The Daily Briar Photoshoot - Show Us Your Pipes And Be Creative
ghostsofpompeii
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Let's be honest, we're all proud of our pipe collections be they big or small, and enjoy showing them to like minded pipe enthusiasts. And you can be just as proud of your collection of Dr. Grabows and cobs as your more expensive handmade artisan 'one-of-a-kind'. With that in mind I'd like to turn this discussion page into a post where members can get creative and post a photo for the Daily Briar Photoshoot, each day showcasing a specific pipe in their collection. Get creative with your camera - use people or props and spice things up making it flashy, sexy, sophisticated, or simply funny. We can all use a little more fun in our lives. Reflect the personality of the pipe in the photo. Or simple set it in an ashtray and get that perfect shot as a cloud of smoke emanates from the bowl. Feel free to post one or more photo of the pipe from different angles ... but just limit it to one pipe each day.
I'll start things off with my Peterson Jekyll & Hyde Special Edition
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In keeping with my Peterson-Horror connection today's photo shoot will feature my Peterson Dracula Pipe.
Here's my latest acquisition, an old Barling's, I believe from the mid fifties..........
After focusing on my Peterson Pipes manufactured in Dublin, Ireland I thought a trip just outside of Copenhagen, Denmark where my Nording Harmony Freehand pipe was produced might be in order. As the artwork on the pipe is something of a travelogue I thought that would be the perfect theme for todays Daily Briar Photoshoot.
And YES we still need that edit function!
After traveling from Dublin, Ireland to Copenhagen, Denmark I thought a little trip to the home of my ancestors would be in order. So I've opted to showcase my Italian made Brebbia Calabash for today's Daily Briar Photoshoot.
With a name like Big Ben one might assume this pipe line would be manufactured in England ... but you'd be wrong. The Big Ben line of pipes is manufactured by the Royal Dutch Factory in the Netherlands. And for the finish on my entry in today's Daily Briar Photoshoot the Big Ben Fantasia the Gubbles Factory in the Netherlands applied a gray and white matte marbled effect giving the pipe it's unique appearance.
I can seem to stay away from Denmark. My feature pipe for today's Daily Briar Photoshoot is the Danish Frasorteret Freehand. Big and chunky but much lighter than one might expect. And an exceptional smoker. But this one requires matches because I can't maneuver my Zippo pipe lighters close enough to the tobacco to get a good light.
Today's featured pipe for the Daily Briar Photoshoot is the 221B Baker Street pipe created by the Shalom Pipe factory in Israel. Modeling the pipe is the resident xenomorph featured in the film ALIEN 3, who just so happens to be an avid pipe smoker.
"In Space No One Can Smell Your Smoke."
Today's Daily Briar Photoshoot takes us to France where I'll feature the craftsmanship of French pipemaker Dominique Jeantet and his Signature series DOMINIQUE pipe. And who better to represent France than the famous Novelist and the Father Of Science-Fiction, Jules Verne.
Today's featured pipe for my Daily Briar Photoshoot is a Big Ben Calabash manufactured sometime around the 1980s'. And when you think Calabash Pipe the first name that comes to mind is Sherlock Holmes. Although any Holmes aficionado will tell you Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original Holmes canon never once mentioned Holmes preference for the Calabash pipe. The only three pipes Doctor Watson mentions in the collective works were a clay pipe, a long-stemmed Cherrywood ... possibly a Churchwarden, and a old battered briar that had seen better days. It was stage actor William Gillette who opted for the grand looking gourd Calabash pipe to be Holmes pipe of choice. And these many years later, that profile of Holmes smoking his Calabash pipe has been indelibly etched into our subconscious. So not being one to rock the boat, when it came time to photograph the Big Ben Calabash my inspiration could be none other than the great detective.
For today's entry in the Daily Briar Photoshoot we return to France, home of the Chacom Pipe Factory, and maker of today's featured pipe. The pipe is a marbleized Chacom Style 851 Bent Brandy. And although the only other markings etched on the pipe other than the pipe maker Chacom is the name Manet, but from the current information gathered suggests the pipe is part of the Chacom Atlas Crise series. Yet upon closer inspection there is a marked differences in the stem work of the Atlas Crise from my Manet . So I believe what I have may in fact have is an older version of what's now called the Atlas series. I've probably had this pipe for over twenty-five years so re-introducing a product line under a different name isn't uncommon.
I too have an affinity for the E.A. Carey Magic Inch Pipe and thought this would be the perfect day to showcase my Carey Straight Billiard as the Daily Briar Photoshoot featured pipe. This particular pipe was my first Estate pipe purchase, picked-up at a local antique store sometime in the mid-90s'. What attracted me to the pipe was the fact that although it was 20 years old, it had never been smoked and was still in the original box with the paperwork and supply of special Carey filters. At that time the thought of sticking someone's used pipe in my mouth was appalling - so this presented me with the opportunity to get a vintage pipe with no fear of contracting scurvy. And in retrospect my Carey purchase opened the door to eventually restoring and collecting Estate Pipes. The Carey Magic Inch Pipe is manufactured in London, England.