Tolkien Pipe I.D.

[JohnMosesBrowning]

Is this a Dublin pipe shape in this particular picture? It's a famous picture of him with his pipe, but I know others where it seems more of a billiard shape. This looks to me like a Dublin with that thick rim. Thoughts?

 

[alaskanpiper]

Always looked like a thick walled dublin to me. I know he was a dunhill guy but im not sure if that is one.

 

[tg51]

It does look like a Dublin but it could very well be a billiard. I would just say dublin until proven otherwise.

 

[Chasing Embers]

From that angle, looks to be a cylindrical bowl and chamber. I'd guess a billiard.

 

[didimauw]

I'd have to go with billiard as well.

 

[SpookedPiper]

Looks like an optical illusion, I'd say billiard.

 

[peregrinus]

Looks like the stem is about to fall out.

 

[tg51]

I agree with the picture causing an optical illusion but in my head I just envision Tolkien smoking a Dublin for some reason.

 

[SpookedPiper]

Here's another view

 

[alaskanpiper]

Same pic backwards haha

 

[SpookedPiper]

Sure but it doesn't look like a Dublin any longer!

 

[JohnMosesBrowning]

Thanks for the input! I see what you mean about the bowl appearing more cylindrical. I suppose I'd only seen Dublin's with that thickness at the rim and just assumed. (Hence the inquiry).

How about this one? Does that stem seem flattened, or is it another illusion?

 

[anotherbob]

most important note is how does he not look like an idiot with the pipe in the front of his mouth going straight. There is something mystical or supernatural in that ability.

 

[Daniele Pipa]

In the first part of his time, he don't have a much money, so he buy a bucket pipe. When he his famous, he smoked Dunhill

 

[Casual]

It makes me sad to think that the men of my generation will not look nearly as distinguished in their dotage.

 

[JohnMosesBrowning]

On that note, just doing a Google image search for "Tolkien Pipe" returns all kinds of great pictures of him I'd aspire to.

 

[lawdawg]

Looks like the stem is about to fall out.

My thought as well. Tenon is damn near halfway out of the mortise. Whatever is going on here, it is probably not a pipe to envy!

Or who knows, maybe it was one of those great-smoking basket pipes that you might come across once in a while, or maybe Tolkien never cleaned his pipes and got a nasty buildup in the mortise.

 

[tg51]

It makes me sad to think that the men of my generation will not look nearly as distinguished in their dotage.

I wouldn't necessarily agree. Members of the millennial and Gen Z(my own) generations can certainly look distinguished smoking a pipe. Although, a three piece tweed and a well used typewriter can never hurt.

 

[anotherbob]

It makes me sad to think that the men of my generation will not look nearly as distinguished in their dotage.

be the change you want to see in the world or some such thing. Love the avatar by the way.

 

[Casual]

be the change you want to see in the world or some such thing. Love the avatar by the way.

Thanks, I found the avatar online, but I love it.

I’m trying to be the change, really. Pipe smoking is part of it, and trying to preserve even the tiniest formality of dress when I can. But people who do any of this tend to stick out. I can only hope it’s in in a good way.