I love Larson! If you haven’t yet, check out In the Garden of Beasts.The absolute genius of Lewis Cowan (not Albert) at Marxman by middle 1953 had rendered a machine shaped cheap pipe able to be sold for $5 under government price controls and be purchased a virgin and turned to oxblood color in just one smoke and zero break in needed.
And on the second smoke, this one with Smoker’s Pride Cherry Cavendish, the Marxman would start to sweat.
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Relaxing with a Marxman.
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The sweat just wipes off.
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Calls for some appropriate music!
Each Night at Nine- Floyd Tillman 1957 version
And by middle 1953 Marx flat out copied the Kaywoodie ball but unpolished with zero holes.
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That’s such a great pic. I’m opting for some Bayou Morning this morning!Lord Methley’s in a Falcon Dover for a rare (for me) morning pipe. Very quiet and peaceful experience, except for the ravens croaking and the red squirrels scolding me.
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Black coffee, alongside mix of GH&Co Black Irish X/Brown Bogie. because nicotine plus caffeine equals protein, right?
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Enjoyed a tasty golden delicious apple, and am smoking aged Rattrays Hal O’ The Wynd in a straight smooth brown pre-WWII (Comoy’s) Corinthian De-Luxe 126 pot made for Sutliff in San Francisco with a black tapered vulcanite stem.
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I just finished “Garden of Beast” it is a great read!I love Larson! If you haven’t yet, check out In the Garden of Beasts.