Help!.....Anyone?

NCRadioMan · 09-18-2010, 05:08 PM

There is a lady in town having an estate auction and she brought some old pipes and baccy by the shop for us to look at. In the end she gave me a pound tin of Bertram Balkan Legation from Bertram "The Nation's Pipe Maker" in Washington, DC. Of course, no longer there but I am interested if anyone knows anything about Bertram. Apparently, they were very popular with dignitaries visiting the US because they made a pipe for Stalin, MacAurther and more. The gentleman had dozens of Bertram pipes.

FWIW, the tin is awesome but the baccy is very, very dry but smells devine!

Here is a pic of some stuff she had. The one I have is one of the red pound tins.

http://www.renestingresources.com/Re...tions_.html#12

There was also baccy (aromatics) from The Tobacco House Ltd. in Richmond, VA. It was in near perfect condition. The latest we could date anything was from the mid 80's.

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09-18-2010, 05:08 PM	#1
NCRadioMan Chutney Lovebusciut Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Chutney Location: On the shores of Loch Shiel Posts: 4,277 Trading: (66)	Help!.....Anyone? There is a lady in town having an estate auction and she brought some old pipes and baccy by the shop for us to look at. In the end she gave me a pound tin of Bertram Balkan Legation from Bertram "The Nation's Pipe Maker" in Washington, DC. Of course, no longer there but I am interested if anyone knows anything about Bertram. Apparently, they were very popular with dignitaries visiting the US because they made a pipe for Stalin, MacAurther and more. The gentleman had dozens of Bertram pipes. FWIW, the tin is awesome but the baccy is very, very dry but smells devine! Here is a pic of some stuff she had. The one I have is one of the red pound tins. http://www.renestingresources.com/Re...tions_.html#12 There was also baccy (aromatics) from The Tobacco House Ltd. in Richmond, VA. It was in near perfect condition. The latest we could date anything was from the mid 80's. __________________ The path to loyalty is trust. Last edited by NCRadioMan; 09-18-2010 at 05:19 PM.