Missouri Meerschaum, 1955

Sat Apr 13, 2019 4:44 pm

Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2019 12:34 pm Oh and also as of last night those were not listed on the website. So a phone call / email is most likely required. I stole the pictures from a guy I follow that was on the factory tour yesterday

Supposedly they made 70 of them I think. Any that were not sold on the factory tour would go on the site.

Sat Apr 13, 2019 6:42 pm

Fr_Tom wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2019 4:44 pm
Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2019 12:34 pm Oh and also as of last night those were not listed on the website. So a phone call / email is most likely required. I stole the pictures from a guy I follow that was on the factory tour yesterday
Supposedly they made 70 of them I think. Any that were not sold on the factory tour would go on the site.

Right, they only made seventy. And they commissioned a guy to make the shanks. Maybe they will hire him full time and they will start with diamond shanks. I just don't get the difficulty with these things. Maybe they did get rid of the necessary machinery years ago.

Sat Apr 13, 2019 6:53 pm

Kevin Keith wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2019 6:42 pm
Right, they only made seventy. And they commissioned a guy to make the shanks. Maybe they will hire him full time and they will start with diamond shanks. I just don't get the difficulty with these things. Maybe they did get rid of the necessary machinery years ago.

Why would they do that? They are selling the pipe equivalent of the 60's Ford Falcon. People observe there is a market for the 60's Futura too. How hard can it be?

Sat Apr 13, 2019 7:05 pm

Fr_Tom wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2019 6:53 pm
Kevin Keith wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2019 6:42 pm
Right, they only made seventy. And they commissioned a guy to make the shanks. Maybe they will hire him full time and they will start with diamond shanks. I just don't get the difficulty with these things. Maybe they did get rid of the necessary machinery years ago.
Why would they do that? They are selling the pipe equivalent of the 60's Ford Falcon. People observe there is a market for the 60's Futura too. How hard can it be?

yup. I never understood their reluctance and still don't.

Whalehead King · Thu Nov 07, 2019 7:13 pm

Nobody appreciates anything good these days.

Sat Jan 18, 2020 10:57 pm

Whalehead King wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2019 7:13 pm Nobody appreciates anything good these days.

Word.

Chef Benny · Sun Jan 19, 2020 2:01 am

I was lucky to get a anniversary dog. They released 3 different types.

I would like to see them create the Radio pipe again. The golfer was cool too.. Square and diamond Shanks were pretty neat. Old dominion still makes some cool reed cobs.

Sun Jan 19, 2020 2:11 pm

Here's a page out of an old Wally Frank catalog. Not quite a MM but the price was right.

Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:39 pm

I promised these pictures 5 years ago. Well, here they are, now in 2023! Sorry about the “delay”… I blame it on CRS!

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Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:40 pm

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