Tobacquisitions for August 2015

There are some of us who are waiting for the acquisition this month (looking at you BK) but that's no reason to share the others

I got a tin of C&D Night Train from Ryota yesterday. What a sneaky man he is. It already has a year on it and I'll probably crack it open when I'm back in the states.

Traded for a Butera-Beckler Dublin meer yesterday, and picked up the pipe today. Not a lot of information about these that I can find, but best I can tell us that there was a limited run of these Beckler-carved meers that Mike Butera cut stems for and marketed under the Butera name.. smokes beautifully!

jiminyshiznit said:

Traded for a Butera-Beckler Dublin meer yesterday, and picked up the pipe today. Not a lot of information about these that I can find, but best I can tell us that there was a limited run of these Beckler-carved meers that Mike Butera cut stems for and marketed under the Butera name.. smokes beautifully!

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Beautiful

Another Beauty on the twig. Nice pick up.

I just realized I picked up a book entitled The Cigar by Barnaby Conrad III. Got it at a flea market. One guy had about 20 estate pipes in a plastic bucket. I picked out a Savinelli Canadian wire cut and was getting ready to make an offer when I noticed the shank was cracked at the mortise. No biggie as I could cut it back. Then I saw the hairline crack in the shank that was halfway between the stem and bowl. Oh, well.

Bk124tt said:

Beautiful

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Slickside said:

Another Beauty on the twig. Nice pick up.

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Thanks, guys.

Picked these up over the weekend.

The clay was from an anonymous sender.

You going to smoke the clay? I've always been interested in giving one a go. Be sure to let us know how it smokes if you use it.

Nice pickup, Brian. Looks like a lot of Sobranie, but it goes quickly once the weather cools down. One of my favs in the fall.

My combined P&C and Smokingpipes orders:

This delightful Ropp vintage briar blasted bulldog w horn stem arrived today.

Hirsute said:

This delightful Ropp vintage briar blasted bulldog w horn stem arrived today.

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Wow,...... Beautiful

Hirsute said:

This delightful Ropp vintage briar blasted bulldog w horn stem arrived today.

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Yeah, that is one pretty pipe. Just something about a blasted bulldog that appeals to me.

Thanks gents. It's one of the super old briar Ropps Smokingpipes has been releasing. Really light old wood.

Hirsute said:

This delightful Ropp vintage briar blasted bulldog w horn stem arrived today.

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That is one strikingly beautiful pipe. I'm a sucker for Bulldogs and Rhodesians, and this is an exceptional one.

Hirsute said:

This delightful Ropp vintage briar blasted bulldog w horn stem arrived today.

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Just lovely!

Just picked up a couple of tins. I really enjoy that Comoy's Portwood.

I have an idea! How bout a rotate button?!?!?!

Bk124tt said:

I have an idea! How bout a rotate button?!?!?!

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Here ya go..