Samuel Gawith "Factory"

[dread]

Way cool pictures. I loved seeing the really old machinery.

 

[dragonslayer]

Great pics! Thanks for the post. Hmm I wonder how many of those St. James bricks I could fit in a back pack? :rofl:

 

[jarit]

Thanks, Jarit, but the two links are the same...

Yea, I noticed it as soon as I posted it. Should be two now.

 

[numbersix]

Thanks for bumping this grouchydog. Great post.
What I enjoy also is seeing the old members who used to post quite often and are now rarely, if ever, seen.

 

[tlag77]

Really neat bunch of photos.

 

[msandoval858]

Great thread I must have missed.
Ironically, I just cracked open a tin of this fine snuff today

 

[woodsroad]

Thank you Jarit!

 

[beezer]

Mike,
Where do you get your Sam Gawith snuff from? Are you in the U.S.?

 

[msandoval858]

I am in the US. Got mine from Mr. Snuff. They are a great store to deal with.

 

[andrew]

Extra cool is it's the el ricon de la pipa club forum it's on.

 

[novicemaker]

i wonder how much one of those bricks cost, and now that i am thinking about it how long would it take to smoke a whole one of those pressed beauties.

 

[jarit]

What an extraordinary establishment it is and only around seventy miles from where I live so a visit may be possible one day.
An interesting article about SG with more photos here -

http://www.lancashirelife.co.uk/people/kendal_brown_house_continuing_the_art_of_snuff_production_1_1569201

Thanks, Scarborian, this was a new one for me.
Does anyone know what kind of leaf this strip cut tobacco is?:

It's depicted in the Spaniards' report, as well, and said to be for snuff making especially.
Some kind of fire cured leaf, I suppose.

 

[mrenglish]

Thanks for posting this.
I would love to have a couple of those St. James Flake bricks.

 

[woodsroad]

Does anyone know what kind of leaf this strip cut tobacco is?:

It's depicted in the Spaniards' report, as well, and said to be for snuff making especially.

Those are stems, the midrib of the leaf. Could be from any kind of leaf.

 

[yazamitaz]

Thanks so much for the bump
+1 on what numbersix said

 

[jarit]

Those are stems, the midrib of the leaf. Could be from any kind of leaf.

Right, of course! I've seen some snuff recipes mentioning midrib.
Thanks, woodsroad!

 

[woodsroad]

If anyone here is a snuff maker, I'd be more than happy to save the midribs for you.....

PM me if interested.

 

[pipejunky]

That was nice. those big thick flat tiles of pressed tobacco where unbelievable! great photos

 

[thehappypiper]

As a keen amateur photographer I have to say those pictures are truly awful, but it was very interesting to see the place where so many great blends are made. S.G. should employ a professional to make a sequence of shots for their website, atmospherically lit. It would be a big job, but worth it I think. This link hits home how little there is to it, how natural real tobacco is.

Thanks for the link.