Romancing the Stone: Memorable Musings About Meerschaum: Difference between revisions

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“There is a ‘dainty dish’ used by the higher order of smokers, called the meerschaum pipe, which, when coloured by use a nutty brown with oil, valued at 5 to 10” (“The Price of Tobacco,” ''The Farmer’s Magazine'', Vol. 25, January to June, 1864).
“There is a ‘dainty dish’ used by the higher order of smokers, called the meerschaum pipe, which, when coloured by use a nutty brown with oil, valued at £5  to £10” (“The Price of Tobacco,” ''The Farmer’s Magazine'', Vol. 25, January to June, 1864).