Posted 12 years ago
postcardmama
(2 items)
My neighbor has this pipe that was her grandfathers in the 1800's. Would any one know any thing about it? It says Verona on it.
She also has this odd key ? maybe a skate key ? Or a tool ?
And this odd looking thing that was her grandmother's. The right side closes into the top.
Are there any other marks beside Verona? It might be a symbol, letter or shape.
There is wiki for pipes you know:
http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
It's called pipedia!
I think the object on the right might well be pipe-oriented too! A Tamper combination?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe_tool
The one in the middle might be a reamer for a pipe? Does it have a patent number or is it just patent pending.
Hop this helps.
It looks like a beautiful pipe. Very Germanic, European, Italian?
I would have to look at her items again. Thank you. do you think it has any value ?
The odd thing your Grandmother had could be a small early Juicer or press.
If its a press for food, its small.The right side folds into the top
Beautiful, graceful pipe! The tool in the center is a pipe reamer. As the pipe is smoked and emptied out, there is always some residual tobacco and residue that remains, that will eventually choke the bowl. A reamer removes the last few layers. When using a reamer, one must be careful to remove only residue; you don't want to remove any of the material that makes up the bowl (wood, meerschaum, etc. ). As far as the last tool, it appears to be a tobacco tamper. The part that folds out is probably a cleaning tool to help loosen the last bits of burnt tobacco when emptying the pipe.
I have a similar pipe, almost exact,q mine says long distant...is made by demuth and is pre 1900! Wow, finally found a near match! Do you know the value,