfather which were given to my grandfather upon his passing. They were given to me after my grandfather's passing. All the pipes have been smoked, but it has been about 60 years since they have
No worries! After replying to this thread even I have been having a hard time keeping the family tree straight.
If I had pipes from my great grandfather, I'd be hugely pleased, and I wouldn't ever sell them. Dunhill "estates," used pipes, bring good prices, but so what? You have a family legacy. (I know that's what you are saying; I'm just seconding your good sense.) The Dunhill experts among the Forums members will give you good info, if you give the photos and other information as requested. I'm not a Dunhill guy myself -- but I would be for my great grandfather. I'd feel equally pleased if the pipes were Dr. Grabows or Kaywoodies, etc.
Thank you! I have had my family tree wrong this whole time. These pipes were actually my great-great grandfather's. He passed away in August of 1931. I'm looking forward to learning everything I can about them.
Thank you, after asking some more questions, these actually belonged to my great-great grandfather that passed in 1931. I originally thought these were passed down to my grandfather after his parents had died. Come to find out he was actually raised by his grandparents and were given him upon their passing. This has been a history lesson for me to say the least.
seriously. Once you've got a year or so under your belt then ask again about if it's a good idea to smoke through a completely irreplaceable item with personal significance. Buy a Briar or Cob or several that don't break the bank. At that point help everyone make a good assessment of the state the pipes are in and procede from there.
I worked with this waitress whose Aunt died and willed the girl her wine cellar. Before getting the wine appraised she chose one bottle and drank it with friends it was pretty tasty apparently. When she asked our wine person (forget their proper title, but knew they knew wine really far too well) if she knew about that particular wine and vintage and then proceed to be very sad at finding out she drank several thousand dollars of wine in one evening. The point? Don't muck about until you know what you have and part of that means knowing how to smoke a pipe comfortably and how pipes actually handle. That takes a while before it's just how you smoke and you don't have to consider the pipe too much.
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