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Today's haul:
H&H Classic Burley Kake x 2
H&H Louisiana Red x 2
McClelland Anniversary 2010 x 1
Capstan Ready Rubbed Blue x 1
Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend x 1
1 pouch ea. of MM Missouri Pride and Country Gentleman tobacco
And my first ever Dr. Grabow pipe, a rusticated Lark. Never smoked one before and I had to try it. For $22.95 how can I go wrong?
A mighty fine haul, Warren.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pugsley
I've ordered a couple bags of those - not a bad one in the bunch! I keep a few unsmoked ones around for noobs who want to try pipe smoking but might be put off by smoking a used pipe.Quote:
Originally Posted by quo155
6 tins of Seattle Pipe Club Deception Pass just arrived.
8 tins of OGS, half of my Orlik Mix and match order.
1 tin of Pelican
1 bag of Margate
1 bag of Peacehaven
2 tins of Christmas Cheer 2006
Did you find a secrete shop that no one else knows about or sumtin?! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Tgs679
Nope Both were at Iwan Ries & Co. Still have Peacehaven, I think Pelican is gone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Branzig
FOr a second I thought your ear was acting up again! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Branzig
huh? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by NeverBend
Well....here it is...my first ever Meer purchase!
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It has some obvious rim char, a little bit of cake, and the stem/shank will def need to be cleaned...I've never worked on a Meer before so we will see how it goes.
All in all I am really happy with it. The price was right and seeing it in person is even better than it looked on Ebay.
Can't wait to get to work on it...don't really know what I am doing exactly...but yeah! Can't wait!
That's a purdy one :pipe:
That's a nice pipe!
Great looking meer, Brandon! If you want to see how I cleaned mine up check out this thread http://www.cigarbum.com/forum/showth...e-Trade-Thread
Don't do a Salt/Alcohol treatment. It's pretty much scrubbing and patience.
That meer is sweet.
That is a beautiful meer, Brandon.
Much nicer than my two meers.
I was late to the game this week so I was only able to pick up a few oddities from Pipestud.com Steve has listed a shiton of good, hard to find, aged stuff...maybe it was a good thing on my bank account I was late! Pictures to follow upon arrival of tins.
Congrats on the new meer Brandon! Can't wait to see you smoking it in the MMM thread. That's beautiful.
Very nice Brandon...can't wait to see it cleaned up and hear how it smokes!
In the meantime, I'm still trying to find me a good "deal" on one...hopefully by end of the month!
I received my MM Grab Bag order while I was out camping this week.
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Looks like one of your stems broke. If you want to replace it and it is a filter type, I have a new extra you can have. I always get new stems off ebay for all my cobs and the "stock" stems pile up.Quote:
Originally Posted by quo155
Wayne, that is very kind of you! But, I had ordered some extra bits to try their other sizes and styles...I just didn't include them in this photo.Quote:
Originally Posted by OnePyroTec
Thank you very much though!
Oohhh, very nice. I really like the design of that one!Quote:
Originally Posted by Branzig
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7cy7vmv2Cs
Lesson learned today: Never buy a pipe on Ebay when the description starts with "I don't know anything about pipes, but...."
Pictures! We love to see the victories and the defeats around here!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pugsley
If I had a functioning camera I'd post some. But even the sharpest picture couldn't convey the horrible, overpowering "old lady's perfume" smell on this one. That, along with the half assed tenon replacement job made this one a complete loss.Quote:
Originally Posted by Branzig
The old lady perfume bit had me excited! No lose there! Another Lakeland pipe yes!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pugsley
But the poor tenon hack job crushed my little heart. Poor thing.
On a side note, you sure do get a lot of Lakeland snot pipes! I would say out of the last 30-40 pipes I have bought off the Bay, maybe 1 or 2 had a Lakeland ghost in them...
Al in all, it wasn't a bad week. Four pipes, three winners. A couple of very nice Wally Frank pipes, which I've developed quite an affinity for, and a no name sandblasted straight billiard for next to nothing with a nice open draw and spot on drilling. Too bad about the Lakeland pipe though, a nice looking Algerian briar with some birdseye. It could be cleaned up with a salt treatment, and passing a drill bit through the stem would probably solve the tenon problem, and maybe if I get tired of looking at it I may just do that.
I too love my Wally Franks...they are often steals for the prices that they go for!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pugsley
And it never hurts to try and save another pipe! Lord knows I have re-drilled more than my share of pipes in my day...
Hi Warren,Quote:
Originally Posted by Pugsley
Wally Frank had pipes made for them by several manufacturers over the years. Perhaps the most common Wally Frank private labels were made by Weber Pipes. Several upper tier shops, like Barclay-Rex, Connoisseur and Ehrlichs had some of their pipes made by Weber at one time or another.
They made nice quality pipes, generally at affordable prices. Enjoy yours.
Pete
I was thinking Mixture 79; that's what my 'old lady perfume ebay pipe' smelled like.Quote:
Originally Posted by Branzig
Picked these up at a local antique mall this weekend. I've never seen one of these in person so I grabbed both. The all aluminium one seems to be in a bit better shape even though it's not as fancy.
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5lb of SPC Mississippi River on its way for the GB
IMO that is the best pipe lighter you can get. I've been using mine for 5 years now. I recommend using a match for the charring light due to having to hoover the lighter for the initial light, but every relight just strike it and place it down over the bowl resting it on the rim. Enjoy!Quote:
Originally Posted by Horsefeathers
Devils holiday, and 1 Oz each of pipe dream and peaches and cream. Think the bulks said Lane on them.Attachment 1224
You suck!Quote:
Originally Posted by Horsefeathers
I've been looking for a decent nimrod with the box at the right price for a long time...
Well done!
Looks like that will put a smile on your face for a while.Quote:
Originally Posted by cbr310
Great find Ryan!Quote:
Originally Posted by Horsefeathers
The booth I found them in has regular turn over of pipes and lighters. They were both about 20 bucks. I can keep my eyes peeled for any more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Branzig
20 bucks..... (grumble grumble grumble) :livid:Quote:
Originally Posted by Horsefeathers
Good score though! Well done sir. Let me know if you ever see anymore!