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Pipes on the ships of old were nothing new. Tobacco and rum made their appearance in short order with tobacco inherited from American Indians and rum from the Caribbean. Smoking aboard ship was allowed by limited to a safe area and at safe times, ergo the "smoking lamp". Where? Usually near the Galley, as it is here. A huge thanks to the amazing da'rum - a man of high ideals and many talents. This is just one of them.
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Post by da'rum »

AND are supposedly hit snd miss on quality and customer service. Some people have good things to say others talk about poor quality and rude and abrupt after sales.

When I was looking for my meers I read a bit about AND and briefly considered buying from them but the negatives swayed me to look elsewhere.
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FWIW...


...the little "mini-meer" on page 1 - got it for $14.95 from a local tobacconist really just for giggles to see what meer is like. Turns out I really like this little pipe - great for testing tobaccos, doing several mini-bowls of different blends, and the like. I found it to be simple but really rather well made. On a visit back to that shop I found it was made by Royal:

Mini's at $11.95 plus $3 ship:
http://www.royalmeerschaumpipes.com/Min ... es-s/3.htm

Nice "regular" sized pipes at $35 to $40:
http://www.royalmeerschaumpipes.com/Reg ... s-s/21.htm

Although they like to toss around "hand-carved", for at least the mini's and the regular's, when you get to the actual pipe's page the description turns to "hand-finished", a bit different, eh?

Nonetheless, I can speak to the mini and say that for the money, I think it's reasonably well made - the stem is easily removeable, yet quite secure based on its design...
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