Today’s Vintage Estate Pipe- MM Rhodesian Cob

[voorhees]

This cob is quite old. Not sure how how but the collection it came from gives me no doubt.
I bet Phil with Missouri Meerschaum would know.

 

[mikethompson]

Interesting find. I wonder if cobs always has the 'disposable' moniker attached to them. This one looks unsmoked so it must have meant something to the original owner.

 

[voorhees]

Interesting find. I wonder if cobs always has the 'disposable' moniker attached to them. This one looks unsmoked so it must have meant something to the original owner.

This collector had many unsmoked pipes and lightly smoked pipes.

 

[mikethompson]

This collector had many unsmoked pipes and lightly smoked pipes.

Those are the best kinds of estates IMHO

 

[Elric]

That's a shape I wish MM would bring back!

 

[BROBS]

That's an early one with the seed cornstalk logo.
turn of the century to 1920s?

 

[voorhees]

That's an early one with the seed cornstalk logo.
turn of the century to 1920s?

Thanks BROBS. I was pretty sure close to 100 years old. He kept all of these pipes well stored.

 

[BROBS]

I'm not sure when exactly they stopped using that label you might be able to find some info on google.

 

[danimalia]

Kind of hart to tell, but the draught hole sure looks like something you'd see on a briar, as opposed to the wooden shank extension into the chamber as you see with most MMs these days. Quite a handomse pipe.

 

[voorhees]

Kind of hart to tell, but the draught hole sure looks like something you'd see on a briar, as opposed to the wooden shank extension into the chamber as you see with most MMs these days. Quite a handomse pipe.

Its nicely done for sure and the shank is also cob and had some turning marking on it. The bit is hardwood with a round orifice.

 

[BROBS]

the bit is actually horn or bone!

 

[voorhees]

the bit is actually horn or bone!

maybe, but is still "new" kinda hard to tell.

 

[mso489]

It reminds me a little of MM's 150th anniversary bulldog, but I like this one much better, really well done.