What To Smoke Out Of An XL90

[mtwaller]

After much careful consideration regarding the lovely XL90... *drum rolllllll*

I, uh... I bought another Ashton. Damn it.

 

[BROBS]

Tobacco. You smoke tobacco in it. ?

 

[mtwaller]

Tobacco. You smoke tobacco in it. ?

Thanks for clearing that up

 

[BROBS]

I believe it's the same shape as the 307... which I smoke VA's in all the time. Does really well. ?

 

[mtwaller]

One day I’d still like to get one! Certain iterations of them are awesome looking pipes. For barely much more money I just scored a near mint Taylor-era Sovereign. With free shipping from a domestic seller... I couldn’t say no.

 

[bnichols23]

Oh, are we showing off our XL90s? Here is (one of) my beautiful Tara's:

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Hmmm. That thing looks familiar. -chuckle-

 

[bnichols23]

Tobacco. You smoke tobacco in it. ?

Wise guy.

 

[mtwaller]

How’s this for serendipity. The Ashton I just got in place of the XL90 was listed as not having a date code (not uncommon for certain era Ashton’s, I believe). I struck up a conversation with the seller via email, and he said as he was packing it he inspected it closer, and there is indeed a date code. “9”, to be precise. Which means the pipe was made by Bill Taylor in 1989... my birth year! I accidentally stumbled onto a birth year pipe without even knowing it. Happy days ?

 

[mikethompson]

Hmmm. That thing looks familiar. -chuckle-

Does it? It was a very generous gift from a really good guy. Do you know him?

I accidentally stumbled onto a birth year pipe without even knowing it

It was meant to be!