Morabb Pipe Reamer

[ssjones]

This popped on Reborn Pipes this morning. I've never encountered this reamer before. It has a UK patent number:
UK Patent Number: 177053/22

Cleaning up a Second Beautiful MORABB Pipe Tool for my collection

by Steve Laug In August of 2025 I received an email from Paul in England regarding a Morabb pipe scraper that he had in his possession from his grandfather’s estate. He sent me the following email …

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[prairiedruid]

A reamer that doubles as a butt plug!

 

[ssjones]

@jguss , can you root out the Patent?

 

[jguss]

No problem Al, here you go:

 

[jguss]

I should add that William Henry Moore was a partner in a company that manufactured studs and links, among other things. The name of the company was Moore, Abbott & Co. Limited, and the telegraph address was (unsurprisingly) Morabb. Hence the brand name of the "tobacco pipe scraper".

 

[ssjones]

Great detective work as always and yep that name makes sense now.