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Kilroy6644
Smoking a corn dog in aviators and a top hat
Morgan Bones Lovat for Morgan Monday. Nice size on this one. It's the biggest of my Lovats.
Tobacquisitions October 2020
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Local B&M got some Esoterica tins. Snagged some Margate.
Kirsten Sitter
Absolutely love that Designer. I need a full bend Kirsten.
Picked up a rough Pete for 12 off ebay. She cleaned up pretty well.
AimlessWanderer
Remember to forget me!
The inside was filled with Pipe Mud from Aristocob, the outside was filled with Superglue and briar dust.
Outstanding work Mike. That's a very nice pipe and rescued from the grave.
I live about 10 miles from McCranies. Easy to find. Just off exit 5A about two miles.
Lol ok McCranies Red Va from when McClelland was blending for them.
They sold a lot of McClelland rebranded with names relating to the local area. The prior owners were really good guys. They always took your pipe and waxed and polished it. There were chairs to sit in and try different tobaccos. There was a good cigar collection and expensive pipes. Even their basket pipes were good quality. I don’t believe the current operators are a part of the original family. I haven’t been in there for a few years. It was a classic and very cool shop in its own old building in the middle if shopping center parking lot where you always felt welcome and attended to. I almost stopped in last week when I went by there but figured it would be hard to sample tobacco while wearing a mask
It’s bygone era for sure. Now it’s all about cigars, vaping and cannabis.
Not for us. My first tobacco shop was Georgetown Tobacco in Alexandria, Va. The owner, John Crouch, pretty much taught me about pipe smoking even though it eventually took years. For the first few years, I smoked mostly English especially the house blend “Old Georgetown” which is still available by mail order. John always smoked GBD’s which I couldn’t afford at the time. Georgetown Tobacco became a big deal to the point they actually moved to Georgetown in DC where they still operate to serve the wealthy. Had I been so fortunate.
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Kilroy6644
Smoking a corn dog in aviators and a top hat
Hirsute
Used to have fun with Commander Yellow Pantyhose
And if you come across any of the McCranie’s branded pipes that are stamped Made in England, they were made by Bill Taylor of Ashton. The bowls are Ashton bowls with stems made from blanks instead of being fully handcut stems. Great pipes and great value!
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Looking for a straight blade for a while. Couldn't find one that I wanted to pay. These showed up in an amazon search for $15. Sold!
I couldn't resist, so I went back for more...
Nice!
Pretty happy with this one...
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That is a true beauty. Wonderful grain there.Pretty happy with this one...
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