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Post by john on Dec 22, 2023 15:38:30 GMT -5
Smoking some Peterson's Royal Yacht in a Genod apple. We had the Knoxville Pipe Club Christmas Party on Wednesday night and had a good showing of seven members. Lots of food offerings and cookies, not to mention bottles of Rye and Scotch. But nobody drank enough to get impaired for driving. Later we had the White Elephant Gift Exchange.  Hey John , that is one of the nicer simple pipes I've seen. Simple but elegant. Well Done! |
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Post by Silver on Dec 22, 2023 16:14:59 GMT -5
Friar's Bayou in the Friday cob.
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Post by haebar on Dec 22, 2023 16:58:01 GMT -5
Smoking some Peterson's Royal Yacht in a Genod apple. We had the Knoxville Pipe Club Christmas Party on Wednesday night and had a good showing of seven members. Lots of food offerings and cookies, not to mention bottles of Rye and Scotch. But nobody drank enough to get impaired for driving. Later we had the White Elephant Gift Exchange. Hey John , that is one of the nicer simple pipes I've seen. Simple but elegant. Well Done! Thanks, John! I am partial to the Genod pipes; they are made in France and are reasonable in price. Hope you have happy holidays this season! |
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Post by Goldbrick on Dec 22, 2023 16:59:21 GMT -5
Carter Hall in the Estella 616.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Dec 22, 2023 17:34:49 GMT -5
2014 McC #24 in my Erik Nielsen oval shank Apple to celebrate the start of corporate year end shutdown. 😀 I don’t return to work until Jan 8. 😎  |
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Post by urbino on Dec 22, 2023 17:37:56 GMT -5
Smoking some Peterson's Royal Yacht in a Genod apple. We had the Knoxville Pipe Club Christmas Party on Wednesday night and had a good showing of seven members. Lots of food offerings and cookies, not to mention bottles of Rye and Scotch. But nobody drank enough to get impaired for driving. Later we had the White Elephant Gift Exchange. Hey John , that is one of the nicer simple pipes I've seen. Simple but elegant. Well Done! I'll second that. Just a lovely, classic, well-proportioned apple with some nice grain, to boot. |
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Post by Silver on Dec 22, 2023 19:41:24 GMT -5
After-dinner smoke time. Haunted Bookshop in an acorn cob.
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Post by Goldbrick on Dec 22, 2023 20:58:18 GMT -5
Sterling's Blend in the Kristi freehand, Diet Coke on the side.
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Zach
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Posts: 4,367
First Name: Zach
Favorite Pipe: Too many currently, bound to change
Favorite Tobacco: Haunted Bookshop, Big 'N' Burley, Pegasus, Habana Daydream, OJK, Rum Twist, FVF, Escudo, Orlik Golden Sliced, Kendal Flake, Ennerdale
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Post by Zach on Dec 22, 2023 21:17:33 GMT -5
2022 Low Country Atalaya in a Savinelli Bing’s Favorite Christmas w/ green/white swirl acrylic stem.
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Post by username on Dec 22, 2023 21:21:06 GMT -5
Haddos bbb Xmas pipe
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Post by haebar on Dec 22, 2023 21:40:22 GMT -5
Smoking some Haunted Bookshop in a Dr. Grabow Eldorado this evening. My brother found this pipe in an old barn out in Wyoming and brought it back to me to restore. It belonged to a friend of my Dad many years ago.  |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 22, 2023 21:56:40 GMT -5
2020 Cringle Flake in a Ron Powell Smokepole.  |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 22, 2023 22:00:56 GMT -5
2014 McC #24 in my Erik Nielsen oval shank Apple to celebrate the start of corporate year end shutdown. 😀 I don’t return to work until Jan 8. 😎 Lazy Bum! But that is a beaut! |
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Post by Silver on Dec 22, 2023 22:03:57 GMT -5
2022 Cringle Flake in a self-made, smooth "55".
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Post by johnlawitzke on Dec 22, 2023 22:27:21 GMT -5
2014 McC #24 in my Erik Nielsen oval shank Apple to celebrate the start of corporate year end shutdown. 😀 I don’t return to work until Jan 8. 😎 Lazy Bum! But that is a beaut! Would you believe that it's an ungraded i.e. a second? It took me a while to figure out why: a shank shaping error where the oval shank is thicker on the right than the left where it joins the bowl ie non-symmetrical. Very unobvious. But yeah me as it cut the price down. 😎 |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 22, 2023 22:33:18 GMT -5
That is the way it goes in the grading system....and no I would not believe it to be a second unless you said so.
Kinda like catching a cop on a bad day I suppose, but it is nice when you are the judge!
