I always understood it to be a WDC Meerschaum. Lee Van Cleef pipe :: General Pipe Smoking Discussion - https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/lee-van-cleef-pipe.5638/
Intentionally Blackening the Rim of a Meer to Imitate Van Cleef
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The same post implied the pipe was heavily smoked. Meerschaum doesn't color from the top down, that one implies calcined as well.
Is this the effect you are going for? This is a WDC Meerschaum from the way back machine that has the blackened rim, but not the mottled effect.
I just received it and looks very nice.
I'll wait and smoke it some before I try to artificially color it.
Will upload a photo after it has seen some use.
I'll wait and smoke it some before I try to artificially color it.
Will upload a photo after it has seen some use.
The only thing that matters in a pipe is if the smoker likes it. Enjoy your new pipe! I look forward to seeing the photos!
I haven’t smoked it as much as I wanted to, so I never did take that picture.
I liked it so much I got another one cheap off eBay. I figured I could experiment on the cheap one… But after I cleaned it up I love it just as much. I’ll probably have to get another
first picture here:
I liked it so much I got another one cheap off eBay. I figured I could experiment on the cheap one… But after I cleaned it up I love it just as much. I’ll probably have to get another
first picture here:
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I suggest to owners of a pristine Meer to weigh it asap. Then note over the years how it gains weight.
I'm going to consider that another exaggeration of pipe smoking. Listed at 201.28g, my Kenan skull now weighs 201.31g after two years.
That's one point of information if correctly weighed. Since you are fastidious about taking apart and fully cleaning your smoking tools, perhaps that's why there's so little gain.
Anyone else have some points of actual reference? You may consider any response in any way you wish.
Anyone else have some points of actual reference? You may consider any response in any way you wish.
Could be a point of moisture evaporation as well. Spill coffee on a piece of paper and it stains. After it dries there's negligible weight gain but the stain remains.
Ah, that triggers a why. Thank you! I weighed a couple of unsmoked pipes, then soaked them in water. They both gained over 50% of the initial weight. So, they didn't gain weight through smoking, and promptly lost the experiment gain.
But I have read of some long time meer smokers who claimed a large weight gain. I can't corroborate.
Your careful cleaning may mean they will hardly ever gain weight, a good thing!
But I have read of some long time meer smokers who claimed a large weight gain. I can't corroborate.
Your careful cleaning may mean they will hardly ever gain weight, a good thing!