My father-in-law's mum has just been moved to a warden controlled flat that ensures she has some support on hand should she need it. She's 94, bless her, and has recently taken a tumble that saw her breaking the neck of femur. Nasty one that, but she's on the mend. Last week my father-in-law had to empty her house ready for it to be rented. It was an emotional effort as he had to let go of many of the things that he grew up with. He kept as much as he could and gave some things away. My 11 year old son now has a couple of ration books from 1953 and some enamelled munitions badges worn by those who were on the home front making munitions for the war effort.
And so it was that I became the benefactor of a pipe. It's an Oom Paul with a saddle stem, stamped 'Melton Extra Foreign' and was previously owned by my father-in-law's father who was a keen piper. It's in pretty good condition; looking at the interior of the bowl, it looks like its only had a dozen or so outings and there's no teeth marks on the stem. It does look like its been rattled around a drawer for a number of years though! Still, I've sanitised it, cleaned it up a bit and it's good to go! It's a new shape in my stable too.
Any clues on the brand gratefully received
And so it was that I became the benefactor of a pipe. It's an Oom Paul with a saddle stem, stamped 'Melton Extra Foreign' and was previously owned by my father-in-law's father who was a keen piper. It's in pretty good condition; looking at the interior of the bowl, it looks like its only had a dozen or so outings and there's no teeth marks on the stem. It does look like its been rattled around a drawer for a number of years though! Still, I've sanitised it, cleaned it up a bit and it's good to go! It's a new shape in my stable too.
Any clues on the brand gratefully received