Your latest pipe/pipe tobacco purchase thread....

[Griz]

A couple weeks ago, someone posted pics of an obi-one sav. I had to get one so off to eek bay I go, last one in the bent, oom-Paul shape. The guy even threw in a cheap lighter and a nail. I can't wait to burn this thing.....
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That's a sweet find, Griz

I know, wish it wasn't so blasted cold outside... Tomorrow maybe

 

[stukibuilt]

DTM tobacco day! Yay!!

2 tins HU Dockworker
1 tin HU Fayyum Kake
1 tin HU Scotney
1 tin HU Flanagan
1 tin HU Sunset
1 tin Dan's St. Bernard Flake aka Cheesy Feet

And some cool pipe cleaners Hans threw in. Super excited to break into these, but with daylight savings time cutting into my already small smoking window I'm not sure when I will be able to crack them open...

 

[smokingIsh]

A couple weeks ago, someone posted pics of an obi-one sav. I had to get one so off to eek bay I go, last one in the bent, oom-Paul shape. The guy even threw in a cheap lighter and a nail. I can't wait to burn this thing.....
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It was I. Sweet pipe there. Now I'm tempted to get that shape as well. Ebay is the pipers devil!

 

[thedismaltrade]

A couple weeks ago, someone posted pics of an obi-one sav. I had to get one so off to eek bay I go, last one in the bent, oom-Paul shape. The guy even threw in a cheap lighter and a nail. I can't wait to burn this thing.....
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Congrats. That is awesome. Let us know how it smokes

 

[Griz]

Thanks guys, I am a sucker for oom-Paul's. I just like the way they rest on your chin. I think this may end up being an everyday pipe and get burnt a lot.

 

[rdomfoto]

I've got one Oom-Paul and love smoking from it.

 

[rdomfoto]

A couple weeks ago, someone posted pics of an obi-one sav. I had to get one so off to eek bay I go, last one in the bent, oom-Paul shape. The guy even threw in a cheap lighter and a nail. I can't wait to burn this thing.....
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It was I. Sweet pipe there. Now I'm tempted to get that shape as well. Ebay is the pipers devil!

Oh, you definitely should!

 

[smokingIsh]

A couple weeks ago, someone posted pics of an obi-one sav. I had to get one so off to eek bay I go, last one in the bent, oom-Paul shape. The guy even threw in a cheap lighter and a nail. I can't wait to burn this thing.....
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It was I. Sweet pipe there. Now I'm tempted to get that shape as well. Ebay is the pipers devil!

Oh, you definitely should!

Did a search, maybe I let the cat of the bag lol. None to be found, but apparently they released the 320 in this pipe for Europe. May pull the trigger, but I liked the smaller price point feature. Paying for overseas shipping kinda nixes that.

 

[rdomfoto]

You have just over 20 minutes left on this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pipe-large-curved-design-metal-Collins-Original-Bryer-bowl-/121474200914?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c486d3552

 

[thedismaltrade]

DTM tobacco day! Yay!!

2 tins HU Dockworker
1 tin HU Fayyum Kake
1 tin HU Scotney
1 tin HU Flanagan
1 tin HU Sunset
1 tin Dan's St. Bernard Flake aka Cheesy Feet

And some cool pipe cleaners Hans threw in. Super excited to break into these, but with daylight savings time cutting into my already small smoking window I'm not sure when I will be able to crack them open...

very nice haul. looks like i need to do some reading up

 

[rdomfoto]

You have just over 20 minutes left on this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pipe-large-curved-design-metal-Collins-Original-Bryer-bowl-/121474200914?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c486d3552

And, no, I am not bidding on it.

 

[smokingIsh]

You have just over 20 minutes left on this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pipe-large-curved-design-metal-Collins-Original-Bryer-bowl-/121474200914?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c486d3552

And, no, I am not bidding on it.

Nah, I'm talking specifically about the Sav Obi-One line. Nice looking pipe though.

 

[rdomfoto]

From Flea Bay, an old Ropp cherrywood pipe

 

[WaRevo]

From Flea Bay, an old Ropp cherrywood pipe

That is a very nice Looking Ropp. Love the long stem. Churchwarden is still on my list of I need to buy.

Speaking of Buying

James

 

[WaRevo]

My Dr. Grabows are here yay!!!!! WOW crazy pick up for sure. 1 Lot of 8 pipes and I get 6 WOW did I say 6 Belvedere's 5 of them are Wire Craved and honestly all the pipes in this lot are not to bad looking. All but one of them comes apart. I will have the other one working really soon One Wire Carved Starfire and one Golden Duke with some amazing grain. To me anyway lol......

James

 

[rdomfoto]

My Dr. Grabows are here yay!!!!! WOW crazy pick up for sure. 1 Lot of 8 pipes and I get 6 WOW did I say 6 Belvedere's 5 of them are Wire Craved and honestly all the pipes in this lot are not to bad looking. All but one of them comes apart. I will have the other one working really soon One Wire Carved Starfire and one Golden Duke with some amazing grain. To me anyway lol......

James

Nice pick up!

 

[cgraunke]

My Dr. Grabows are here yay!!!!! WOW crazy pick up for sure. 1 Lot of 8 pipes and I get 6 WOW did I say 6 Belvedere's 5 of them are Wire Craved and honestly all the pipes in this lot are not to bad looking. All but one of them comes apart. I will have the other one working really soon One Wire Carved Starfire and one Golden Duke with some amazing grain. To me anyway lol......

James

Sounds like you scored a jackpot!

 

[WaRevo]

Sounds like you scored a jackpot!

You know at first thought only 2 of the pipes were going to be Belv's so to find out all bit 2 are for me is awesome. I remember what I spent for my Wire carved Starfire that is as of today no longer in my collection. So yes feels like I hit the jackpot :$)

 

[Griz]

From Flea Bay, an old Ropp cherrywood pipe

I have a question, is it called cherrywood because it is actually made from cherry?
I know it sounds like a stupid question but I wanted to find out for sure.

 

[rdomfoto]

I have a question, is it called cherrywood because it is actually made from cherry?
I know it sounds like a stupid question but I wanted to find out for sure.

Not a stupid question at all - I had to ask the same thing as I was bidding

It is, in fact, made of actual cherry wood. Ropp was granted a patent back in 1869.

This is from Pipedia:

Eugène-Léon Ropp (1830 - 1907) had acquired a patent for a cherrywood pipe (wild cherry, lat.: Prunus avium) in 1869. In 1870 he established a workshop to manufacture such pipes in Büssingen (Bussang, Vosges mountains). Around 1893 the business moved into the former mill of Sicard (part of the community of Baume-les-Dames - Département Doubs, Upper Burgundy - from 1895 on).

The pipes were a big success in the export as well. Shortly before 1914 Ropp designated A. Frankau & Co. (BBB) in to be the exclusive distributor in the UK and it's colonies.

Probably in 1917 a workshop in Saint-Claude in the Rue du Plan du Moulin 8 was acquired to start the fabrication of briar pipes. In 1923 a small building in the environment of Saint-Claude, serving as a workshop for polishing, was added.

Even though cherrywood pipes were the mainstay of Ropp until the company finally closed down in September 1991. The company was taken over by Cuty-Fort Entreprises (Chacom, Jeantet, Vuillard, Jean Lacroix...) in 1994.