I love these old leather clad putty babies, from the 60's-70's era. This one is a Jeantet that I scored for $15, and judging from the pics, she should clean up nicely once I get her out of the mailbox tomorrow.
@Corey562, The leather clads are so nostalgic. I am trying to put together an unsmoked 7 day set. Here are a few pics of one I scored a few months ago, unsmoked and in pristine condition.
@Corey562, Your Savinelli looks to be in pristine condition just like my Jeantet. With so many pre smoked collectible pipes available to smoke, I would have a hard time setting fire to either.
Those leather clad pipes look very nice. I didn't pay much attention to them when I was collecting estate pipes from ebay a few years ago, but now I'll have to add one to my "Pipes to buy later" list.
@motie2, Some folks say that smoking a pipe shouldn't depreciate it very much, if the pipe is smoked properly. The going prices for new unsmoked pipes, especially really old ones, prove otherwise. When it comes to pipe collecting, the appeal isn't always about smoking the pipe. Sometimes it is the thought of passing down a pristine gem, that may one day 50 years from now, land in the hands of an appreciative collector. I am fortunate to have a few pipes in my collection, that were very well taken care of, and a few that are unsmoked. I have no idea who to thank for taking care of those pipes, but I feel very lucky to be the current caretaker.
Master @xDutchx - I agree with you. I think there are some serious pipe collectors out there who find an unsmoked highly collectible pipe and never smoke it. It's sort of like my wife's collection of salt & pepper shakers that she has no intention of ever using. The sit in a display case to be admired.
There are a lot of pipes on the market these days that are more works of art, than pipes for smoking and I believe their value would be hurt if someone actually smoked them.
I'm not that type of collector myself. I don't buy pipes that I don't smoke at least one time.
@PappyJoe, it's all relevant, because the pipe smokers who smoke all their pipes, drive up the value of those unsmoked pipes we are discussing. Then there are those pipes that die a tragic death in fires, hurricanes, floods, and divorces. The fewer there are over time, the more collectible they become.
I use postage stamps but I am not a philatelist. And there are philatelists who don't use snail mail, so they don't use stamps. I am a pipe smoker, but not a collector, and -- apparently -- there are pipe collectors who don't smoke their pipes. Or something....
@Corey562 Those are great looking pipes. I have a couple of Butz Choquin pipes myself and they both are really good smokers. The stem on your bulldog would be perfect for me since I am not a "clincher". I'm a hanger and the result with your present stem would be a dead-level bowl while smoking. Anyway, it's a good pic...
This is not really a find but is one I re stemed and refinished for a dear friend of mine and when I went to see him this morning he sent it home with me. I will cherish it and put it to good use. It is a P grade James Upshall silver spigot.
I'm amassed a lot of different collections over the years but never treat them as such. A true toy collector never removes the items from the packaging - but what's the fun of that if you can't display them. Books, magazines, comics, CDs, DVDs, trading cards, and pipes ... why collect them if you're not going to use and enjoy them. I never consider collecting anything as a means of making a profit from it in the future. What I collect I enjoy in the here and now. And pipes are the same. I smoke them, but take exceptional care of them.
Corey562 As usual, great looking pipe. I have an old Dr. Grabow Willard pipe that was given to me a while back. It was stained a very deep brown (almost black). It had some very noticeable pit fills and knocker dents. I decided to refinish it and here's the result...
I have to say I am a pipe collector, and I smoke my pipes. Now, so far I have collected more pipes than I have been able to smoke, but it's just a matter of time. I will get to all of them I still have some tobacco blends I have not tried and I keep buying more to try out. I think I will catch up, someday.
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Pipe Smoking Rises From Ashes to Be Hip
http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/pipe-smoking-rises-ashes-hip/storyEDIT: Ten minutes ago, this page from 2014 was accessible; now it isn't. WTF?
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/HeartDiseaseLivingWith/story?id=4228421
There are a lot of pipes on the market these days that are more works of art, than pipes for smoking and I believe their value would be hurt if someone actually smoked them.
I'm not that type of collector myself. I don't buy pipes that I don't smoke at least one time.
I am a pipe smoker, but not a collector, and -- apparently -- there are pipe collectors who don't smoke their pipes.
Or something....
Thanks @motie2
I still have some tobacco blends I have not tried and I keep buying more to try out. I think I will catch up, someday.