Hello all. New member from Las Vegas. I am a cigar smoker who found an affinity for pipes about a year ago. I will try to keep this short.
My girlfriend's grandfather passed away last month at the age of 100. When we went to the memorial, the family, knowing I am a pipe smoker, felt enough of me to give me a pipe and pipe rack from his estate. There was also an incredibly old Meerschaum pipe, but my girlfriend's father wanted to keep that one. Needlessly to say, I was/am deeply touched and will care for it the best I can.
I have spent quite some time doing some research. I am fairly new to pipes and dont have a lot of sites saved for this sort of thing. I've searched and searched, looked through archives, looked through pages of identifying mark databases, etc. etc. and cannot find really anything at all about this pipe except that it MAY be French- But that is just my hunch based on the nomenclature on the pipe. I hope the members here can help me in identifying this pipe. I wouldn't come here asking if I thought I had a chance finding something by myself! I do not expect this pipe to be valuable, I just want some information on it before I start cleaning it up and get it back into smoking condition!
Some facts that MAY be helpful: The man who previously owned this pipe was Dutch. They lived for a time in Amsterdam, also did some traveling around Europe. But from the 1960s, they lived in Laguna Beach, CA. The family told me he stopped smoking in the late 1960s, so I presume this pipe is at least that old. There appear to be no cracks, only a few fills and what appears to me to be a horn stem with some major tooth indentations. It also looks to be in pretty decent, albeit used, condition. There is even still a small bit of tobacco left in the bottom of the bowl! I know the translation of "Racine de Bruyere- Garantie (additionally, these words are filled with gold color)" is likely "Root briar, guaranteed". Inside the crown is the word "Depose" and on the opposite side is an oval encasing "PEGA", with "Grand Luxe" over the top of the oval. But even with all this, I can't find a darn thing... But it does look pretty good as the centerpiece among my other pipes in the very old pipe rack it came with.
I would appreciate any help you folks can give me. I have some pictures here My PipesMagazine photo album
My girlfriend's grandfather passed away last month at the age of 100. When we went to the memorial, the family, knowing I am a pipe smoker, felt enough of me to give me a pipe and pipe rack from his estate. There was also an incredibly old Meerschaum pipe, but my girlfriend's father wanted to keep that one. Needlessly to say, I was/am deeply touched and will care for it the best I can.
I have spent quite some time doing some research. I am fairly new to pipes and dont have a lot of sites saved for this sort of thing. I've searched and searched, looked through archives, looked through pages of identifying mark databases, etc. etc. and cannot find really anything at all about this pipe except that it MAY be French- But that is just my hunch based on the nomenclature on the pipe. I hope the members here can help me in identifying this pipe. I wouldn't come here asking if I thought I had a chance finding something by myself! I do not expect this pipe to be valuable, I just want some information on it before I start cleaning it up and get it back into smoking condition!
Some facts that MAY be helpful: The man who previously owned this pipe was Dutch. They lived for a time in Amsterdam, also did some traveling around Europe. But from the 1960s, they lived in Laguna Beach, CA. The family told me he stopped smoking in the late 1960s, so I presume this pipe is at least that old. There appear to be no cracks, only a few fills and what appears to me to be a horn stem with some major tooth indentations. It also looks to be in pretty decent, albeit used, condition. There is even still a small bit of tobacco left in the bottom of the bowl! I know the translation of "Racine de Bruyere- Garantie (additionally, these words are filled with gold color)" is likely "Root briar, guaranteed". Inside the crown is the word "Depose" and on the opposite side is an oval encasing "PEGA", with "Grand Luxe" over the top of the oval. But even with all this, I can't find a darn thing... But it does look pretty good as the centerpiece among my other pipes in the very old pipe rack it came with.
I would appreciate any help you folks can give me. I have some pictures here My PipesMagazine photo album
I just did a little digging to see if I could help him. Thank you for clearing it up though.
