Five counties in that part of the state were known as "Little Dixie" since before the Civil War. The first settlers had come from KY & states SE & the rich fertile soil allowed them to grow the cash crops of tobacco, hemp & cotton. Two other counties were known as "Outter Dixie". I was born & raised in Little Dixie.
That's a gorgeous pipe, Jack!I wasn't able to take any since I was one of the presenters. There were plenty of pictures & some video taken. I'll see if I can get a few from some friends.
Thanks Bob. It's one of those oldtime flowersack or feedsack print shirts made by Wah Maker. I have a couple of them.
Thanks Fed. There are better carvers no longer working but I haven't been able to find one of their pipes. Did you see the one in the other thread? This was from 1916.
Wow, quite the pipe! I used to work in a retail shop in downtown Portland and they had an 800 square foot walk-in humidor, a moderate selection of pipes and tobacco, and a wine selection. I was the wine buyer for the shop. I tried pipes but could never get accustomed to it. We had a wonderful pipe guy who had nearly 100 pipes in his collection. He brought a wealth of knowledge to the shop and ordered in several new, excellent pipe tobaccos. I do admire a good looking pipe. The character of of wood/burl is exquisite on yours.Thanks Fed. There are better carvers no longer working but I haven't been able to find one of their pipes. Did you see the one in the other thread? This was from 1916.
Wonderful, but not exactly a pipe that would fit in a pocket easily. I wonder if someone advised him to stay away from tobacco?Thanks Fed. There are better carvers no longer working but I haven't been able to find one of their pipes. Did you see the one in the other thread? This was from 1916.
The length of the stem cools the smoke, plus it breaks down into 3 pcs for cleaning, packing away & storing.Wonderful, but not exactly a pipe that would fit in a pocket easily. I wonder if someone advised him to stay away from tobacco?
Ah, thank you. As if you couldn't already tell, I've never smoked a pipe. Well, not one that's normally used for tobacco.
Blackthorn, you may not know the story that Frank James was afraid of grave robbers so it was his desire to be cremated. When he died in 1915 at age 72 the only crematorium around was 250 miles away in St. Louis, MO. So his body was transported to St. Louis by train. His wife Annie kept his cremated remains in a bank vault until she died in 1944 at age 91. She too was then cremated & their cremated remains were buried together in a small family cemetery belonging to the maternal side of her family. Their only child, a son named Robert lived until 1959.
Thanks for the compliment but I doubt that's true!
It is. I have always loved learning about that era, but I got sidetracked by divorce and being a single dad. So I learn from all you teach.
