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Pioneer Meerschaum Pipe with Real Amber Mouth Piece | Tobacciana833 of 1399 |  |  |
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Nice little Irish Farmer's style Meerschaum pipe not sure of what year it was made but it has an amber mouth piece too. It's a great smoke although the bowl gets hotter quicker than the larger bowls do. I still fire it up during this time of year. If anyone knows about the time period, I'm all ears.
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Thank you vetraio50!
Yeah, that would be my guess as well Kevin. Thanks but from the pipe smokers I've talked to here, they seem to think it is. From what I was told, it was heavily used during the 20s and 30s era on pipes.
Nevertheless, I will continue to smoke it, Kooties and all.
Yep, about a million years worth maybe, I thought I tasted some mesquito the other day.
Tasted like chikin!
I used to have a nice collection of mershaum pipes. Before WW2 they were all made with amber stems. At some time in the later part of the 1900's they switched to a type of plastic. Most better pipes now use lucite®.
I forgot, If it bothers you tahe the step is amber, do you know that the tenon (little screw that holds the pipe to the stem) is bone?
No it doesn't, I like the fact that it's all there as far as I know. Yes Japanoillamps, I have several newer pipes and enjoy them all.
Perhaps the stem is bakelite? Looks to be and sometimes bakelite was passd off as amber...
Personally, I prefer pipe verses cigarettes. Though, at my age, I just can't pull it off.
Thanks TylulaVintage and Https3x!
I prefer the occasional cigar myself, but I might just have to try one of these out now someday! Thanks for getting me started on another bad habit Perry!!:)
LOL, my pleasure Bernie! If I have to dwell in all this stuff, you do too.
Thank you Van and Https3x!