Group 6 Meerschaum, Clay
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Calabash pipe with Meerschaum bowl, and free beanbag
This Calabash pipe is fitted with a large, removable meerschaum bowl which overlaps the top of the calabash slightly.
The inside top of the calabash gourd is lined with a ring of cork to ensure an airtight fit for the turned meerschaum bowl.
The gourd is nicely curved, and fitted with a synthetic black tube which firmly holds the mock-amber Lucite mouthpiece.
Here is a perfect combination of the two natural products, Meerschaum and Calabash, to create a pipe that will provide a great smoke and improve in beauty with age.
The black tube for the mouthpieces is simple but elegant – enhancing the appearance of the pipe.
With use, the finish of the meerschaum has started to turn to the beautiful cream/ivory colour, but it has received a few dings, a sign of usage. Other than that the pipe is in excellent condition.
And to keep it that way, we include a beanbag pipe rest to hold it safely when you’re resting it between smokes.
Many years of pleasure to come, both looking at it and smoking it.
Original mouthpiece, no filter .
Weight 74g
Inside bowl diameter 28mm
Inside bowl depth 34mm
Calabash with Plaster of Paris lining, Full Bent, Saddle mouthpiece
Calabash pipes – from the cured and dried neck of the calabash gourd, sourced from farmers in the Calitzdorp area of the Karoo.
This pipe appears to be one of many made by Willie Mattner in Johannesburg.
Meerschaum was not available for the lining of the bowls (as in Europe), so the pipes are finished by lining the neck with pure plaster of Paris (to form a bowl for the burning tobacco), and fitting with an individually turned wood insert to hold the mouthpiece.
The air space left below the lining ensures a cool, dry smoke, and the juices are absorbed into the shell itself allowing it to colour as it ages to a rich brown, like old polished leather.
The top of the bowl is finished with a brushed brass ring.
The shape is like an Oom Paul, well-balanced and less leverage on the teeth.
The pipe is in very good condition and the calabash gourd is starting to colour beautifully.
Original mouthpiece, no filter .
Plenty of smoking pleasure left in it.
Weight 65g
Inside bowl diameter 19mm
Inside bowl depth 34mm