Joy Of Knowing The Prior Owner Of Your Estate Pipe

[mso489]

Personal associations with pipes are great. The late great Sante sent me an estate Meerschaum, my first and only. The member that goes by peck sent me a gorgeous Ferndown along with Semois and an unopened tin of Frog Morton Cellar. And though it wasn't an estate pipe, the late Bob Hale, an award winning carver, sold me a new pipe he'd carved at about 1/3 asking price; he knew I admired his work and wanted me to have one, I guess. A pipe owned by Alfred Hitchcock is quite a provenance! I'm impressed.

 

[sablebrush52]

A pipe owned by Alfred Hitchcock is quite a provenance! I'm impressed.

Back when I bought it from Gus' Smoke Shop, it wasn't a big deal. Gus' had bought a bunch of pipes from the Hitchcock estate, all of them group 3 Dunhills, and all of them filthy. The man was as neglectful of his pipes as he was meticulous in his film work. All of them were almost completely filled with cake that had hardened into granite.

 

[wolflarsen]

That's awesome! I would love to see a picture of the Hitchcock pipe. I'm a huge fan.

 

[python]

I own two Dunhill's from the estate of Aaron Spelling:

He also was not too kind to his pipes.

 

[tfdickson]

I bought a Scottie Piersel bamboo billiard from Blue Room Briars, apparently sold to them by member @bluegrassbrian .

 

[scloyd]

I had two Charatan pipes that belonged to William Conrad, which I gifted to jiminks, and still have one Dunhill that belonged to Alfred Hitchcock.

This is pretty cool.

Jesse, either one of these the pipes?

 

[sablebrush52]

This is pretty cool.

Jesse, either one of these the pipes?

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Well, he had about 600 Charatans. Jim does think that the pipe in the TV Guide photo is one of the two that I gave him.

 

[twangthang]

I don’t know who the owner’s of this pipe were, but I thought it pretty cool that 4 people signed their names on the case. The first to do so in 1887 the last in the 2000’s (crossed out)
I’ll never get to meet them, but I think about them every time I look at it.

 

[SpookedPiper]

Awesome stories and Awesome pipes! I am not sure who clenched my pipes previously and I do appreciate that they let them go!

 

[AlabamaDan]

I bought a couple lots off eBay to learn restoration and emailed the sellers. I got some interesting replies.

“The 2 kaywoodies were bought new by me. The Dr. Grabow, medico and yelp bole are probably 1960s, maybe 1970s at the latest. I bought those online through ebay. I believe the yelo bole is made of brylon, a material they were using in the 60s to simulate natural broad. I would smoke English blends in the tell bike, and virginia or Cavendish in the others. My favorite is Peter Stokesbye luxury twist. I am glad they arrived, and enjoy!”

“
Hello,
Thanks so much for your business. It just so happens I do know know the history. The pipes belonged to my dad. He would be 84. He used them during the end of the 50’s and early 60’s. He was in the Navy. I am not sure how long he had them before those times. I do not know the type of tobacco used. I could ask my mom but I am sure she wouldn’t know. My dad was killed while he was in the Navy in a flight accident. It is wonderful to know they will be enjoyed again.
Thanks so much”

 

[AlabamaDan]

I don’t know who the owner’s of this pipe were, but I thought it pretty cool that 4 people signed their names on the case. The first to do so in 1887 the last in the 2000’s (crossed out)
I’ll never get to meet them, but I think about them every time I look at it.


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have you added your name? That’s really cool.

 

[ssjones]

I love getting some personal history on an estate pipe, but it's pretty rare.

Love Ray LaMontagne! His new album is excellent. I only heard that he was a pipe smoker, when Brian played one of his song on the podcast and mentioned it. This one is pretty haunting.

 

[daveinlax]

I enjoy knowing and am proud of the provenance of some of my pipes. I'll often ask sellers if they know anything about who previously owned some pipes. ?

 

[condorlover1]

I have a couple. I have one owned by the winning jockey for the 1890s Kentucky Derby along with a letter from the Great Grand Son along with a pipe that supposedly belonged to Inspector Abberline who investigated the Jack the Ripper murders in White Chapel.

 

[tbradsim1]

I have a large Grenci traded a Stanwell horn for it with a former member of this forum. The story was his uncle was in the army, in Italy he bought the pipe off Mr Grenci himself. Fast forward to Virginia where Uncle was in CIA, killed his wife, bagged her and she was found in dumpster. Member inherited his estate, they had no children. I told my wife the story and told her if I start smoking that pipe a lot you’d better start worrying.

 

[tbradsim1]

Here it is

 

[donjgiles]

I bought a couple of pipes from the Son of the Gentleman who owned the Tobacco Corner in Memphis. It was nice to talk to the Son and learn a bit about the man who owned them. He had a very good relationship with Savinelli and I was able to buy some really interesting pipes.

 

[twangthang]

have you added your name? That’s really cool.

I haven’t... I haven’t smoked it, but when I do I think I might.

 

[AlabamaDan]

Most definitely. You’ll be part of the pipes history. Have you researched the other people?

 

[mso489]

Ref. my earlier post, the North Carolina carver mentioned was Bob Hayes, not Hale. Just groggy or distracted I guess.
I'm surprised Hitchcock was a pipe slob. I'm sorry to hear it, but he was a film genius. Maybe the work was better than the person, which is often true. He had an exquisite eye for the lighting and composition of each scene and was a master of the ominous of course.