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Post by john on Dec 22, 2023 22:45:06 GMT -5
A bowl of Strang in a Dunhill Prince Shell... A large sweet tea alongside...  |
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Post by john on Dec 22, 2023 22:48:43 GMT -5
Hey John , that is one of the nicer simple pipes I've seen. Simple but elegant. Well Done! Thanks, John! I am partial to the Genod pipes; they are made in France and are reasonable in price. Hope you have happy holidays this season! And you and your family as well John! |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 22, 2023 22:57:01 GMT -5
A bowl of Strang in a Dunhill Prince Shell... A large sweet tea alongside... I have a couple prince'ers, and I think that they are under-rated in the pipe smoking community. |
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Post by just ol ed on Dec 22, 2023 22:58:30 GMT -5
In a few, Tashkent with last of the latakia flake ground up & cobs cleaned..to the chats
Ed
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Post by john on Dec 22, 2023 22:59:41 GMT -5
Smoking some Haunted Bookshop in a Dr. Grabow Eldorado this evening. My brother found this pipe in an old barn out in Wyoming and brought it back to me to restore. It belonged to a friend of my Dad many years ago. Another nice find John. I’ve Not seen this shape before. What would be the approximate date of it? The much older Grabow pipes appear to be made better than the newer ones. Somehow they have more character. Just saying... |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 22, 2023 23:02:33 GMT -5
Agreed, that would be a fine steed in any stable.
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Post by john on Dec 22, 2023 23:07:22 GMT -5
A bowl of Strang in a Dunhill Prince Shell... A large sweet tea alongside... I have a couple prince'ers, and I think that they are under-rated in the pipe smoking community. I agree Charlie. This is one that smokes wonderfully. The bowl is stout enough to be cool in the hand and wide enough for a good amount of baccy, but not so deep as to be wasteful. It’s good for flakes and ropes. |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 22, 2023 23:20:57 GMT -5
The Prince shape: Prince Albert was the first son of Queen Victoria, and was named for his father, Albert of Saxony. When her consort died, the Queen decreed that no future King of England could use the name Albert. So, when Prince Albert (for whom the tobacco is named) became King, he became King Edward VII. (For whom the cigar is named.) During his reign, Prince Albert tobacco carried a small legend below his portrait, "Now King". The story goes that The Prince was a great user of tobacco, while his mother Victoria hated the stuff.. After the Queen passed in 1901, the Prince entered the drawing room of the Palace and declared "Gentlemen, you may smoke." And the prince shape is attributed to King Edward VII. Died 1910  |
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Post by urbino on Dec 22, 2023 23:28:41 GMT -5
I'm always on a prince kick. Having some Brown Clunee in the Bentley:  |
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Post by john on Dec 22, 2023 23:56:12 GMT -5
The Prince shape: Prince Albert was the first son of Queen Victoria, and was named for his father, Albert of Saxony. When her consort died, the Queen decreed that no future King of England could use the name Albert. So, when Prince Albert (for whom the tobacco is named) became King, he became King Edward VII. (For whom the cigar is named.) During his reign, Prince Albert tobacco carried a small legend below his portrait, "Now King". The story goes that The Prince was a great user of tobacco, while his mother Victoria hated the stuff.. After the Queen passed in 1901, the Prince entered the drawing room of the Palace and declared "Gentlemen, you may smoke." And the prince shape is attributed to King Edward VII. Died 1910 Thanks Charlie for the history lesson. I never knew that. Well done! |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 23, 2023 0:02:25 GMT -5
You are welcome, I culled that info from a pipesmesmag post, but I know that the information is true...I have seen it for a long time as in the historical timeline.
It is sad that such a notable figure in pipe history only had a 9 year reign....but he left an indelible mark on our hobby!
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Post by urbino on Dec 23, 2023 0:08:43 GMT -5
The Prince shape: Prince Albert was the first son of Queen Victoria, and was named for his father, Albert of Saxony. When her consort died, the Queen decreed that no future King of England could use the name Albert. So, when Prince Albert (for whom the tobacco is named) became King, he became King Edward VII. (For whom the cigar is named.) During his reign, Prince Albert tobacco carried a small legend below his portrait, "Now King". The story goes that The Prince was a great user of tobacco, while his mother Victoria hated the stuff.. After the Queen passed in 1901, the Prince entered the drawing room of the Palace and declared "Gentlemen, you may smoke." And the prince shape is attributed to King Edward VII. Died 1910 And his character in From Hell gave us a lovely scene with Joanna Page. |
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Post by urbino on Dec 23, 2023 0:19:00 GMT -5
And some Boswell's Sweet Tea in my trusty little Dunnie Chestnut 3101:  |
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Post by Silver on Dec 23, 2023 0:19:38 GMT -5
Smoking some Haunted Bookshop in a Dr. Grabow Eldorado this evening. My brother found this pipe in an old barn out in Wyoming and brought it back to me to restore. It belonged to a friend of my Dad many years ago. Another nice find John. I’ve Not seen this shape before. What would be the approximate date of it? The much older Grabow pipes appear to be made better than the newer ones. Somehow they have more character. Just saying... I believe it's a 65 shape. Somewhere between a Zulu and a Dublin. My favorite Grabow shape. Top-notch Dr. G! |
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