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Plumb Pudding vs Abingdon
Hello all. I’m wondering if anyone is familiar with both Seattle’s Plumb Pudding and G.L. Pease‘s Abingdon, and could compare them. I love Abingdon, and feel like trying Plumb Pudding. But Plumb Pudding is expensive (with shipping) so I thought I’d see if I could get some info to make it at...- Pipes505
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- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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A. Taylor & Son?
Half my family were Russian or Ukrainian Jews, and the other half were tailors. I’m loving this pipe more and more! What great information!- Pipes505
- Post #10
- Forum: Tobacciana History
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A. Taylor & Son?
Great report. Terrific information. Thank you so much. Very kind of you!- Pipes505
- Post #5
- Forum: Tobacciana History
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A. Taylor & Son?
Anyone know anything about the London tobacconist “A. Taylor & Son”, that used to be at 73B Victoria St., SW1? I have an old pipe stamped with their name, but I don’t know anything about it. It doesn’t seem very high end to me. But it’s a great little smoker. Just wondering if anyone knows...- Pipes505
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- Forum: Tobacciana History
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A. Taylor & Son?
Anyone know anything about the London tobacconist “A. Taylor & Son”, that was at 73B Victoria St., SW1? I have a pipe stamped with their name, but I don’t know anything about it. It doesn’t seem very high end to me. But it’s a great little smoker. Just wondering if anyone knows anything...- Pipes505
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- Forum: British Pipes
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My First Dunhill
Some baking soda and water is taking it right off!- Pipes505
- Post #13
- Forum: British Pipes
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Gus’s Smoke Shop
On a related note, any nominations for best pipe shop in the LA area these days? Visiting later this week.- Pipes505
- Post #34
- Forum: Pipe Tobacconists - B&M's and Internet Retailers
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My First Dunhill
Any suggestions for getting that oxidation off and, more importantly, keeping it off?- Pipes505
- Post #5
- Forum: British Pipes
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My First Dunhill
I was always fascinated by my grandfather’s pipe collection, which I inherited at around age 11. Dunhills, pre-transition Barlings, Sasieni, Charatan, Comoy all 1940s-early ‘60s. I’ve been a pipe enthusiast ever since. But all these years later (about to turn 54), and I never smoked any of...- Pipes505
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- Forum: British Pipes
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Gus’s Smoke Shop
Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this. I remember Jimmy well.- Pipes505
- Post #22
- Forum: Pipe Tobacconists - B&M's and Internet Retailers
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Gus’s Smoke Shop
Yes, same one.- Pipes505
- Post #17
- Forum: Pipe Tobacconists - B&M's and Internet Retailers
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Gus’s Smoke Shop
Here’s one such article! It was Jim Hurwitz. And apparently Gus Pfender owned it in the 1930s. Fascinating.- Pipes505
- Post #12
- Forum: Pipe Tobacconists - B&M's and Internet Retailers
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