Really cool, nice catch!Ok… there are some more pipes for later, but THIS is the one that I don’t think I will EVER find again, so…
I got it !
A Peterson ‘Kapmeer’ 106. Notice the MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN stamp. I asked Mark Irwin at the Pete Meet ‘Swap & Shop’ he held Saturday afternoon @ the show. He said it is a genuine Irish Pete made in the London Shop of K&P. He explained how Paddy Larrigan came up with the idea of a tube like piece of meerschaum to line pipe walls yet have briar at the bottom. This allow things to dry out more easily as that can be a problem with some meerschaum pipes.
So, not only did I score a great pipe, but I got the inside scoop from ‘the guy who wrote the book ’ as the old saying goes!
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I think Peterson got this one a lot closer to the shape Mark Twain smoked, than their 'Mark Twain'.New to me POY 2022.
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I own three Mark Twains from the 80's but really wanted the 2022 POY as I had read that this was much closer to what Twain had smoked. It's a great looking pipe.I think Peterson got this one a lot closer to the shape Mark Twain smoked, than their 'Mark Twain'.
I just grabbed one with a Rua finish.New to me POY 2022.
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Here are my Twain lookalikes, based on all the photos I was able to find of him smoking a pipe. At some point I'll replace the middle 'Mark Twain' with the 2022 POTY.I own three Mark Twains from the 80's but really wanted the 2022 POY as I had read that this was much closer to what Twain had smoked. It's a great looking pipe.
What model in the top one ? I like it.Here are my Twain lookalikes, based on all the photos I was able to find of him smoking a pipe. At some point I'll replace the middle 'Mark Twain' with the 2022 POTY.
Nice pipe. I have the 69-71 Kapmeer 999 Rocky Donegal. It seems to have a similar stem to shank fit. Its a great pipe but I find meerschaum to be a hot smoke. I know everyone says its cooler but I haven't found that. Must be me.Ok… there are some more pipes for later, but THIS is the one that I don’t think I will EVER find again, so…
I got it !
A Peterson ‘Kapmeer’ 106. Notice the MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN stamp. I asked Mark Irwin at the Pete Meet ‘Swap & Shop’ he held Saturday afternoon @ the show. He said it is a genuine Irish Pete made in the London Shop of K&P. He explained how Paddy Larrigan came up with the idea of a tube like piece of meerschaum to line pipe walls yet have briar at the bottom. This allow things to dry out more easily as that can be a problem with some meerschaum pipes.
So, not only did I score a great pipe, but I got the inside scoop from ‘the guy who wrote the book ’ as the old saying goes!
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It's an O1 Irish Free State house pipe.What model in the top one ? I like it.
I'd like to get one like that ... at the right price ...It's an O1 Irish Free State house pipe.
I got this one at an okay price, only because it was in poor condition. It required extensive work on the stummel and re-staining.I'd like to get one like that ... at the right price ...