March Meerschaum Madness - Let the Madness Begin!

[runscott]

Gathered these up in my smoking area and will work my way through them this weekend.
At left is a 1923 Peterson, then a 1902 Patent that goes with the case. Followed by an unknown and the 1876 I showed earlier.

 

[runscott]

Without the "AB" stamp it is just an assumption.
However all the Bauer gourd calabashes I have seen sport the same distinctive briar ferrule

I read that the early ones have 'Austria', and then after they quit making them in Austria (sold the name to a Turkish company), they started using 'AB'. Lots of conjecture I guess.

 

[OzPiper]

Gathered these up in my smoking area and will work my way through them this weekend.
At left is a 1923 Peterson, then a 1902 Patent that goes with the case. Followed by an unknown and the 1876 I showed earlier.

Nice meers.
Especially the 2 Petes. Good colouration on the 1923

 

[brian64]

Tracking thus far indicates the Parrot has flown from Turkey to New York. Could be just a few days now.

If this pipe doesn't scream Meerschaum Madness I don't know what does.

 

[verporchting]

I’ve been smoking this one several times per day to participate in the March Meerschaum Madness. I’ve had it since 2015 and it’s been reamed many many times but is just now starting to color a little on the shank, which is okay with me (I’m a tad disappointed it isn’t coloring more but it’s for smoking not ogling ).

The original orange stem was crap - poor draw, poor fitting and not comfortable. I had a new tortoise shell saddle stem made with an open draw and now it’s perfect!

 

[steveg11]

Did that start off white?

Yes. All my meerschaums started out white. I just smoked the heck out of them.

 

[runscott]

Without the "AB" stamp it is just an assumption.
However all the Bauer gourd calabashes I have seen sport the same distinctive briar ferrule

Here is my AB, and below it is a ~1920 meer with an amber orific stem. I liked the bottom one so much that I bought a Nor'Wester hat, which has been invaluable six months out of the year.

 

[Jbyrd]

I'm smoking this one every day for at least a year. Love this altinay wonderful smoking meer.

 

[PipeIT]

I’m in!

Thanks to Tim’s kindness, he gifted me with this 1901 Sam McLardy & Co. with a vulcanite stem.

This is the first meerschaum I’ve ever owned, and a really nice little smoker.





‘S Mc L’ inside the triangle on the band. Silver hallmarks, left to right, Anchor, Lion, h.

 

[didimauw]

I'm smoking this one every day for at least a year. Love this altinay wonderful smoking meer.
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Is it the only pipe your smoking? Or are there others as well during the day?

 

[PipeIT]

Yesterday would of been my first smoke of the month, for March Meerschaum Madness, smoking KBV Sakura, in my 1901 Sam McLardy & Co. with a vulcanite stem.

Today, I’m now smoking Solani Aged Burley Flake in the Sam McLarday.

 

[Jbyrd]

Is it the only pipe your smoking? Or are there others as well during the day?

I take a briar pipe to work and then smoke this meer when I'm home one bowl in it Monday thru Friday and then 4-5 a day on the weekends

 

[didimauw]

Well, since I sold my commission billiard from Astas meerschaum, I felt like I needed to try again. I still don't have a straight billiard meer.
This one will be on its way next week hopefully.


And I also, opted to NOT get my tamper commission done. I've been waiting weeks and he still didn't have the right size piece. So instead, I went with a cigarette holder just for fun.


It'll be interesting to watch that one color.

 

[Jbyrd]

Well, since I sold my commission billiard from Astas meerschaum, I felt like I needed to try again. I still don't have a straight billiard meer.
This one will be on its way next week hopefully.
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And I also, opted to NOT get my tamper commission done. I've been waiting weeks and he still didn't have the right size piece. So instead, I went with a cigarette holder just for fun.
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It'll be interesting to watch that one color.

Nice let me know how the cig holder does my wife smokes them so that might be a cool gift for her.

 

[didimauw]

Nice let me know how the cig holder does my wife smokes them so that might be a cool gift for her.

I absolutely will! I have a cheap one but I don't use it for it's intended purposes. He makes nice kits that are a holder and come with colored meer bracelets too!

 

[metalheadycigarguy]

Today's smoke is my CAO Egg and Claw.

 

[Jbyrd]

Today's smoke is my CAO Egg and Claw.View attachment 208276View attachment 208277

If you ever decide to sale that one please let me know its a great looking pipe and it is the same age as me or at least has my birth year on it

 

[metalheadycigarguy]

If you ever decide to sale that one please let me know its a great looking pipe and it is the same age as me or at least has my birth year on it

No plans to sell this one.

I've been trying for a long time to determine who carved this pipe, but have yet to figure it out. To my knowledge Bekler was the only one that signed his pipes at CAO. This one has a date on it, but no signature. I've only seen a few that have a date, and also have Bekler's name with it. The rest have just been his signature. This is the only one I've seen that doesn't have his name, but has a date. It would be great if it was a Bekler, but without the name I haven't been able to say one way or another. I even reached out to CAO, but they never replied. Of course they're so far removed from pipes these days that I'm sure no one at the company even remembers they made pipes. LOL

 

[Jbyrd]

No plans to sell this one.

I've been trying for a long time to determine who carved this pipe, but have yet to figure it out. To my knowledge Bekler was the only one that signed his pipes at CAO. This one has a date on it, but no signature. I've only seen a few that have a date, and also have Bekler's name with it. The rest have just been his signature. This is the only one I've seen that doesn't have his name, but has a date. It would be great if it was a Bekler, but without the name I haven't been able to say one way or another. I even reached out to CAO, but they never replied. Of course they're so far removed from pipes these days that I'm sure no one at the company even remembers they made pipes. LOL

That's probably very true they are pretty far out of it. I have one beckler cao I got it on ebay in 2012 it was smoked. I have smoked it one time because it has a horrible flavor in it.

 

[metalheadycigarguy]

That's probably very true they are pretty far out of it. I have one beckler cao I got it on ebay in 2012 it was smoked. I have smoked it one time because it has a horrible flavor in it.

That taste should go away after a couple bowls. Some people experience a weird taste when first smoking a new meerschaum. I've had a few that gave off a weird flavor at first, but it will go away. Power through, and enjoy that pipe.

When I get a new or estate meer that's unsmoked, I always blow through it and get as much meerschaum dust out, and follow that up with a pipe cleaner or two. It helps sometimes.