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i found an old briar pipe buried in the bottom of a 60 year old coal pit in my basement (ive found a few coins to give me a rough idea of date). it looks like someone was smoking it and broke the shank off, then just threw it in with the coal to be burned.it still had something in it, it wasn't tobacco, but i don't think i have to say what it was. however for what ever reason, it never made it. so, earlier today i was gathering some coal for my forge (why let it rot in the basement?) and i just happened to find the pipe. it seems well preserved, despite showing signs of heavy use.
now for the fun part. its in no shape to really be worth anything, but it does seem like it could still be usable, after i cleaned it with alcohol and then a buffing wheel for a dremel, then scrapped (chipped) the tar out. it cleaned up nice. i even trimmed the shank down and popped a cheap plastic mouthpiece in it. does anyone here think its safe to use? im a little hesitant about trying
Thanks for being a member and participating.
Thread title fixed.
Please use your Shift key in body text as well.
Please see rule 9 here along with the rest of the forum rules
- Kevin
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i found an old briar pipe buried in the bottom of a 60 year old coal pit in my basement (ive found a few coins to give me a rough idea of date). it looks like someone was smoking it and broke the shank off, then just threw it in with the coal to be burned.it still had something in it, it wasn't tobacco, but i don't think i have to say what it was. however for what ever reason, it never made it. so, earlier today i was gathering some coal for my forge (why let it rot in the basement?) and i just happened to find the pipe. it seems well preserved, despite showing signs of heavy use.
now for the fun part. its in no shape to really be worth anything, but it does seem like it could still be usable, after i cleaned it with alcohol and then a buffing wheel for a dremel, then scrapped (chipped) the tar out. it cleaned up nice. i even trimmed the shank down and popped a cheap plastic mouthpiece in it. does anyone here think its safe to use? im a little hesitant about trying