Vintage pipes

[Nick D]

These aren't Art Deco, so they don't fit in that thread, so I thought I'd start a new one.

These are two of my vintage pipes. Both were bought off eBay. I put a half-dollar next to them for scale.

I don't know how old this calabash is, but I'd guess beginning of the 20th century. It's in very good shape.

This is a Pioneer calabash. From the packaging (I've got the box somewhere), I'd say this is from the '60s. Of all my pipes, this is the nicest, coolest smoking pipe. It should be, with an expansion chamber that big!

I've got a Danco churchwarden, too, but I have no idea how old it is. I can't seem to find any info about the company.

Love to see other members' various vintage pipes!

Nick

 

[Forrestal]

Very nice pipes!
The Calabash with the meerschaum insert is still sold in tobacco shops today. The one with the metal band on the rim is very interesting; does it appear to be silver?
Gourd calabash pipes smoke cool and dry.
And before anyone else says it; Sherlock Holmes DID NOT smoke one in any of the original stories.

Regards,
Forrestal

 

[Delthayre]

Timely subject

I own a gourd calabash. I know neither its age, nor its make and it's a bit own, especially the meerschaum bowl, but it still smokes well, though I seldom use it because the size of the thing can make it a tad ungainly.

Proper gourd calabash pipes are an uncommon thing, few are manufactured today and almost none with carved block rather'n pressed meerschaum bowls.

And before anyone else says it; Sherlock Holmes DID NOT smoke one in any of the original stories.

I might've said it if you'dn't. Holmes was generally portrayed smoking straight pipes in the original illustrations.

 

[Nick D]

The big one is definitly ungainly. The older one is less so, but still bigger than the average pipe. Definitly sitting on the porch with a book pipes

I cleaned up the silver and took a couple more pics. Cleaned up real nice, but the cap is very thin (maybe 22 gauge) and has some dings in it.

Here's the mark on the stem.

Cheers,
Nick

 

[metalnut]

These aren't Art Deco, so they don't fit in that thread, so I thought I'd start a new one.

These are two of my vintage pipes. Both were bought off eBay. I put a half-dollar next to them for scale.

I don't know how old this calabash is, but I'd guess beginning of the 20th century. It's in very good shape.

This is a Pioneer calabash. From the packaging (I've got the box somewhere), I'd say this is from the '60s. Of all my pipes, this is the nicest, coolest smoking pipe. It should be, with an expansion chamber that big!

I've got a Danco churchwarden, too, but I have no idea how old it is. I can't seem to find any info about the company.

Love to see other members' various vintage pipes!

Nick

Many of mine are on www.smokingmetal.co.uk. There is one Danco there but I have still to find out more about the actual company. I now specialise in 'metals' a la Falcon or Kirsten, but still have large collection of other genre of pipe.
The smokingmetal site design is very useful for all manner of collections

Metalnut

 

[ValleyBoy]

Very Nice. I have some vintage Peterson's. I also like Savinelli's alot.

 

[sylax14]

This is my first post here so I don't know if the content will fit the guidelines of this forum, I apologize if it does not ...

If you are looking for vintage pipes, you can check this website : http://www.thepiperack.com/index.cfm

You can find some vintage pipes like this pipe from the 60's :
http://www.thepiperack.com/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=11262

And even older one's,

I am not affiliated with this company, blabla ...

 

[anon`]

Back home. Pipes, silver quarter for scale:

WDC Windsor, unsmoked. I really can't confirm this, but I have it on good authority (from a collector who knows a fair bit more about pipes than I) that this dates to sometime around 1910. I wonder about the ferrule, though, as it is stamped "Electro Silver" below the hallmark (which for its part appears to be three letters in a font similar to that of your traditional newspaper headline.

Just your standard, pre-1949 Peterson, possibly even pre-War. Probably my favourite pipe. You can't see it in this photo, but the bowl is lined with meerschaum, and there's an extension of horn on the tenon. It's a PITA to clean, though!

Two clay pipes. Both appear to have been produced by the pressed-clay method. The smaller one I picked up at an antique store in Ashland and is (supposedly) a Schilz-M?ºllenbach from the 1890s, though I can't really make out details on the maker's mark. Also supposedly unearthed from the cellar of an old winegrowers near Ahrweiler, Germany, one of hundreds inside a crate. I don't know about the veracity of that claim, but there was a whole glut of very similar pipes that I found on OFAS not long after. Could go either way, I suppose. I prefer the "window to the past" tale, personally
The tavern pipe is used, and from the early 20th century. The sticker on the handle reads "Gouda Holland," "Goedewaagen's" and "Pjip." Honestly don't know if that's just a store's label or what, but there is a company called "Goedewaagen" that apparently distributes, amongst other things, tobacco jars. The maker's mark looks like a crown above the letters "ES."

Post is too long now. No more pictures!

And before anyone else says it; Sherlock Holmes DID NOT smoke one in any of the original stories.

We can thank Basil for this one; he found the generous bend of the calabash easier to handle while acting.

 

[Forrestal]

No offense Anon, but actors portraying Sherlock Holmes were using a bent pipe as part of their characterization long before Basil Rathbone ever became involved.
For example, Arthur Wortner smoked a bent brier in the 1931 feature “Murder at the Baskervilles”.
I believe William Gillette originated the use of the bent brier and calabash gourd style pipe in the late 1800’s for the play he wrote and stared in called, appropriately enough, “Sherlock Holmes”
Just FYI
Regards,
Forrestal

 

[SamMarlowPI]

my 40's Medico

 

[LocktownDog]

The tavern pipe is used, and from the early 20th century. The sticker on the handle reads "Gouda Holland," "Goedewaagen's" and "Pjip." Honestly don't know if that's just a store's label or what, but there is a company called "Goedewaagen" that apparently distributes, amongst other things, tobacco jars. The maker's mark looks like a crown above the letters "ES."

Goudewaagen is the name of a Dutch company that specializes in clay pipes. They're still making them ,as far as I know. "Pijp" just means "pipe". Many of their pipes are strictly for the tourist trade and not meant to be smoked. But the older clays are a wonderfully cool smoke. They have some Delft porcelain pipes too.

For those interested in pipes and their history, etc. Can I suggest checking out http://www.smokersforums.org? I've been there for almost 10 years. Great resource of knowledge (and a bunch of friendly gents too )

Richard