Zenith Porcelain Pipe Info

[blueeyedogre]

Picked up a Zenith a few years back and haven't smoked it much as it smokes hot as hades. Anyone have any info on these pipes and how to maintain them? It has a rubber bung military mount.

 

[papipeguy]

I found a picture of your pipe titled "Zenith Holland". Apparently made in the Netherlands but I could not find which factory produced it they appear to have specialized in ceramic pipes. Good luck with your research.

 

[leonidas]

......where can they be bought?

 

[pylorns]

I never saw this thread but its interesting, I'm guessing not the same company as Radio/TV makers?

 

[lonestar]

I collected porcelain/clay pipes for awhile, and honestly I think most Zenith pipes were tourist trinkets and not made with a smoker in mind.

If you want a good double walled clay, find a LePeltier. They are made for smoking, in the USA

http://www.lepeltier-pipes.com/

 

[blueeyedogre]

I've bought 2 more Zeniths from the local B+M as I find them perfect for trying new tobacco at a very reasonable price.

 

[mso489]

How does this porcelain pipe compare with Brylon, the patented material from which many Medico

and Yello-Bole pipes are made. Brylon also burns way too hot, but some report getting good use

out of them, especially in rough surroundings.

 

[blueeyedogre]

Porcelain is more along the lines of clay pipes only this are double wall pipes. The space between the walls acts almost like a calabash's cooling chamber. They do get hot, not as hot as a clay, if you smoke to fast. Unlike brylon, these pipes are pretty fragile and will surely shatter if dropped. The stems are a rubber sealed military mount that has held up very well with little maintanance.