While I am not currently a pipe smoker, I still instantly recognize the smell of Borkum Riff pipe tobacco which my grandfather used to smoke when I was a child. It is amazing how smells can bring back such memories. This past weekend while visiting my 93 year old mother, she brought out the old pipe pictured here. The pipe belonged to my great, great, great grandmother who came to Texas from Alabama in 1844, which is when Texas was still an independent country. I spent some time searching for similar items on-line and found this forum where others had requested similar help in identifying a pipe. I wondered if anyone could help identify this pipe for us? We can see no obvious maker markings and are just curious about the pipe. Thanks for any help you can give.
Pipe Identification Help
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After your clue, I found the Amsterdam Pipe Museum collection and their item APM21.174 is of similar shape and look. Their pipe was manufactured in Germany from 1820 to 1845 which fits my time frame.Most likely a Dutch Porcelain.
They were ubiquitous at that time...
The Porcelain Pipe: A Smokers Nightmare, A Collectors Dream
The study of tobacco pipes in their various formats and materials is essentially an investigation into a cultural, social and behavioral branch of the social sciences. Through time, the tobacco pipe became an object of much inventive ingenuity, and it varied as greatly in material as in form...
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Thanks for the article. I will take a look at old catalogs mentioned.
Great article. I love the idea and appearance of porcelain. Does not sound like it would be a practical smoker. Beautiful pipe!