anyone ever see.... (with working photos)

[BigCasino]

A pipe this ugly?

I found a pipe rack on craigslist cheap, the guy gave me 4 pipes with it he was an older
guy, said they were his uncles

 

[BigCasino]

 

[BigCasino]

Well i guess you're still not going to, can't figure out what I'm doing wrong on my mobile, have to wait till later

 

[huffelpuff]

Not sure what to tell ya brother! It shows up on the mobile version though. It's a little dirty but I'd say its still a nice meerschaum. If you really dislike it I'm sure one of the brothers would be happy to give it a good home.

Jim

 

[DrT999]

Not sure what to tell ya brother! It shows up on the mobile version though. It's a little dirty but I'd say its still a nice meerschaum. If you really dislike it I'm sure one of the brothers would be happy to give it a good home.

Jim

Have to agree; from that photo at least it looks like it could be restored by anyone who knows how (granted, that leaves me off)

 

[the rev]

I don't see anything

rev

 

[George Kaplan]

I don't see it either, but you could compare it against some of these if you like:
https://www.brothersofbriar.com/t17953-show-us-your-uglies

 

[BigCasino]

I think this pipe is uglier most of those, I didn't look close under all that grime, I wiped off the grime with a rag noticed there were no markings on it to tell who the maker was but it appeared to me that it was painted.... gonna have to look closer I guess

 

[huffelpuff]

Hope this helps. I actually think its purty but that's just me!

Jim

 

[BigCasino]

Thanks Huffle! well I'll be it is a meerschaum crazy
Lets see if this works

 

[huffelpuff]

Much better shot there! It's definitely well worn but I love that in a meer. I would clean that puppy up and smoke the heck out of it. How do the guts of it look? Is it all clogged with tar or fairly clean?

Jim

 

[the rev]

I actually like it go figure

rev

 

[riff raff]

I like the shape and patina, but that looks like the start of a crack on the stem at the shank.

 

[Steveaux]

Thanks Huffle! well I'll be it is a meerschaum crazy
Lets see if this works

In the realm of music gear, that would be called "mojo".

Clean it, load it, light it, rock it !!!

 

[user 2031]

I actually like it go figure

rev

I like it too... looks like a lot of history with that one.

 

[Hawker]

That pipes got character, if it could only talk.

 

[BigCasino]

So if I decide to restore this pipe should I leave the out side of the bowl lookin as is, or do think it should be refinished
too?

 

[user 2031]

I would leave it as is. It has a lot of charm.

 

[Kyle Weiss]

The stem can be replaced if needed, but if it seems intact, I like the nicks, markings and character quite a bit.

8)

 

[BigCasino]

Does anyone know what I need to do, or have any ideas on how to clean the old cake out of this meerschaum bowl and to clean the shank?
I have the stem soaking in alcohol, is there something better to use?