Hello friends!
Someone put up a Meerschaum Nosewarmers thread the other week, and after browsing that, I took to eBay with a bad case of PAD. I got this one, and it's super cool, and looks to be relatively old. I'm currently working on cleaning it up, and I've got a few questions.
First, on some parts of the bowl, there is bubbling like you might find on a pipe coated in some sort of finish that's been smoked too hot. I never thought meers were ever coated in anything but wax...so either the mineral itself is bubbling or this one is coated? Has anybody ever seen this before?
Also, would anybody happen to have any idea when this may have been made? The only distinguishing marking is on the inside of the case, where it says
Superior
????? Meerschaum
Other than that, the pipe has no markings.
Thanks guys!
Steven
Someone put up a Meerschaum Nosewarmers thread the other week, and after browsing that, I took to eBay with a bad case of PAD. I got this one, and it's super cool, and looks to be relatively old. I'm currently working on cleaning it up, and I've got a few questions.
First, on some parts of the bowl, there is bubbling like you might find on a pipe coated in some sort of finish that's been smoked too hot. I never thought meers were ever coated in anything but wax...so either the mineral itself is bubbling or this one is coated? Has anybody ever seen this before?
Also, would anybody happen to have any idea when this may have been made? The only distinguishing marking is on the inside of the case, where it says
Superior
????? Meerschaum
Other than that, the pipe has no markings.
Thanks guys!
Steven