Complete 1970s Manx Turkish block Meerschaum Tobacco pipe Carving Kit IOB. Cool Vintage Manx Meerschaum pipe Carving Kit, all original Kit New NOS. Turkish block Meerschaum stummel, a practice small block of Meerschaum, a Vulcanite stem, scalpel, Bee’s wax, and instruction manual in original box. Manx, Laxey pipes limited, Meerschaum pipe factory on the Isle of Man closed its doors for good in the early 2000s, but this Cool DIY Carving Kit dates from the 1970s-80s. Vulcanite stem is Fishtail. The Chamber, Stem Mortice and airway is pre-drilled and the Stem Mortice features a Delrin liner for strength and longevity.