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Post by Wolfman on Aug 1, 2019 17:07:07 GMT -5
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Post by trailboss on Aug 1, 2019 17:12:50 GMT -5
Cool stuff, nice find Sam!
I learned something new, about the burn in the stem....guessing they don't actually burn the stem...betting it is like a smudge pot treatment of sorts.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Aug 1, 2019 17:22:46 GMT -5
Always fun to learn some history!! Thanks Sam...great read!
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Aug 1, 2019 17:25:38 GMT -5
My favorite tidbit in there is the sales number. 700k pipes a year?
That has got to make them the number 2 or number 3 pipe manufacturer in the world, by units shipped. Only Savinelli and Sparta (Dr Grabow) can brag numbers on that level.
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Post by PipeSteader on Aug 2, 2019 11:17:12 GMT -5
Like many, a cob was my first pipe and I still have an affinity for them. I keep one in my car glove box with a tin of tobacco for those times I forget my EDC with my carry tobacco.
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Post by McWiggins on Aug 2, 2019 11:35:52 GMT -5
I read he also used the pipe as more of a publicity gimmick along with his hat and sunglasses. Behind closed doors he did smoke a pipe at times but was more of a cigarette smoker.
I cant remember where I read this though as it was years ago.
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Post by Darin on Aug 2, 2019 12:23:45 GMT -5
Cool!  I've got an MM MacArthur with an 18" fancy bent reed stem from the late 1800's / early 1900's. It's a huge bowl and would likely hold at least 1/2 a tin of tobacco! |
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Post by sperrytops on Aug 2, 2019 12:52:31 GMT -5
Fun article, thanks, Sam.
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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 2, 2019 16:50:37 GMT -5
Great stuff, Wolfman. Thanks again. |
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Post by Winton on Aug 3, 2019 7:05:13 GMT -5
I enjoyed reading this article. The people from Missouri Meerschaum are great. I enjoy seeing them each year at the Chicago Pipe Show.
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Post by pappyjoe on Aug 3, 2019 8:53:00 GMT -5
I read he also used the pipe as more of a publicity gimmick along with his hat and sunglasses. Behind closed doors he did smoke a pipe at times but was more of a cigarette smoker. I cant remember where I read this though as it was years ago. I met an old gentleman a few years ago who said he was an enlisted man on the General's staff at the end of World War II and the early year's of the Occupation of Japan. He didn't say anything about the General being a cigarette smoker but did say he smoked the Corn Cob pipes quite often - and always in public. He remembers MacArthur also having briar pipes and smoking cigars. He did say the General (he only referred to him as the General) always preferred to have a corn cob pipe with him when for staged photographs. |
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Post by Wolfman on Aug 3, 2019 9:10:54 GMT -5
I read he also used the pipe as more of a publicity gimmick along with his hat and sunglasses. Behind closed doors he did smoke a pipe at times but was more of a cigarette smoker. I cant remember where I read this though as it was years ago. I met an old gentleman a few years ago who said he was an enlisted man on the General's staff at the end of World War II and the early year's of the Occupation of Japan. He didn't say anything about the General being a cigarette smoker but did say he smoked the Corn Cob pipes quite often - and always in public. He remembers MacArthur also having briar pipes and smoking cigars. He did say the General (he only referred to him as the General) always preferred to have a corn cob pipe with him when for staged photographs. He must have had some other great stories. It’s a shame, everyday there are fewer WWII Vets. Those men are my heros. |
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Post by pappyjoe on Aug 3, 2019 9:14:36 GMT -5
I met an old gentleman a few years ago who said he was an enlisted man on the General's staff at the end of World War II and the early year's of the Occupation of Japan. He didn't say anything about the General being a cigarette smoker but did say he smoked the Corn Cob pipes quite often - and always in public. He remembers MacArthur also having briar pipes and smoking cigars. He did say the General (he only referred to him as the General) always preferred to have a corn cob pipe with him when for staged photographs. He must have had some other great stories. It’s a shame, everyday there are fewer WWII Vets. Those men are my heros. I met him at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans about three years ago. We talked for about 30 minutes and I wished I could have talked to him for 30 days. |
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Post by Wolfman on Aug 3, 2019 10:00:43 GMT -5
pappyjoe He must have had some other great stories. It’s a shame, everyday there are fewer WWII Vets. Those men are my heros. I met him at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans about three years ago. We talked for about 30 minutes and I wished I could have talked to him for 30 days. I’m not sure 30 days would have been enough time! |
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Post by mel64us on Aug 10, 2019 8:34:57 GMT -5
MacArthur is a interesting study. He was a brilliant military strategist who was restricted by Truman and Congress. Gregory Peck played him in film and the corn cobs were very present, along with a briar or two.
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Post by pappyjoe on Aug 10, 2019 14:27:51 GMT -5
MacArthur is a interesting study. He was a brilliant military strategist who was restricted by Truman and Congress. Gregory Peck played him in film and the corn cobs were very present, along with a briar or two. You can't believe everything you see in the movies. Truman and Congress knew that bringing the Chinese into the Korean War would be disastrous, and it was. MacArthur still sent troops into far north Korea and the results was the full retreat in winter from the Chosin Reservoir. |
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