Pipes That Are Just Too Damn Pretty - Or Expensive To Smoke
Pipes are meant to be smoked, but do you have any in your collection that are either too valuable, collectible or simply too beautiful to smoke and simply use them for display purposes. After seeing PappyJoe's beautiful lighthouse pipe I couldn't imagine smoking it. I'd use it as the centerpiece to my collection - more as a conversation piece. Some Meerschaum pipes are stunning yet delicate works of art that I couldn't imagine striking a match to. And as clumsy as I am I'd be terrified of dropping and breaking them. My four Meerschaums are on the very low end of the price scale, so I don't fear smoking them even after having a few drinks in me (which isn't all that often).
I've also seen several pipes on EBAY with astronomical price tags attached to them and can't imagine anyone buying them to smoke. Kind of like buying collectible toys and leaving them in the original packaging because to remove them devalues them.
Anyone here have something in their collection that's for display purposes only?
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It's over 100 years old and it didn't taste good to me when I tried it.
The 3 that haven't been smoked are 2 Edwards Algerian Briar that I am slowly working on restoring and an old Hungarian Hunter style pipe with the silver cap that I haven't started working on yet.
Vintage briar pipe CHARATAN ACHIEVEMENT Lane Era unsmoked US $11,000.00
@motie2 EBAY Seller banandci has had this Kent Rasmussen Pipe, Butterfly for sale on his site for a long time - for the asking price $11,500.00. 43 people are watching but nobody in their right mind is buying. I remember seeing this pipe back during Christmas when I was bidding on an H. S Studio pipe.
https://www.ebay.com/b/Collectible-Unsmoked-Tobacco-Pipes/156519/bn_3128938
http://www.ebay.com/usr/great-estate-pipes
http://www.ebay.com/usr/pickerkings
https://www.ebay.com/sch/156519/m.html?Category=156519&_saslop=1&_ssn=tobaccopipestore
I recently scored 2 Transition Era Barlings both in fantastic condition. The one in the bottom pic is the King Presentation Straight Grain model weighing in at 52 grams, and the one in the top pic is the Classic Presentation Straight Grain model, weighing in at 32 grams. I most likely will not smoke either of these pipes, until I become senile, and one day drop them into regular rotation..........