Thread: Pipe of the Day

Yesterday the wife, daughter and I went for a nice afternoon drive around the county...

One of the small communities that we drove through is about 15 miles from my home and about a year ago I first saw the art work photo on a building wall in the town (see attached photo)...

An adjacent building caught fire and was later torn down last year and this appeared for all to see, very well kept, bright and vibrant colors for the age...

I'm guessing that maybe it was painted in the 30's-40's but I could be wrong... I know that Bull Durham had a long faithful standing with advertisement and their customers...

I hope this type of history comes to light more often than not...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull_D...moking_Tobacco

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._T._...ll_and_Company

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ackley,_Iowa

After doing a little more research, attached is a photo from the local newspaper of the art work fresh after the demolition of the adjacent building...

at the antique mall with the mrs thought this mite my interest my cob smoking friends

Originally Posted by NoseWarmer

Yesterday the wife, daughter and I went for a nice afternoon drive around the county...

One of the small communities that we drove through is about 15 miles from my home and about a year ago I first saw the art work photo on a building wall in the town (see attached photo)...

An adjacent building caught fire and was later torn down last year and this appeared for all to see, very well kept, bright and vibrant colors for the age...

I'm guessing that maybe it was painted in the 30's-40's but I could be wrong... I know that Bull Durham had a long faithful standing with advertisement and their customers...

I hope this type of history comes to light more often than not...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull_D...moking_Tobacco

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._T._...ll_and_Company

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ackley,_Iowa

After doing a little more research, attached is a photo from the local newspaper of the art work fresh after the demolition of the adjacent building...

Some years ago now,we had a building in South Denver that had that very same mural painted on the side of it. There was a big legal hoo ha about it because the building owner wanted to paint over it and the powers that be were fighting it. eventually there was a compromise ? half the sign was left and you can see it still but half might as well be none as it destroys the integrity of the mural. It was about a hundred years old and that's why the fight to keep it intact arose. We lost to modernism !

Pipe of the day is a Cracked egg with a boxwood .Reverse calabash system

And her frend Smooth Volcano with a exotic woods rings . Calabash system with a remouving basket . and delrin insert on the fit .
There is a smal thumb mark or chanel so that q the chamber can be opened . It opened relatively easy with the naile of the thumb .

Originally Posted by RusenBG

Pipe of the day is a Cracked egg with a boxwood .Reverse calabash system

How are the cracks made? Or is it a big secret?

Painted or lazered?

My guess, paint/stain on a string.

Originally Posted by spacemonkeyjon

at the antique mall with the mrs thought this mite my interest my cob smoking friends

I remember those types of displays from when I were a wee sprat. Used to see'em in the gas stations a lot. Those were the days .

Originally Posted by Nightblade

I remember those types of displays from when I were a wee sprat. Used to see'em in the gas stations a lot. Those were the days .

I still see these types of displays but not the period graphics.

A little Mac Barons Latakia blend while harvesting this year.