How To Tell If A Pipe is Clay Or Meer

[Dshift]

Well there is only one thong to do - I will clean it up and smoke it tomorrow. I will report afterwards.

Jesus! Thing , thing is what meant...

 

[xrundog]

The only reason for my doubt was the very even coloration and that it felt colder on the touch than my other meers and I guess the unusual color mount, unusual for me at least

Colder and heavier is usually an indicator of African meerschaum.

 

[OzPiper]

Colder and heavier is usually an indicator of African meerschaum.

^^^^^ This
And the even pre-colour is the giveaway

 

[Scrapyard Ape]

So far, this thread has cleared up NOTHING. Is it real, or is it Memorex?

 

[Dshift]

So far, this thread has cleared up NOTHING. Is it real, or is it Memorex?

Ok here is a photo of my African and Turkish meers, plus a cheap clay for giggles. For me one stands out as different, even compared to the smooth 9s, which also has a quite even coloration but it's not as even as the "gold" mount.
Still not sure if that would clear or confuse things further...

 

[Dshift]

Let's make it even more fun by adding this very old meer lady into the mix - I think the screw in bowl is Clay but the rest meerschaum and amber...

 

[pappymac]

So far, this thread has cleared up NOTHING. Is it real, or is it Memorex?

Neither. It's Sony.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

I retract my previous statement, it’s definitely not a Golden Princess 312 as seen below, it’s a clay. As a very low value clay pipe. I will take it off your hands for the overly generous price of $75.

 

[Dshift]

Ok I just restored it an now I am smoking it.
After 10 minutes it's already quite hot , but I would imagine clay would have gotten a lot hotter by now. Also it is a system pipe with a well

 

[Dshift]

I retract my previous statement, it’s definitely not a Golden Princess 312 as seen below, it’s a clay. As a very low value clay pipe. I will take it off your hands for the overly generous price of $75.

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From which year is this catalog?

 

[Dshift]

I retract my previous statement, it’s definitely not a Golden Princess 312 as seen below, it’s a clay. As a very low value clay pipe. I will take it off your hands for the overly generous price of $75.

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Thank you for solving this and for being a barer of good news

 

[Dshift]

I might have gotten the kapmeer on the bottom right too but will know for sure in a couple of days

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

From which year is this catalog?

1978-9

 

[Dshift]

1978-9

Thank you

 

[64alex]

Ok I just restored it an now I am smoking it.
After 10 minutes it's already quite hot , but I would imagine clay would have gotten a lot hotter by now.

It is possibly a double walled clay, hotter than meer but not as much a typical single walled. If so the bowl is not connected directly to the shank but the draft hole is in the middle at the bottom of the bowl where it open in the expansion chamber below the bowl

 

[TheIronMonkey]

A couple of my Peterson clay pipes can be seen here:

Post in thread '***What Are You Smoking, December 2022?***' ***What Are You Smoking, December 2022?*** :: Pipe Tobacco Discussion - https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/what-are-you-smoking-december-2022.95083/post-36706917

 

[xrundog]

Let's make it even more fun by adding this very old meer lady into the mix - I think the screw in bowl is Clay but the rest meerschaum and amber...
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A lot of the old screw in bowls are pressed meerschaum. If it feels clay like that’s probably what it is.

 

[Dshift]

A lot of the old screw in bowls are pressed meerschaum. If it feels clay like that’s probably what it is.

Thanks for the info yes it just feels different than the rest of the pipes- pressed meer would explain that. Do you have any information on when were the screw in bowls first implemented?

 

[Dshift]

It is possibly a double walled clay, hotter than meer but not as much a typical single walled. If so the bowl is not connected directly to the shank but the draft hole is in the middle at the bottom of the bowl where it open in the expansion chamber below the bowl

It's not clay - as seen in the catalog it ended up being from the "Golden Princess" meerchaum series.

 

[xrundog]

Thanks for the info yes it just feels different than the rest of the pipes- pressed meer would explain that. Do you have any information on when were the screw in bowls first implemented?

Probably the late 19th century. The earliest I currently have is an amber body, an amber stem and a meerschaum bowl. I think they have been offered ever since then in a wide variety of materials and styles.