jpmcwjr on "19th century 'Aluma' pipe"
Interesting indeed! Were other pipes found in same dig? More photos are of interest, but may lead no where towards a positive ID. Top view, at least, and photographed in subdued light (to lower...
View Articleashdigger on "Great Chicago Fire - Cause - Pipe Smoking"
Jay, maybe "three" times is the trick. Read the part where I quoted what the investigators concluded.
View Articlejpmcwjr on "Figuring out Prices"
You could post photos and info here, and get some feedback. Otherwise, perusing not just eBay but other pipe sales might help. Many of the sites sponsors offer estate pipes.
View Articleashdigger on "Pipe Porn - Pre-Lane Charatan and GBD PixAxe"
Okay folks I've smoked them both now. The pre-Lane Charatan is an absolutely fantastic smoker. The PixAxe, for my smoking style .... ugh.
View Articlehmhaines on "Nooooooo!"
Looks freezerburned!Folks should keep sharing their mold issues, as well as the resolutions from C&D or SP.c.I'm tempted to open and check on my few C&D tins, but I'll wait at least until after...
View Articlethrobinson on "Figuring out Prices"
I debated posting here but thought it could go either way... either gets lots of help, or lots of people bothered that I'm just pricing stuff for eBay. :DI think most of the pipes are of the under $10...
View Articlemawnansmiff on "3P's"
"It was a first time I smoked pure Burley."According the the blurb PPP is a Virginia/Burley blend."This excellent plug tobacco comprises selected Virginia leaf from Africa and Brazil blended with...
View Articlecrashthegrey on "What Does 5# of McClelland 5115 Look Like?"
That garbing process does look quite involved. Good luck.
View Articlecrashthegrey on "Thanks for the Conversations"
I see this is post 302, and that I have earned the Senior Member status. I was a silent lurker for a fair amount of time. Once I started actually commenting, the flood gates opened. There have...
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ashdigger on "Thanks for the Conversations"
Crash, keep it up and you'll inspire more controversy.
View Articleseagullplayer on "Great Chicago Fire - Cause - Pipe Smoking"
Would love to see how they connect those dots.
View Articleashdigger on "Great Chicago Fire - Cause - Pipe Smoking"
Seagull, me too. I've not read the entire report, just the excerpt.
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ashdigger on "Great Chicago Fire - Cause - Pipe Smoking"
Hunter, That's udderly ridiculous.
View Articlehuntertrw on "Great Chicago Fire - Cause - Pipe Smoking"
ashdigger:I'm milking this thread for all it's worth!
View Articlemawnansmiff on "So Who Is Flushing Money Down The Toilet?"
I seem to recall a certain brand of tequila (or at least I think it was tequila) that had tiny gold particles in it.The bartender would upturn the bottle afore pouring a shot so that every shot had...
View Articlealdecaker on "Rambling Intro and Odd Metallic Taste with Carter Hall!"
Codger burleys are their own genre, and it's very possible that if you don't like one, you may not like any of them. They may just not be your thing. For the record, Captain Black white is not one of...
View ArticleCosmic on "So Who Is Flushing Money Down The Toilet?"
It was less than $.50 worth of gold in the Goldschlager, which is a schnapps, I think. One of the attractive qualities of gold is that it can be beaten out to less than paper thin layers. But yeh, we...
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