My Mouse Pipes

[sstodvictory]

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Several years ago, somehow, I left a box of 10 pipes in my shed and they became forgotten. Mice got into them. A Castello had a spider nest in the bowl. A Ferndown had what looked like a mouse nibble in the wood. I took the whole lot to Michael La Due at Jon's Pipe Shop to be fixed up and resanitized. Here they are today - back in my rotation. The Ferndown mouse nibble was touched up and is not detectable now. These pipes are among the earliest I collected.

Here are thumbs of my "mouse pipes", and then links below to larger photos.

The bottom-most links will take you to more pipe photos and my Home Page. Enjoy!

Steve

Castello
http://www.stevesite.us/images/pipes/castello/castello_sea_rock_G_1.jpg

Charatan's Make
http://www.stevesite.us/images/pipes/charatans_make/charatans_make_perfection_1.jpg
http://www.stevesite.us/images/pipes/charatans_make/charatans_make_perfection_2.jpg
http://www.stevesite.us/images/pipes/charatans_make/charatans_make_special_1.jpg
http://www.stevesite.us/images/pipes/charatans_make/charatans_make_special_3.jpg

Charles Fairmorn
I believe the German Tobacconists by this name once branded their own pipes, sourced from various European makers. This pipe is stamped Made in England.
http://www.stevesite.us/images/pipes/charles_fairmorn/charles_fairmorn_1.jpg

Ferndown
http://www.stevesite.us/images/pipes/ferndown/ferndown_bark_dublin_1.jpg

Sasieni
http://www.stevesite.us/images/pipes/sasieni/sasieni_four_dot_ruff_root_melton_2.jpg

Savinelli
The Pot has a replacement stem. The Author shape is an Iwan Ries branded pipe (IRC Selection)
http://www.stevesite.us/images/pipes/savinelli/savinelli_giubileo_doro_512_KS_1.jpg
http://www.stevesite.us/images/pipes/savinelli/savinelli_giubileo_doro_irc_selection_1.jpg
http://www.stevesite.us/images/pipes/savinelli/savinelli_giubileo_doro_irc_selection_2.jpg

Tinsky
The '97 Christmas had a dull finish when new. I like it better this way - waxed.
http://www.stevesite.us/images/pipes/tinsky/tinsky_christmas_1997_1.jpg
http://www.stevesite.us/images/pipes/tinsky/tinsky_christmas_1998_2.jpg

More pipe photos
http://www.stevesite.us/images/pipes/

My Home Page
http://www.stevesite.us/

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[Doc Manhattan]

Those mice had good taste in pipes.

(But now they're squeaky clean...)

 

[PipePuffer]

Very nice collection. Thank goodness you rescued them from the mice! I love the Tinsky 1998 and the Savinelli irc selection.

 

[MisterE]

Those are nice. I managed to "lose" about 20 pipes a few years back in storage as well. They´ll turn up eventually. In AZ we have more a packrat population so they´re probably enjoying them....

Perhaps your mice and my packrats can start a pipe club or something.... the SPSR. Society of Pipe Smoking Rodents... :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[mark]

Those mice had good taste in pipes.(But now they're squeaky clean...)

That was cheesy,,,

 

[Harlock999]

Cool collection, and great pics! Thanks for sharing. :cheers:

 

[Obelus]

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[hobie1dog]

Wow, what a great job he did on those...where is Jon's Pipe Shop?

 

[sstodvictory]

Champaign, Illinois

 

[Smokntaz]

Nice find, great looking pipes!

 

[Blue Max]

Very nice looking set of pipes. Several in there I wouldn't mind having.

 

[buckeye]

cool story and beautiful pipes.

 

[sstodvictory]

...I'd love to find a Charatan's Make Perfection in my shed...

I didn't know what a Perfection was until you mentioned it and I looked it up. Charatan has not been a target for me, though I've targeted Willmers. Info on this web page places Perfection at the low end of Charatans smooth "high-grades", with Special the next grade above that among 7-tiers of "high grades".

http://hozzenplozz.de/CharatanbyIRyan.htm

Steve