That was a really cool Pete. Any idea of when it was from? I haven’t seen a black meer tankard like that.
I don’t believe the meer was originally black. That scalloped Aboriginal finish came in white.
Right. I haven’t seen those either. I have an Aboriginal meer from ‘73. It’s a cool finish, especially in a meer.
The new meers are Turkish. This is African meer from Manx. I believe yours is that dark from smoking it. The only black meers at that time had the rusticated finish.. aboriginal didn’t come in black from what I’ve seen. I’ll have to check my book.
No worries man and I’m not trying to shit in your thread just a curiosity as I’ve not seen one or seen reference to one. Certainly doesn’t mean that it didn’t exist! Regardless it’s a nice pipe and a good deal. ?
Would you be willing to start a thread in the Pupes section with this pipe? I think others would be interested in the discussion and it would be a shame to have it buried in a sale thread. I think a meer in the Tankard shape and aboriginal finish is probably rare. A black one is probably unique. Great find.
It’s quite possibly a unique pipe. Definitely rare and absolutely cool!
After its delivery I’ll post up about and dig up history. I really enjoy that stuff so I’m in.
I’ll look up the section in my Peterson book which has the catalog entries. I do not believe this was an option. I just wonder if someone stained it black because it had some type of ugly or dirty looking markings on it. The fact it had no stem lends to the theory it may have been abused.
