My wife and I went to an estate sale today. As we were looking through the different offerings, I came across some pipes and a pack of old tobacco. In my crazy world, I’m always hoping to find an amazing old Dunhill, BBB ... Loewe or Peterson at one of these sales.
With much fewer pipe smokers then in years gone by, old pipes are getting more rare. This is the first pipes I’ve seen at an estate sale ever.
When I saw that they were both marked four dollars I immediately thought not worth my time. However, after picking them up and checking them over, I was pleased to discover a couple of well kept, estate pipes.
1. A small Apple, Crown Duke, Dr. Grabow in very good shape. Nice grain, no noticeable fills and the stem intact with the “typical” oxidation. A easy restoration/cleaning project. Great short smoke, pocket pipe!
2. A medium, Billiard Mastercraft, Meerschaum Lined, stamped “Imported Briar over Italy”.
Nice grain with some Birdseye on one side. It does have a few fills. The good news is the meerschaum lining is secure in the pipe, is not chipped along the rim and after a preliminary inspection has no cracks! The stem is intact with no chatter or teeth marks. Another straight forward restore/ clean to make smokable.
Now for my $1 pouch of Hickory Tobacco by John Middleton Inc. My efforts on the Internet so far have turned up minimal information about this particular 1.5 ounce pack of tobacco.
I’m guessing it’s fairly “old”. The pouch was in excellent shape and still sealed. After opening the pouch I inspected the tobacco. Although it’s really dry, it is still smokable.
I did find information on tobacco review stating that Hickory tobacco was an aromatic? I don’t pick up any strong topping notes.The predominant smell is that of burley tobacco. Maybe some anise or molasses?
@JimInks reviewed it on TR.com in Sep 2017- gave it 2 stars.
The back of the box says, “designed to satisfy the requirements of those who wanted the best possible smoking tobacco at the lowest possible price”. So, I’m not expecting this to be my “desert island blend”.
I have to comment about the Scottish or Irish tartan pattern on the pouch- very cool!
Either way I’m gonna smoke some of this baccy. This will be as interesting and fun as the old half-and-half I smoked last year and the wonderful velvet, vintage tobacco test I participated in thanks to @ashdigger .
Mods- tried to place this in a thread I thought best- please move if necessary.
Here are some pictures-
With much fewer pipe smokers then in years gone by, old pipes are getting more rare. This is the first pipes I’ve seen at an estate sale ever.
When I saw that they were both marked four dollars I immediately thought not worth my time. However, after picking them up and checking them over, I was pleased to discover a couple of well kept, estate pipes.
1. A small Apple, Crown Duke, Dr. Grabow in very good shape. Nice grain, no noticeable fills and the stem intact with the “typical” oxidation. A easy restoration/cleaning project. Great short smoke, pocket pipe!
2. A medium, Billiard Mastercraft, Meerschaum Lined, stamped “Imported Briar over Italy”.
Nice grain with some Birdseye on one side. It does have a few fills. The good news is the meerschaum lining is secure in the pipe, is not chipped along the rim and after a preliminary inspection has no cracks! The stem is intact with no chatter or teeth marks. Another straight forward restore/ clean to make smokable.
Now for my $1 pouch of Hickory Tobacco by John Middleton Inc. My efforts on the Internet so far have turned up minimal information about this particular 1.5 ounce pack of tobacco.
I’m guessing it’s fairly “old”. The pouch was in excellent shape and still sealed. After opening the pouch I inspected the tobacco. Although it’s really dry, it is still smokable.
I did find information on tobacco review stating that Hickory tobacco was an aromatic? I don’t pick up any strong topping notes.The predominant smell is that of burley tobacco. Maybe some anise or molasses?
@JimInks reviewed it on TR.com in Sep 2017- gave it 2 stars.
The back of the box says, “designed to satisfy the requirements of those who wanted the best possible smoking tobacco at the lowest possible price”. So, I’m not expecting this to be my “desert island blend”.
I have to comment about the Scottish or Irish tartan pattern on the pouch- very cool!
Either way I’m gonna smoke some of this baccy. This will be as interesting and fun as the old half-and-half I smoked last year and the wonderful velvet, vintage tobacco test I participated in thanks to @ashdigger .
Mods- tried to place this in a thread I thought best- please move if necessary.
Here are some pictures-
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