Does anybody have any leads on some specific types of corncob pipes I'm looking for? I'll give examples here:
Fancy Missouri Meerschaums:
These were made from the late 1800s into, I believe, the 1920s or 1930s. They have one- or two-section bent reed stems, shanks made from corncob mounted on hollow reed cores, and a metal acorn nut on the bottom or, in some cases, a flared, flat metal tip. Some have been seen with the metal windcaps shown in MM's early catalogs, one being a fancy domed cover, the other a flat one with embossed company name and two pipes.
1A&B is the Tibbe's No. 1, and 2 is a Tibbe's No. 2 missing the stem (the only model equipped with the flat metal tip as standard). These normally had two-section reed stems, but have been seen with one-section stems or bamboo ones. 3 is the oddly-named Tibbe's No. 2½, this being a variant with a domed windcap and a flat tip in place of the acorn nut. 4 is a standard No. 2½, sans stem. 5 is a later-made 2½ (note simplified design) with a burnished finish, and 6 shows the company-name flat windcap.
Not shown: Tibbe's No. 6 (similar to a 2½, but with an egg-shaped bowl and shorter shank) and Tibbe's No. 100 (shorter version of No. 1, with 2½-style shank turning). Nos. 2½, 6 and 100 usually had one-section reed stems.
Next, I'm after corncob cigar holders. I've seen two designs. The first is shown here, circled:
This one has a white stem, but older ones (the "Dixie Holder") had a black stem. Some had dark burnished rings or were burnished all over.
The others are shown here, in the Missouri Meerschaum museum's display case, and have wood mouthpieces. I've asked if they'd sell me one of each, and the answer was a not-unexpected, polite 'no.'
The shorter holder is the "Dandy," the longer one the "Mikado."
Then, there are pipes with double-bent reed stems. Here's a shorter one, similar to the Tibbe's No. 4:
I'm especially interested in long bowls (MacArthur length or so) with extremely long stems, such as the following:
I've seen bowls on these be smooth polished, fancy-turned like the 2nd example, even smooth on the bottom half and rough-natural on the top. I am not looking for similar pipes where the reed stem connects diagonally to the bowl:
Last: in the 1970s, there were some multi-bowl, single-stem sets made. Here's one of the 'color cob' variety:
And another with polished barrel, unfilled pear with burnt rings, and burnished straight bowls:
Does anyone have any of these that they'd sell? I occasionally see them on eBay, but either they're priced astronomically high (someone was trying to sell a Tibbe's No. 2½ for around $300 for about 6 months) or I find them in sold items and apparently missed them, like a recent Tibbe's No. 2 that went for $15. I don't have much of interest for trade.
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Fancy Missouri Meerschaums:
These were made from the late 1800s into, I believe, the 1920s or 1930s. They have one- or two-section bent reed stems, shanks made from corncob mounted on hollow reed cores, and a metal acorn nut on the bottom or, in some cases, a flared, flat metal tip. Some have been seen with the metal windcaps shown in MM's early catalogs, one being a fancy domed cover, the other a flat one with embossed company name and two pipes.
1A&B is the Tibbe's No. 1, and 2 is a Tibbe's No. 2 missing the stem (the only model equipped with the flat metal tip as standard). These normally had two-section reed stems, but have been seen with one-section stems or bamboo ones. 3 is the oddly-named Tibbe's No. 2½, this being a variant with a domed windcap and a flat tip in place of the acorn nut. 4 is a standard No. 2½, sans stem. 5 is a later-made 2½ (note simplified design) with a burnished finish, and 6 shows the company-name flat windcap.
Not shown: Tibbe's No. 6 (similar to a 2½, but with an egg-shaped bowl and shorter shank) and Tibbe's No. 100 (shorter version of No. 1, with 2½-style shank turning). Nos. 2½, 6 and 100 usually had one-section reed stems.
Next, I'm after corncob cigar holders. I've seen two designs. The first is shown here, circled:
This one has a white stem, but older ones (the "Dixie Holder") had a black stem. Some had dark burnished rings or were burnished all over.
The others are shown here, in the Missouri Meerschaum museum's display case, and have wood mouthpieces. I've asked if they'd sell me one of each, and the answer was a not-unexpected, polite 'no.'
The shorter holder is the "Dandy," the longer one the "Mikado."
Then, there are pipes with double-bent reed stems. Here's a shorter one, similar to the Tibbe's No. 4:
I'm especially interested in long bowls (MacArthur length or so) with extremely long stems, such as the following:
I've seen bowls on these be smooth polished, fancy-turned like the 2nd example, even smooth on the bottom half and rough-natural on the top. I am not looking for similar pipes where the reed stem connects diagonally to the bowl:
Last: in the 1970s, there were some multi-bowl, single-stem sets made. Here's one of the 'color cob' variety:
And another with polished barrel, unfilled pear with burnt rings, and burnished straight bowls:
Does anyone have any of these that they'd sell? I occasionally see them on eBay, but either they're priced astronomically high (someone was trying to sell a Tibbe's No. 2½ for around $300 for about 6 months) or I find them in sold items and apparently missed them, like a recent Tibbe's No. 2 that went for $15. I don't have much of interest for trade.
Fixed thread title, please see rule number 9. Pertinent portion: Please capitalize words in the thread titles. Thank you, Robert.
