this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2025
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What is this thing?
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A tobacco pipe. Thing with lid on goes in one end of the y-shaped bit, the long bit in the other. The lid opens, and the lid's there so you can smoke when it's raining.
Edit: For anyone interested in how I got this so quickly; my dad has an old similar one from his grandmother, she was a switch board operator at the start of the last century, and he got to keep it's when she passed since he's also a pipe smoker. I don't think he's ever smoked it though, so I've had one in my home for my entire childhood :)
Thanks! Does this kind of pipe have a name?
It's a Tyrolean pipe - I just saw Willem Dafoe's character using one in Nosferatu funnily enough.
See here: The Cast of Nosferatu Discusses the Props That Shaped Their Characters | Prop Shop
Also one quite similar to yours in design (I think): https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1525820329/e-foot-pipe-antique-pipe-smoking-pipe?ref=sr_gallery-1-1&frs=1&sts=1&content_source=0bf227c4bf5cbe3d5859e776a0ac736a20682b5d%253A1525820329
Thank you so much! How was Nosferatu? I’m wanting to watch it soon.
No problem. It was good, they are all quality actors and the direction from Eggers was on point. I was kind of wondering though whether we really need another classic-style vampire movie, because there's nothing particularly interesting or new about the retelling of the story in terms of content, despite its excellent production quality. But sometimes that's maybe enough? :)