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Post by stone on Aug 5, 2019 8:07:39 GMT -5
I have come across these three pipes and I am unsure about some things. I'm hoping you fine gentlemen can help. I can get more detailed pictures if needed.
The top pipe is a "huge" meerschaum and the pipe nor the custom case have any markings/designation. The case is red leather.
The second pipe is a Nording Black Smooth Freehand and everything I have read says these pipes are made of briar with a black stain and I am pretty certain that this pipe is a composite material and not briar. The green velvet bag seems to be an older style than the ones I have seen recently.
The bottom pipe is a E.A. Carey 40th anniversary and is a gorgeous pipe. It has a brass ring painted red with 1949-1988 between shank and stem and the stem is a beautiful cream color with brown streaks.
On the left side of the shank it says
E.A. Carey
40th Anniversary
Commemorative
On the right side of the shank it says
Magic Inch
Pat. No. xxxxxxxx England 1
And a circular "Made in London"
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Post by mgtarheel on Aug 5, 2019 9:12:04 GMT -5
Jeff, what are your questions about the pipes?
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Post by papipeguy on Aug 5, 2019 9:13:14 GMT -5
I'm no expert on meers but I think it's safe to say that it is from one of the Turkish carvers. The Nording is most certainly all briar. Nordings are very good smokers for a good price. The Caret Magic Inc is an innovative pipe and I recommend that you invest in the papyrate sleeves that go on the tenon. They are cheap and can be bought on Amazon. I got tube of 200 for about $15.00.
Enjoy them all.
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Post by stone on Aug 5, 2019 10:12:36 GMT -5
Jeff, what are your questions about the pipes? 1. I'm curious who made this meerschaum pipe and I have seen some similar pipes which were crazy expensive?
2. There is a small chip in this Nording which I can easily clean up but it does not expose any briar, just composite.
3. I'm curious if this E. A. Carey pipe is something special?
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Post by kbareit on Aug 5, 2019 10:19:12 GMT -5
Can't help on the Meer or the Nording. E A Carey is a short drive from you on Whipple Ave in North Canton. They might be able to help you identify what you have.
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 5, 2019 10:19:25 GMT -5
No way to tell who carved the pipe
The pipe is briar. I don't know what you are seeing, but they never made a composite pipe with birdseye grain.
The Carey is decent pipe, but nothing special other than that it's probably a good smoker. About like a Grabow.
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Post by stone on Aug 5, 2019 10:51:06 GMT -5
No way to tell who carved the pipe The pipe is briar. I don't know what you are seeing, but they never made a composite pipe with birdseye grain. The Carey is decent pipe, but nothing special other than that it's probably a good smoker. About like a Grabow. That's the thing about the Nording, there is zero visible grain, it is smooth as glass. I will know when I start to clean up the chip/nick. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 5, 2019 12:22:04 GMT -5
No way to tell who carved the pipe The pipe is briar. I don't know what you are seeing, but they never made a composite pipe with birdseye grain. The Carey is decent pipe, but nothing special other than that it's probably a good smoker. About like a Grabow. That's the thing about the Nording, there is zero visible grain, it is smooth as glass. I will know when I start to clean up the chip/nick. I was looking at the wrong picture on my phone. I can find no information on a Nording synthetic bowl pipe. Maybe it is a very rare pipe, or the grain in the chipped place is deceptive. He makes a lot of modern design pipes, but they still have briar bowls except for one that uses a ceramic bowl. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2019 14:21:49 GMT -5
The Nording is briar. The heavy stain may have seeped into the body, giving a false impression of a composite.
The Carey is a Commemorative and would probably have value to a Carey collector.
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Post by stone on Aug 5, 2019 15:03:24 GMT -5
I did a little more research and it appears I was mistaken on the Nording.
Here is a picture of one for sale on Tobaccopipes.com and it has the chip/nicks which I incorrectly assumed were the result of a drop or something on my pipe but it appears this is the way these pipes come? I found several pictures of new pipes for sale and they all have the imperfections on the rim. Interesting!
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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 5, 2019 15:36:43 GMT -5
I did a little more research and it appears I was mistaken on the Nording.
Here is a picture of one for sale on Tobaccopipes.com and it has the chip/nicks which I incorrectly assumed were the result of a drop or something on my pipe but it appears this is the way these pipes come? I found several pictures of new pipes for sale and they all have the imperfections on the rim. Interesting!
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Post by Mac on Aug 5, 2019 16:11:10 GMT -5
Here's another pipe (Nording), and, yes, the plateau looks strange.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2019 20:11:22 GMT -5
No way to tell who carved the pipe The pipe is briar. I don't know what you are seeing, but they never made a composite pipe with birdseye grain. The Carey is decent pipe, but nothing special other than that it's probably a good smoker. About like a Grabow. That's the thing about the Nording, there is zero visible grain, it is smooth as glass. I will know when I start to clean up the chip/nick. All smooth pipes are suppose to as smooth as glass (in my opinion), sadly some makers don't care to take the time to do so. |
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