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Post by trailboss on Oct 16, 2019 21:32:02 GMT -5
Mike Murphy played the audio clip on The Pipe And Tamper Podcsat, not sure if it has been posted here....courtesy of the University Of N. Carolina.
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 17, 2019 14:06:57 GMT -5
Cheers Charlie. Really interesting.
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Oct 17, 2019 15:49:14 GMT -5
This went into surprising detail for a 5 minute segment in a local TV program. Really a lot of good stuff in here.
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Post by Yohanan on Oct 17, 2019 16:28:57 GMT -5
Thanks for posting.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Oct 17, 2019 17:00:54 GMT -5
Really enjoyed watching that vid. You can see a picture of how it used to be back in the 50's...the work ethic is obvious.
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Post by papipeguy on Oct 18, 2019 11:06:32 GMT -5
It's a pleasure to see and listen to people who are proud of their work and love their jobs.
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Post by Spartacus on Oct 18, 2019 13:59:18 GMT -5
Thanks Charlie. Hope it keeps going well for them.
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Post by instymp on Oct 18, 2019 17:31:50 GMT -5
I looked at it & thought that it was they way it was working today.
Have had several in the past but the video makes me want to buy another new one to support the employees in NC. Great people.
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Oct 18, 2019 18:31:30 GMT -5
Really cool video, thanks for posting
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Post by Yohanan on Oct 19, 2019 15:32:35 GMT -5
Not trying to Highjack Charlies thread, but here is a clip from a US Tobacco production titled Simple Pleasures from 1976, and when Dr. Grabow was part of US Tobacco. This part and the rest of the production aired on television (you know, when we only had 2 or 3 channels) I was about 13 or 14 and remember watching it. This was when Dr. Grabow was at it's Heyday.
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Post by mgtarheel on Oct 19, 2019 15:37:09 GMT -5
Just read a great article on Dr. Grabow factory in the NC "Our State" magazine
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Post by trailboss on Oct 19, 2019 16:10:31 GMT -5
Nothing even remotely hijackish about your post, a thread enhancement.
What a trip back to the days of my Yute!
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Post by sperrytops on Oct 19, 2019 16:40:11 GMT -5
Taking pride in your work is not a dead trait. Just look at Cramptholomew's pipe work.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2019 23:10:32 GMT -5
Great video, Charlie. I didn't know that Dr Grabow pipes were made in Sparta. Ancestors on both my mother and father's sides settled in this area of NC and across the state line in VA. I'm probably related to almost everyone that works, or ever worked, at the factory. The majority of the pipes my father smoked when I was growing up were Dr Grabows, too.
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 20, 2019 11:47:29 GMT -5
Nothing even remotely hijackish about your post, a thread enhancement. What a trip back to the days of my Yute! This is why I like the patch. Charlie's attitude is spot on. |
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Post by tr on Oct 22, 2019 13:34:04 GMT -5
Very cool videos, looks like I'm going to have to get a Dr. Grabow pipe as I currently don't have one!
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Post by Wizard on Oct 28, 2019 1:01:46 GMT -5
Luv the video. It’s good to know/see how pipes are made, & the old timers working the machines. 🧙🏼♂️
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Post by trailboss on Nov 12, 2019 21:42:43 GMT -5
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Post by addamsruspipe on Nov 12, 2019 22:29:52 GMT -5
Some very nice history there.  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2019 9:20:28 GMT -5
having watched that i now have a question or two about grabows. how do they smoke? and what do they mean by pre smoked???
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Post by roadsdiverged on Nov 13, 2019 9:36:43 GMT -5
having watched that i now have a question or two about grabows. how do they smoke? and what do they mean by pre smoked??? My first Briar was a Grabow, I love it. It's still one of my favorite pipes. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2019 15:01:25 GMT -5
pre-smoked is an old smoking machine method, no longer employed.
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Post by benton629 on Nov 13, 2019 20:41:39 GMT -5
having watched that i now have a question or two about grabows. how do they smoke? and what do they mean by pre smoked??? Pre smoked meant just that. Broken in on a machine using Edgeworth Ready Rubbed tobacco. This was discontinued some time ago. As for smoking quality, they are great and reliable pipes. I collect them and smoke them regularly. Never had a bad smoke from one. The quality from the 40s / 50s / 60s is amazing. |
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Post by trailboss on Nov 13, 2019 22:23:29 GMT -5
pre-smoked is an old smoking machine method, no longer employed. This guy applied for the job when the equipment was mustered out, but the amont of the tobacco needed made it a non-starter.  |
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