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Valued for its unique properties and smooth smoke, meerschaum has been a popular material for pipes since its introduction to the west in the mid-1800's. This white mineral, found mostly in Turkey, is loved by pipe smokers for its natural filtration of the tobacco (it absorbs the nicotine and tar). This process triggers meerschaum's other strange property: as it is smoked, the pipe begins to turn reddish brown.
Because it is very soft, meerschaum is easily carved, and has been used to create some very unique and intricate pipes. Skulls, heads, animals, ships... any shape you can imagine has been carved in meerschaum. Meerschaum pipes are typically valued based on their design, and whether or not they're in smokeable condition.
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Auction Central News, May 25thBetween 130 and 140 figurally carved or molded Meerschaum pipes and 40-50 walking sticks are included in the sale. Each item will be auctioned individually to offer collectors their particular choice from an especially diverse selection...Read more
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Antiques and the Arts Online, May 19thVery Interesting Miscellany: American stamp collection dated back to 1851, sword collection, Meerschaum pipes, great mounted sailfish, intricate tramp art box, Oak Edison phonograph, tantalus sets, canes, umbrellas, parasols...Read more
Die täglichen Belege des Judenhasses - Ausstellung “Der Ewige Jude ...
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Joliet Herald News, May 12thOn New Year's Eve 1887, Kramer was presented with a “handsome Meerschaum pipe and its case” by members of the fire department, the Joliet Republic & Sun wrote. Later that night the chiefs were reported to have gone to Tony Schedit's saloon with police...Read more
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Northern Rivers Echo, May 9thShe's now back at home in Meerschaum Vale. "I've been living in Meerschaum Vale for eight or nine years," Sara said. "I came up from Victoria working. I was looking after a quadriplegic man who was searching for a better climate to live in...Read more
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Grantland (blog), May 4thYou can glimpse it in his pathological need for answers, how the thrill of deduction burns away faster than the tobacco in a Meerschaum pipe and how the satisfaction of solving a case is nearly outweighed by the despair of its ending...Read more
