Perusing EBay the other day, I came across this smallish Calabash. Listed as “Ionian”, it appeared to be in rather good shape, and the BIN price was reasonable.
After receiving it did a light cleaning, it was already in fairly good shape. It had been well cared for.
A closer look at the stampings revealed “Aonian”, for which I was able to find some information, but not anything that would lead me to determine a manufacturer or a date of manufacture.
It’s a well made pipe, and the gasket fits well. I rubbed some mineral oil on it and let it soak in for a while before wiping it off with a paper towel to help renew the gasket.
The end of the shank appears to be briar, and there’s a hollow metal rod that joins the briar to the end of the gourd.
I loaded up some 2010 GLP Quiet Nights and lit it up.
A fine smoking pipe. ?
After receiving it did a light cleaning, it was already in fairly good shape. It had been well cared for.
A closer look at the stampings revealed “Aonian”, for which I was able to find some information, but not anything that would lead me to determine a manufacturer or a date of manufacture.
It’s a well made pipe, and the gasket fits well. I rubbed some mineral oil on it and let it soak in for a while before wiping it off with a paper towel to help renew the gasket.
The end of the shank appears to be briar, and there’s a hollow metal rod that joins the briar to the end of the gourd.
I loaded up some 2010 GLP Quiet Nights and lit it up.
A fine smoking pipe. ?