What Did You Smoke Today? (Pipe Edition)

[Haebar]

Hi Tab,

Can you tell me anything about this pipe and how you acquired it? From the pic it looks very much 1960s (or before) English (London) made. Could you supply more pics. If the stem is original, could you post one looking into the smoke hole of the bit? Thanks.

Pete

2015 Royal Yacht in a 1940s Barling Ye Olde Wood EL saddle billiard with coffee (this was earlier this am, working a stogie now).

Pete, I got it on Ebay for $9. I checked my copy of "Who Made That Pipe" and it says it was made by either Sasieni or H. Comoy. I will send pictures tonight, busy with company now.

[JimInks]

Peretti’s Park Square in a 1988 smooth full bend Peterson System Standard XL 315 with a black vulcanite stem and p-lip.

[NeverBend]

Pete, I got it on Ebay for $9. I checked my copy of "Who Made That Pipe" and it says it was made by either Sasieni or H. Comoy. I will send pictures tonight, busy with company now.

Looks more pre-1960s Sasieni. Looking forward to the pics.

[JimInks]

Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem.

[Haebar]

Looks more pre-1960s Sasieni. Looking forward to the pics.

I'm drying some GH Curly Cut Regular in a Lepeltier clay pipe.

Pete, here are some pics of the Hendon pipe:

[JimInks]

Special Latakia Flake in 1949 medium bend Dunhill Shell with a black vulcanite stem. Almost done with this sample.

[NeverBend]

I'm drying some GH Curly Cut Regular in a Lepeltier clay pipe.

Pete, here are some pics of the Hendon pipe:

Tab,

Everything looks Sasieni, circa late 1940s to mid 1950s. The large '7' was added to '15' stamp and this fancy font I've seen on other Sasieni pipes of the era. I go by manufacturing clues and the shape is Sasieni, based on the first pic you showed, as well. If you have the time, can you take a couple of pics of the bowl. I'm not a Sasieni collector but I know their manufacturing pretty well.

Just opened an 8-oz vacuum bag of Gawith Hoggarth Louisiana Flake from March, 2015. Smells lovely.

Loading up a 1984 Ser Jacopo L1 Panel, smooth saddle that's the first panel they ever made, based on my design drawing. It was never stained, seemed to have no grain at the time but has darkened to show a rich full grain (sorry no pics - I remain pic challenged). Elite smoker. The guys at Jacopo thought it to be a toss-away and used a bit that had not properly fit a Castello repair. The remnant outline of the Castello bar can still be seen on the side of the bit. This is among the last of the original, regular line, Jacopo logo pipes (1982-1984), small coral dot surrounded by silver that was later changed to the simple coral red dot (1985-1997) before the silver inlaid "J" (1997-present). I took this pipe immediately after it was made, less than 90 minutes from concept to smoking.

With water, no cubes, on a rainy night.

[JimInks]

HU Directors Cut in a 1982 smooth straight Dunhill Root Briar 31051 Dublin with a black vulcanite stem.

[BryGuySC]

Anniversary Kake and then SPC Mississippi River today.

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of 4th Generation 1882 in a medium bend 2001 Ural lattice Rhodesian with a yellow stem with white swirls.