New Pipes in the collection

[TCnBham]

I have been on a buying spree lately, trying to get enough pipes to be able to smoke a different one morning, afternoon, and a couple of bowls in the evening. I aquired a Radice 2010 Christmas Edition, which is a squat Rhodesian in shape, with a burgany colored "sea rock" finish on bottom and stem, two grooves where the pipe outside of the bowl tapers back in, with smooth briar in between the lines. The pipe has a white Acrylic stem, slightly bent. I have been using it primarily with Dunhill Early Morning Pipe and am enjoying it a great deal. I also got a Mastro Beraldi "Tomato" in a very dark, or black, "sea rock" finish, with a silver decorated band and a black acrylic, slightly curved stem. It is a short pipe, but not a "nose warmer". Very thick bowl, so burns very cool. I won two Ebay pipes recently as well...One is a Butz-Choquin Rockbrune 1789...again, a bent shape, dark crimson bowl. Almost a Prince in shape, but not quite. The bowl is a cross between a Volcano and a Tomato, I would say. Unsmoked, with box and sock, but out of an estate. Last but not least, I won a Stanwell Golden Danish Bent Billiard, also unsmoked, in box and sock.

So, four new pipes in the last two weeks, and one prior to that time frame.