fubar Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Hello, My great uncle picked this up in the 1930's in his world travels. I'm fairly certain he was in the Middle East at some point. The hookah stands 31" tall. The ceramic work is beautiful and in excellent condition. There are pictures of a distinguished looking gentleman (military/royalty?) repeated around the top and bottom ceramic pieces. There is a brass bowl on top. I would greatly appreciate if anyone out there could supply any info on the hookah. Thank you very much, Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanij Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 That is the funkiest hookah i've ever seen, shine her up with some turtle wax!i think its an unbranded hookah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy1966 Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Very sweet Hookah. also very cool to come across an old pc that will still smoke. I looks like it is one of those Tombac Hookahs where you put the tobacco in the bowl and the coals on top of the tobacco. Not the tobacco we are used to!! I think Mush called it the bowl of death! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplexCoda Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 That is a sweet piece. Is the stem brass or wood? Is there any one in your family that might still know about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar Posted March 15, 2008 Author Share Posted March 15, 2008 QUOTE (SimplexCoda @ Mar 15 2008, 10:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>That is a sweet piece. Is the stem brass or wood? Is there any one in your family that might still know about it. Hey SimplexCoda, The stem is wooden, probably turned on a primitive lathe and then carved. Alas, all of my family members have departed, so I can glean no further info. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPeace Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 QUOTE (fubar @ Mar 15 2008, 10:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hello, My great uncle picked this up in the 1930's in his world travels. I'm fairly certain he was in the Middle East at some point. The hookah stands 31" tall. The ceramic work is beautiful and in excellent condition. There are pictures of a distinguished looking gentleman (military/royalty?) repeated around the top and bottom ceramic pieces. There is a brass bowl on top. I would greatly appreciate if anyone out there could supply any info on the hookah. Thank you very much, Dennisbeing that old, there is no way we can identify it. it was probably hand made by some guy in the middle east and it's probably made out of old china and wood. I would recommend changing the hose and giving it a good cleaning. it looks pretty stanky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForgetulRobot Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 I would guess it to be handcrafted. Either way it is gorgeous. It looks like a wooden stem, I'm sure it would look amazing if you put a nice natural wood oil on it to really bring out the natural wood grain. Clean it up and post some pictures, a one of a kind piece like that will be sure to attract some positive comments. Good luck on figuring out it's history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushbr Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 go to antique road show!!call me crazy, but it looks europeanmaybe while great britain had control over saudia arabia, one of the governers called home and asked them to make him one of these crazy hookah dealiesits a beautiful piece no liewould be pretty cool if it had some awesome history to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canon Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 its Iranian. i knew it once i saw it.heres the link to prove it and see the same man on the vasehttp://hookahcompany.com/wood_iranian_hookah_672_prd1.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushbr Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 QUOTE (Canon @ Mar 15 2008, 01:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>its Iranian. i knew it once i saw it.heres the link to prove it and see the same man on the vasehttp://hookahcompany.com/wood_iranian_hookah_672_prd1.htm damn dude!!! way to completely ruin or delusions of grandeur!lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar Posted March 15, 2008 Author Share Posted March 15, 2008 QUOTE (Canon @ Mar 15 2008, 12:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>its Iranian. i knew it once i saw it.heres the link to prove it and see the same man on the vasehttp://hookahcompany.com/wood_iranian_hookah_672_prd1.htmHey Canon, I checked it out. I believe you are absolutely correct. Doing a little digging, I found that he was the King and Shah of Persia (Iran) from 1848 until 1896,when he was assasinated. Interestingly he owned the Iranian tobacco industry for a short time. I truly appreciate your help! Cheers, All the Best, Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromecarz00 Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 You gotta give that thing a good polishing man. Its a beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olooko Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 that is one cool looking pipe, thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghetto Byrd Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Becareful when cleaning, i think your down stem maybe detachable piece of wood, remember they can all mould so be sure to clean it and allow it to be aired out,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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