Newest estate find

[pappymac]

Picked up this "vintage" meerschaum pipe this morning at an antique/collectible shop. It's been a while since I've seen one where the screw in tenon was one piece instead of a push pull.

 

[midwestpipesmoker70]

That's a nice looking meer.

 

[papipeguy]

Nice find. It doesn't appear to have been smoked a lot.

 

[derekflint]

Nice........

 

[mikethompson]

Nice looking pipe, it looks a lot like mine but carved.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Excellent find. Enjoy!

 

[brendhain]

Nice shape to the stumble! What stem material is that?

 

[Civil War]

Great find, nice meer

 

[mso489]

Nice find indeed. I'm not even a Meer smoker, but if the price were right, I'd likely grab that one. I like the carving, pleasing but not over-the-top.

 

[pappymac]

I pretty sure the original stem is made from an acrylic as it's translucent. It came with a bone screw in tenon. At least I think it was bone because it was real brittle and broke. Fortunately I had a spare acrylic stem that was the same length and curvature that lines up perfectly to the bowl.

 

[brendhain]

Was the original stem Yellow and a bit swirled? I remember seeing the yellow stems on older meerschaums (not antique ones). Those stems felt lighter than acrylic and had a dull finish.

 

[jonasclark]

Yes, the yellow stems, gloss or matte, are plastic, though maybe not acrylic. The later amber stems from 1950s Austrian pipes were more of an orangey color.
Nice pipe, with a classic Turkish motif.