Show Off Your Meerschaum Pipes Here!

[lawdawg]

View attachment 94426Akb claw meer received new from smoking pipes a week ago. Starting to color nicely

That's a platonic ideal of a claw meer. Love the stem! I don't really care for figural meerschaums or other carved shapes aside from "normal" pipe shapes, but for whatever reason I love claw and egg. I suppose it's fair to say that the claw and egg is a traditional shape at this point for a carved meer. I've seen some that are around 200 years old.

 

[Sharp_tungsten]

Another set I ordered. Not sure what they are as I haven't received them yet but glad I bought them lol. PAD is real people, be warned.

 

[condorlover1]

Cigarette holder, cigar holder and two pipes. Very nice. Was that an Ebay find or somewhere else?

 

[condorlover1]

My bad as I now see you found it on Etsy!

 

[Sharp_tungsten]

Yes etsy and I meant I did not know if they are true meerschaum or what material.

 

[condorlover1]

Here are pair both hallmarked Birmingham 1900 one with an amber stem and one a later early 1920s replacement stem that I smoke every week.

 

[Sharp_tungsten]

Here are pair both hallmarked Birmingham 1900 one with an amber stem and one a later early 1920s replacement stem that I smoke every week.

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Absolutely beautiful.

 

[condorlover1]

Thank you. I have a whole load of BBB's from the 1890's in a similar style. These style of meerschaum 'cutty' seem to survive quite well as they were rather robust. You tend to see quite a few of them show up on here independent of myself and weezell which sort of points to there semi-tough nature.

 

[Sharp_tungsten]

Thank you. I have a whole load of BBB's from the 1890's in a similar style. These style of meerschaum 'cutty' seem to survive quite well as they were rather robust. You tend to see quite a few of them show up on here independent of myself and weezell which sort of points to there semi-tough nature.

Sadly I got beat on ebay last week for this beauty. But I figured I'd snap a photo to remember her by lol. 182.50 greenbacks which I was questioning my IQ level as kept hitting bid lol.

 

[OzPiper]

Thank you. I have a whole load of BBB's from the 1890's in a similar style. These style of meerschaum 'cutty' seem to survive quite well as they were rather robust. You tend to see quite a few of them show up on here independent of myself and weezell which sort of points to there semi-tough nature.

I can attest to that. This one from 1896 just bounced off the wooden floor when dropped without a scratch or chip. It has a replacement Bakelite stem

 

[Sharp_tungsten]

That's is a beautiful shape. Do the cutty's get warm hence the knob like clay pipes?

I can attest to that. This one from 1896 just bounced off the wooden floor when dropped without a scratch or chip. It has a replacement Bakelite stemView attachment 97442

 

[condorlover1]

The original 'condenser' and to answer your question - yes!

 

[Sharp_tungsten]

The original 'condenser' and to answer your question - yes!

Don't you have one cutty with historical provenance? I believe I've seen you post it or was it another member?

 

[condorlover1]

I have several. Which are you referring too? The one owned by the Kentucky Derby winner or the pipes that belonged to the fellow who investigated the Whitechapel Murders in 1888 - Jack the Ripper Pipes?

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

I have several. Which are you referring too? The one owned by the Kentucky Derby winner or the pipes that belonged to the fellow who investigated the Whitechapel Murders in 1888 - Jack the Ripper Pipes?

Wow that is amazing!

 

[condorlover1]

I also have one of Tony Benn's pipes who was a fairly famous British MP.

 

[Sharp_tungsten]

I also have one of Tony Benn's pipes who was a fairly famous British MP.

The whiehall murder detective one. I'd be afraid to own a pipe from James Joyce after reading about his extra curricular activities lol...

 

[condorlover1]

It is surprising how many historical pipes are kicking about. Someone on here had a couple of J RR Tolkien's pipes, Jim Inks has a couple from that famous U.S actor. If I remember correctly someone on here has a couple of 'Archies' pipes otherwise known as Cary Grant. Strange to think about it but these things are of limited appeal and really don't fetch a lot of money. I was interested in some of Edward VIII pipes when all the Duchess of Windsor stuff came up for auction but those surprisingly went for mental money.

 

[condorlover1]

I just dug out the letter on the other pipe I have. It was owned by Mack Garner the famous Jockey who won the 1934 Kentucky Derby. Apparently he died very young in 1936.

 

[Sharp_tungsten]

It is surprising how many historical pipes are kicking about. Someone on here had a couple of J RR Tolkien's pipes, Jim Inks has a couple from that famous U.S actor. If I remember correctly someone on here has a couple of 'Archies' pipes otherwise known as Cary Grant. Strange to think about it but these things are of limited appeal and really don't fetch a lot of money. I was interested in some of Edward VIII pipes when all the Duchess of Windsor stuff came up for auction but those surprisingly went for mental money.

That's insane. Didn't Einsteins only known pipe survive because he gave it to a woman who asked about it? That Twain pipe is burnt to hell as well lol.