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Post by orley on Jan 13, 2018 21:49:22 GMT -5
I haven't owned a Charatan for a long time. I can never find a shape I like at a price I can afford. Well lo and behold, I came across this nice little apple shaped Tinder Box Unique. For some time these have admittedly been made by Charatan for Tinder Box. It didn't look to be in great shape, but for $8 I figured I had little to lose. The stem needed the most work as there were lots of tooth dents in it, but otherwise it just needed a good cleaning and polishing. Just stamped The Tinder Box, Unique, Made in England. I think I read that these were mostly made in the 1970s, but I have no way of knowing for sure. Anyway, it's a nice pipe with no fills or problems save for some rim darkening and a few little dings, and has a rather thick shank for an apple shape. Smoked some Fusilier's Ration in it, and it was great, never got hot. Anyone else have one of these?   |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2018 21:51:32 GMT -5
Gotta love it. She's a beaut!
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Post by PhantomWolf on Jan 13, 2018 21:55:47 GMT -5
Gorgeous little pot, man. Hope she smokes as good as she looks. Congrats.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2018 21:57:18 GMT -5
There are some very desirable pipes floating under that T-Box house stamp (someone should do a thread identifying them) and you found one. Congrats & Enjoy.
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Post by JimInks on Jan 13, 2018 22:47:44 GMT -5
Good for you, man. Looks like a winner. Tinderbox pipes were almost always good smokers. I have four, none of which were made by Charatan.
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Post by trailboss on Jan 13, 2018 22:52:59 GMT -5
I will give you $16 for it, double your money!😉
What a beaut!
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Post by That Falls Guy on Jan 13, 2018 23:17:14 GMT -5
Tinder Box pipes are among my favorite brand of pipes. A lot of their pipes were made by some of the better companies in the business at the time.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2018 4:18:07 GMT -5
Win-win. Nice.
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Post by antb on Jan 15, 2018 1:57:48 GMT -5
I like it!
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Post by peterd-Buffalo Spirit on Jan 15, 2018 6:36:55 GMT -5
...quite nice...Enjoy!
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Post by Darin on Jan 15, 2018 7:45:39 GMT -5
Nice looking pipe!  |
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Post by haebar on Jan 15, 2018 7:59:45 GMT -5
Nice looking pipe! I got interested in The Tinder Box Uniques back in the 70's when a friend gave me one that I believe is called the Huntsman by Charatan. That pipe has been lost to the years, probably sold or misplaced. But I always wanted to get another like it. I found some on Ebay a couple of years ago:  |
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Post by orley on Jan 15, 2018 15:30:18 GMT -5
Ooo John, I do like the shape of those pipes! Reminds me of a Yachtsman shape more than anything. Like maybe a Savinelli 904. Might have to look out for one of those!
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