First Meerschaum

[PreachTheWord]

I was going to wait a while before buying this but walked out of the local smoking hole with it.
It's a Ismet Bekler made for CAO. It came from the collection of a local collector. It was sold as used. The previous owner smoked it once (using a smoking bowl). The only indication that it is a used pipe is discoloration on the inside of the bowl. It is signed "i. Bekler". I will get a chance to smoke it tomorrow morning.

 

[Rotflmao]

That’s cool.

 

[Ponycarman]

Nice!

 

[Kentos]

Congrats on the first Meer!

 

[PreachTheWord]

Can't wait until tomorrow morning.

 

[Alacrity59]

Wow. I'm looking forward to how it works for you.

 

[Whiskey Badger]

It's a good looking Bacchus!

 

[Champion of Capua]

That’s one cool looking pipe! Congrats

 

[PreachTheWord]

Smoked it this morning. My ritual when I buy a pipe is to smoke it on "Pipe Friday" at the shop. It was wonderful. My usual aromatic tasted "cleaner". I hesitated for years on buying a meerschaum, now I'm wondering why I waited.

 

[Garlisk]

Meers are fantastic, and yours looks beautiful to boot. Take care with it and enjoy it as much as you can!

 

[sugarcane1]

Beautiful Meer.

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[PreachTheWord]

Thank you, guys! I can't believe that I waited this long.

 

[Bk124tt]

Enjoy

 

[OkieStubble]

Smoked it this morning. My ritual when I buy a pipe is to smoke it on "Pipe Friday" at the shop. It was wonderful. My usual aromatic tasted "cleaner". I hesitated for years on buying a meerschaum, now I'm wondering why I waited.

That face will look really cool when it starts coloring.

 

[nortac]

Tobacchanalia! Smoke it with reckless abandon (but carefully, avoiding possums)!
I'm usually not one for highly figurative meers, but yours is special. Look forward to seeing its color developing.

 

[oc_in_fw]

That face will look really cool when it starts coloring.

I think so too. I know some don’t like figurals, but with all the variations of thickness, the coloring is going to be interesting.

 

[Schwim]

Sweet pipe. I think you will enjoy it very much over the years. A meer is the favorite of my collection.

 

[PreachTheWord]

Tobacchanalia! Smoke it with reckless abandon (but carefully, avoiding possums)!
I'm usually not one for highly figurative meers, but yours is special. Look forward to seeing its color developing.

I'm the same way. When I would look at meers in the past, I would avoid the figurals in favor of more traditional shapes, but this one caught my eye. The detail in the carving is amazing in person. Ismet Bekler knew his stuff.