Very Old and Strange German Pipe

[Humblepipe]

I have a knack for finding some unique pipes. This one is stamped, "ECHT BRUYERE", or Genuine Briar in German. Not so much a branding then a declaration that the pipe is made of briar.

Has anyone seen this type of pipe before? What is the purpose of this design? Any ideas of its age. I'd hazard a guess of 1920s or earlier. However, that is just a guess. Thanks, gents.

 

[sandollars]

Calabash old school style?

 

[canucklehead]

The bottom part is a smoking chamber also? Is it charred or just tarred? Very interesting pipe!

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Looks like a meerschaum coloring bowl setup, but made of briar. ?

 

[Humblepipe]

Neither bowl looks very worn or well smoked. The upper bowl looks recently reamed. Perhaps Sandollars might be on to something. Not exactly the execution I would take for a briar constructed Calabash, but seems like the most reasonable theory at this point.

 

[J.GANDY]

I have seen other pipes kind of like this, not sure the reasoning behind it. Maybe to provide a "cooler" smoke through the second bottom chamber?

Interesting, for sure.

 

[J.GANDY]

It seems if smoking it, that bottom chamber would build up or fill with a lot of smoke. The smoke I believe would be very flavorful and cool.

 

[anotherbob]

It seems if smoking it, that bottom chamber would build up or fill with a lot of smoke. The smoke I believe would be very flavorful and cool.

that is my theory as well. It looks like a proto falcon.

 

[J.GANDY]

that is my theory as well. It looks like a proto falcon.

It's interesting, almost like an experiment but definitely intentionality made.

@7charb have you smoked it yet?

 

[anotherbob]

I like it's style though.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

Nice find.

 

[Humblepipe]

It's interesting, almost like an experiment but definitely intentionality made.

@7charb have you smoked it yet?

Not yet.

It's interesting, almost like an experiment but definitely intentionality made.

@7charb have you smoked it yet?

Have not smoked it yet. It's on the small side for me. This happens to me now and again... see a pipe that looks interesting, dimensions sound good enough... pipe arrives and is much smaller than I had imagined.

 

[J.GANDY]

Not yet.


Have not smoked it yet. It's on the small side for me. This happens to me now and again... see a pipe that looks interesting, dimensions sound good enough... pipe arrives and is much smaller than I had imagined.

? That's the problem with the internet! Hate it when that happens!

 

[sandollars]

I have seen one like this before.

The one I saw had a briar bottom chamber, like a regular pipe and a Meerschaum lined top bowl that pressure fit on the bottom portion. The theory was you could use the bottom pipe as one would normally use a pipe. And when you placed the one on top and used it for the tobacco, it produced a calabash-like effect in the bottom bowl, causing the smoke to be very cool and dry.

I can't remember where I saw it (sufferer from CRS disease ) but I thought it was on this forum.

Very trick design...

 

[jhowell]

Calabash old school style?

+1

 

[anotherbob]

you could load both bowls smoke the top let the bottom dry out and smoke that. It might super charge the nicotine and cause a slight tear in space and time.

 

[mikethompson]

A very unique looking pipe. My first thought was that it was just a second stummel put inside a pipe by mistake.

 

[Merton]

It looks a bit like a Capt. Warren pipe

 

[rajangan]

I saw one of those at an antique show once. I took it apart. The bottom chamber had some sort of cotton ball in it that was stained with tobacco tar.

 

[Dottleganger]

It looks a bit like a Capt. Warren pipe

Concur