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  1. Johnkelly55

    B&M Shops in Italy?

    Hi Guys, My wife and I are going to Italy in about three weeks. We’ll be hitting the highlights- Rome, Florence, Cenice, Milan. While there, I would to go and pick up a pipe and, hope, that’s hope, I can pick up some tobacco we can’t get here (Margate, Penzance, etc). First, has anyone had...
  2. Johnkelly55

    Cellaring Observations/Advice?

    Dear Abby, I wrote a few days ago about opening a jar of HOTW I had cellared in 2012. It had lost all smell and taste. One suggestion was to air it out a few days. So, this afternoon, I opened up a jar of Jack Knife Plug- cellared in 2014. Again, the same issue. No smell and none of the...
  3. Johnkelly55

    Estate Pipes on eBay

    I just received an Estate Dunhill on eBay. I have picked up a few recently. All state they have been cleaned, etc. This person claimed the usual stuff- cleaned, etc. Even reamed it! I assumed it had been cleaned and didn't run a pipe cleaner like I might ordinarily do. It just didn't smoke...
  4. Johnkelly55

    Stanwell World Cup Pipes

    I was looking at some estate pipes and I came across something I had never seen- a Stanwell World Class pipe. It was a great looking pipe. Given a very nice silver band. One the underside of the bowl it said: World Cup, 2019, Ukraine LVIV. Box says: World Cup of Slow Pipe Smoking. All I can...
  5. Johnkelly55

    Ardors

    I try to have a good mix in my collection…. And I rarely buy a new pipe. Maybe I’ve been fortunate, but estates have worked out really well for me. So, I don’t have an Ardor in my collection and there are some really nice looking ones on eBay right now. (I prefer ’buy it now’) what do my...
  6. Johnkelly55

    Ought You to Trade Tobacco?

    Hey guys, I am new to the group so I have to wait a while before I can sell or swap tobacco. So, here is a question. I just put a question out to a couple of estate pipe dealers asking to swap some McClelland tins for a pipe? Am I nuts??? Or ought I to wait and sell them out right. I am...
  7. Johnkelly55

    Hello from Lancaster, PA

    Hello fellow Pipe-smiths, My name is John Kelly. I am new to the Lancaster, PA area, moved here in April. Originally from upstate New York, Syracuse and Albany. I just retired and moved up north from Florida... to be near the kids and grandkids. I am very excited to join the Pipes fellowship...