I got these on Ebay for about $10 each as part of a lot of 5 pipes. Tobias's interest in meerschaum-lined pipes rubbed off on me. They are no-name pipes; all they say is Meerschaum-lined Italy. They have only been smoked a couple of times and have been kept clean. The worst thing you can do is allow a carbon buildup to form in one of these because it is so hard to reverse. The meerschaum is a clay so the linings are fragile like pottery.