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  1. Hal Ling

    Rattray tin label surprise

    Sorry in advance if this isn’t the right place within this forum for this post. So here’s something new -to me at least! I went to remove the Rattray Old Gowrie label off the tin to make a lid label for the jar I decided to transfer it to and low and behold, the back of the label peeled off...
  2. Hal Ling

    Tobaccoreviews.com coming to an end?

    I just saw this posted in a tobacco group on FB: *********** Gentlemen, I have recently realized through a FB conversation that the fantastic website Tobacco Reviews is in danger of folding now that Pipes and Tobaccos Magazine is closing up. In a panic I emailed the site and got this response ...
  3. Hal Ling

    Two Orders in the Pipe (pun intended)

    Just finished placing orders for *G. L. Pease’s  Charing Cross *Mac Baren’s  HH Old Dark Fired *Hearth & Homes’ Magnum Opus and Blackhouse and *more Boswell’s Northwoods I have definitely been stricken with TAD and it is indeed a lovely affliction lol. Everything except the Northwoods...
  4. Hal Ling

    Boswell Northwoods

    I was hoping to lean on the collective knowledge of the group with a question about Boswell’s Northwoods; can anyone definitively tell me what year this first came on the market?
  5. Hal Ling

    Marcel Chevalier pipe info?

    Good morning! I recently won what was listed as a "Marcel Chevalier" unsmoked pipe on eBay at what I consider to be a pretty good bargain ($26 CAD/ $20 USD). I love the birds eye grain on it. It has "Algerian Briar Made in France" on the bottom of the shank and still has the original price tag...
  6. Hal Ling

    Squadron Leader MIA?

    Good afternoon. I have just started dipping my toes into English blends and after reading quite a few positive reviews on Squadron Leader, I decided I wanted to hunt down a tin but it seems like there is none available -at least for the moment. My question is, could someone who has had their...
  7. Hal Ling

    Greeting and Salutations from Alberta!

    Just wanted to take the time to say hello from Northern Alberta, Canada. I am pleased to have been added as a member to what I estimate to be a very lively and passionate group of tobacco pipe enthusiasts!
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