***What Are You Smoking, November 2021?***

[Winterreise]

SG Sam’s Flake into a Billiard Meerschaum.

 

[PipeIT]

Smoking my own blend called Terra Nova into a Elf Cob with coffee. Very proud of the result , this stuff is delicious and the good news is i got about 10 oz .
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Coincidence or not?

Terra Nova (TV series) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[das3353]

Wessex Brigade Classic Virginia in an Il Ceppo

 

[samuelgawith01]

MacBaren HH Rustica in a small clay.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Earlier today, vanilla Roll Cake in an Altinay.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Vauen No 14 in an IMP.

 

[samuelgawith01]

MacBaren HH Rustica in this clay.

 

[jewman22]

An Aldo Morelli was used to burn up some Luxury Twist Flake.

 

[Winterreise]

Coincidence or not?

A good coincidence haha ! I was playing Civilization game last year and love how it sound , mean New World in Latin .

 

[cshubhra]

John Cotton’s Double Pressed Virginia in a Sasieni Four Dot Amesbury

 

[virkia]

ACI (unidentified) stamped on the band with marks for Birmingham 1892



+ Peterson's UNIVERSITY FLAKE

 

[username]

Anne cap in a claw meer.

 

[weezell]

Mac Baren: HH Old Dark Fired in a Falcon with a Meer bowl...

 

[virginialover]

Germain's Special Latakia Flake in a Blatter green/red dot Diplomat.

 

[Dudditz]

These evening, some Amphora Burley Blend in a Viking Skagen Virgin 117T.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Just one more smoke today. I am bound and determined to break this beauty in. Newminster SRS for a flavorful warm smoke for my throat.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

CVP in a Cermak.

 

[virkia]

This is such a beauty , never smoked a real calabash it seem really satisfying!

For me personally the Calabash is the king of pipes ... for armchair movie watching no better pipe can there be.
If I was going to recommend a brand it would be Andreas Bauer.
If you're going to buy one I'd suggest an example from the 1980s with a meerschaum removable cup which can be replaced extending the life of the pipe by many years. I bought mine new at the time (this is my third replacement bowl) but similar examples can be found today in decent condition for under $100.

Best be careful with antique examples which mostly have sunken bowls as the bowl could be made of asbestos so if you're going in that direction it would be wise to try to get confirmation from the seller regarding the composition of the bowl.

Ours are not very similar that’s for sure. I honestly don’t know what a typical Prehistoric would look like. I imagine mine is pre 1980 as it has a metal rondel.
Here is what PIpedia says
Prehistoric -- England, unknown if also made in France: black sandblast. -TH: Available with Clear Persplex, Vulcanite, Pearl and Copper Acrylic -catalog (1976)

It seems there was quite a bit of variation?

Mine is also late 1970s with the metal roundel so, yes, looks like 'Prehistoric' was just another name for rustic ... I guess it's possible that prehistorics made in/for the UK looked like mine with the smooth rounded bowl lip and those destined for other territories looked less prehistoric and more black shell/rustic/sandblast ?

 

[eslavs]

MB Dark Twist in a basket pipe billiard

 

[samuelgawith01]

Cornell and Diehl Kelly's Coin in a Mark Tinsky Canted Zulu. Mark,if you're reading,nice pipe.