I have a Civil War clay pipe that I got at a dig at Appomattox, so let's say vintage 1865. After that, my pipes start about a century later and move on up to the current year.
Oldest pipe you own?
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My computer crashed, so I can't post pics today, but I have a few that are older.
Not very old mind you, but not exactly new either.
I have a Charatan from the early 60's, a Playboy from around 68 or 69, and a meer that I'm pretty sure is at least 40 to 50 years old.
I also have quite a few pipes from the 70's and 80's.
Not very old mind you, but not exactly new either.
I have a Charatan from the early 60's, a Playboy from around 68 or 69, and a meer that I'm pretty sure is at least 40 to 50 years old.
I also have quite a few pipes from the 70's and 80's.
I think this one.. date unknown.. made from clay, but found in a shipwreck, has coral on it.
But it could be this one.. date unknown.. made from stone and wood.
Then there is this one.. who knows
Or...
But it could be this one.. date unknown.. made from stone and wood.
Then there is this one.. who knows
Or...
I have a couple of pre 1950's comoy's an everymand and a guild hall. I also just picked up a 1920-1938 comoy supersport. I often find Yello Bole pipes that are marked "honey cured briar" which I think dates them to the mid 30's, i have 5 or 6 of them.
My oldest pipe is a Barling made in 1882. I showed this one recently, so please forgive the repost, but it's germaine to the topic.
It's in mint condition, just beautiful.
It's in mint condition, just beautiful.
That would be my 1920/21 Dunhill pictured in the front of my avatar. Great pipes, everyone. Condor, more pictures, of course.
Well, my CPF Selkirk which I've pictured many times in various threads is coming up on the century mark and smoking just fine. Then I've got this old Yello-Bole which pre-WWII.
Being very new in the pipe hobby I recently got hold of this beauty. I also have 2 Jeantet pipes from 1951 and both are Jubilee pipes, you can find them in the Pipe Talk sub-forum. I also have an Erik Nording 190 Handmade.
Stanwell 879 De Luxe, Regd.No. 969-48, No Crown above the "S"
Cheers,
Chris
Stanwell 879 De Luxe, Regd.No. 969-48, No Crown above the "S"
Cheers,
Chris
I have made absolutely no effort to acquire old pipes, so anything I have is merely something I purchased myself. The dating on one drugstore pipe I still smoke - a Whitehall 1/4 bent Dublin - is uncertain. I can say, with relative certainty, that I have a store brand apple from Campbell's Smoke Shop in East Lansing that I bought in 1972.
Here are few more from my rotation - they are all late 19th century pipes:
The last pipe was a leaving gift to a James Flind in 1894 and it is engraved as such around the silver collar. It has one hell of a chunky amber stem and smokes really well. I picked up this pipe in 1990 and I think it cost me the equivalent of $60.00
The last pipe was a leaving gift to a James Flind in 1894 and it is engraved as such around the silver collar. It has one hell of a chunky amber stem and smokes really well. I picked up this pipe in 1990 and I think it cost me the equivalent of $60.00
My oldest is also my only antique shop find, a GBD PreHistoric 789 Pot. While I can't date it from what I've learned it is was made before the merger with Comoy's as it has the liner "London England" stamp.
I love this thread! I'll be back after I get thru with the work week and study my pipes over for the oldest.
Thx danielplainview!
Thx danielplainview!
I have a few oldies,
Meer cutty from somewhere around 1840:
Meer from England around 1850 or so:
And a clay from the mid to late 1700's excavated near Boston, Mass.
Meer cutty from somewhere around 1840:
Meer from England around 1850 or so:
And a clay from the mid to late 1700's excavated near Boston, Mass.
So far Madman takes the cake. 18th century! Slap a stem on it and give it a try. I've been on the lookout for an old amber stem smoker for a while. I've really enjoyed all the stories and pics of the oldies. To me, a pipe with history is far more appealing than buying a brand new one. Alas, some new pipes just call my name and have to be bought.
I almost forgot, I picked this meer up a few months ago from SP.com. They say its old because of the amber stem, not sure how old.
BTW, its smokes Penzance wonderfully.
and here is the 1926 Dunhill mentioned earlier.
BTW, its smokes Penzance wonderfully.
and here is the 1926 Dunhill mentioned earlier.
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