Lovely pipeAll the posts from Jim Inks ‘What Ya Smokin’, displaying those sweet Merchant Service pipes, the bug hit hard. Waiting for them to get back in stock for the last 18 months, I received am email they were available. This is the one my wife gifted to me,
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Indeed I am, and she’s pretty to boot.Lovely pipe
Lovelier wife
You are a lucky man
Enjoy
Here's an image of one of Mr. Crosby's Merchant Service pipes:
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I believe that this particular pipe was one that was offered for sale by Butterfield's on May 28, 1982 as a part of an auction of items from his estate.
Incidentally, if I recall correctly, this model was the Merchant Service Special.
Mine is the standard / small size as I like a .750” bore for VA flakes. Mine was purchased from the website.Beautiful pipe. Is that the smaller Bing? I have an estate MS Bing. It looks beautiful and smoke decently well. I was hoping to purchase another one but, between their instagram feed and their website, I'm completely confused as to when, where, and how to purchase one of their pipes directly!