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Tewksbury Hobbit's Weed in a Missouri Meerschaum bent Legend

Sutliff Field Master in a Royal Lane (1960s vintage) bent teardrop

Peretti's D-7485 in a 1971 #2 Dunhill Tanshell Prince

I use beeswax or graphite. However, it can also happen that the tenon is just a slight amount larger than it should be. When that occurs, I take some fine sandpaper and twist the tenon, while pinching the sandpaper tightly against it. Careful here--not too much. The tenon should slip in with...

Also good to keep in mind that the gold trim is real gold.

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Okay, so as previously noted I acquired a Nimrod Commander and a Nimrod Sportsman on eBay, and both work fine. I enjoy them and they bring back memories of the good old days when I could buy them new at just about any shop selling pipe and tobacco items. Now for the reality: The Nimrod Commander...

It's a beauty--enjoy!

The epiphany for every "real" pipe smoker comes when he realizes that pipe smoking is a selfish act--that is, we do not smoke for the benefit of others, but solely our own. Hence, if I derive pleasure from my pipe and tobacco, that is all I seek--not the applause of the crowd or the opinion of...

What a magnificent trip down memory lane.  Thank you so much for posting it.  I have the 1970 catalog, and the prices have risen slightly, but not much.  Now here's the thing:  I took the catalog into Leavitt and Peirce not long ago, and the sales staff glanced at it in an off-hand manner, but...

Kevinm said:   Kevin is on target--while the vulcanite doesn't absorb the oil, it is sufficiently porous for the oil to "slip between the cracks," thereby impregnating the pores and other surface imperfections in the vulcanite, and so when it is shined up a while later, the vulcanite has a...

Gramercy Park in a Stanwell Silver S designed by Sixten Ivarsson.

I've posted a small number of times on various topics, but never introduced myself on the forum, so here goes: Hi Everybody, I'm a relative noob on this forum. I'm a retired rabbi ( it's all in my profile.) My screen name, ravkesef, means Rabbi Silver in Hebrew, since that's my name. It also...

Thanks, rothnh. Good hearing from you.

I find that the wire in Dill's bends too easily, and the cotton has too great a tendency to pill and come loose. BJ Longs are good and serviceable. Gloredo was a good brand, but required a really open pipe in order to fit it in the stem. I haven't seen this brand in a while, and my guess is it...