Wow - this brought memories of my Dad and his pipes. He and Granddad had quite the collection although I don't remember seeing anyone with a pipe since the 70's.
I love old pine furniture but it has gone out of style. My favorite was a pine hutch in a butler's pantry that took gallons of death dealing stripper to get the lead based primer off. I suspect the hutch was removed when the new owners of the house renovated the kitchen. I have a similar hutch...
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