Brown Leaf Acquisitions - January 2024

[Isaac]

Put a down payment on a pipe…

That’s a scary statement.

 

[seabee1999]

Something small to start the year. Got the jarred pipe blend during the PIFmas season (thank you @BSawhill). The other two were in celebration of going from conditional to permanent tenure in my GS job.

 

[cwright]

Put a down payment on a pipe…

That’s a scary statement.

That is scary!!! Hope it's a nice pipe, sure it will be.

 

[Benzadmiral]

I pulled the trigger on a Dublin, a shape I don't have, and it's an unusual one at that:

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This Butz-Choquin is lightly bent, also unusual for me. But I liked the crisp-edged heel of the bowl. . . .
I'm thinking I might hold off on trying out the pipe for an out-of-the-ordinary occasion -- but I don't have a birthday for a long while, and my planned retirement is more than two months off. We'll see. . . .

The pipe arrived today in good order. It's much more of a chestnut brown than the pics indicate, which I like. It's one of those pipes where you're inclined to say to yourself, "This is too nice-looking even to think about bringing a flame near it."

 

[Njguy1977]

This arrived today, always wanted a good lighter for inside the garage and around the house. I have the zippos for outside and traveling.

Larry

 

[Njguy1977]

I have an interesting one, it’s a Peterson as well, but a vintage one made by Colibri. Bought it not working, valve leaking and dirty. I took apart the valve, re-greased the seals (have new ones on the way) gave it a blessing, a prayer, and refilled it. Here she is in all her glory and lights every time.

Larry