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The Complete Guide To The Peterson System Pipe: Startling Revelations About Charles Peterson's Greatest Invention

The Complete Guide To The Peterson System Pipe: Startling Revelations About Charles Peterson's Greatest Invention

June 7, 2019 by Andrew Wike

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The oldest continuously operating pipe factory in the world, Peterson produces some of the most recognizable pipes on the market. Yet few realize that the marque's iconic aesthetic is largely informed by the functional design of their most important contribution to the history of pipemaking: the System Pipe. ... Read More

The Monte Cristi Pipe Wreck

The Monte Cristi Pipe Wreck

June 6, 2019 by Truett Smith

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Before briar, there was clay. Now referred to colloquially as "tavern pipes," these long-stemmed clay pieces were rendered most predominantly in Cutty and Belge forms and were a mainstay of European and Colonial American societies, especially throughout the 17th century. ... Read More

A Whole New World

A Whole New World

June 5, 2019 by Truett Smith

I had smoked Virginia blends before, but not many. At that point, I'd primarily explored the world of English mixtures. It's not that I didn't enjoy Virginias, but none had captivated me. I was a rookie to the nuance and subtlety of flue-cured leaf and, even more so, tobacco in general ... Read More

Clumsy Communication

Clumsy Communication

June 4, 2019 by Chuck Stanion

It's easy to determine how open I am to interpersonal communication at any given time by counting the number of dirty pipes on my desk, either at home or work. ... Read More

History Of Flake Tobacco

History Of Flake Tobacco

May 31, 2019 by Chuck Stanion

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Flake tobacco was developed for life at sea hundreds of years ago and became so popular that we continue to enjoy it today, though more for its flavor than its traveling convenience. But 300 years ago, when seamen spent months and sometimes years at sea, flake tobacco became essential for enjoying the comfort of a pipe. ... Read More

Tobacco, The Muse

Tobacco, The Muse

May 30, 2019 by Truett Smith

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I recently came across a poetry collection compiled by Joseph Knight in 1895, Pipe and Pouch: the Smoker's Own Book of Poetry. The anthology consists of over 130 poems devoted to and inspired by pipes, tobaccos, and cigars. Names like Lord Byron and Rudyard Kipling stand out among the writers ... Read More

Pirates Loved Tobacco

Pirates Loved Tobacco

May 29, 2019 by Chuck Stanion

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Pirates had a profound relationship with tobacco, alcohol, and, oddly enough, fine porcelain dinnerware. I'm talking about the pirates of yore, shiver me timbers and arghhh, matey, not the modern pirates who attack container ships with speedboats. ... Read More

Mystery Review: May 2019

Mystery Review: May 2019

May 29, 2019 by Andrew Wike

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Welcome back to the Mystery Review, May 2019 edition! For this month's review, Truett took to the Inquisitor's Chair for the first time. And, of course, he immediately started changing the rules. ... Read More

Father The Flame Release Date

Father The Flame Release Date

May 24, 2019 by Andrew Wike

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For the past five years, we've followed one of the most exciting projects in pipedom: Father the Flame. The first feature length documentary about pipes and pipesmoking, Father the Flame, directed by Chad Terpstra, offers a scintillating vignette into the life and labor behind our hobby ... Read More

Ryan Alden: Practical Artisan Pipemaking

Ryan Alden: Practical Artisan Pipemaking

May 24, 2019 by Chuck Stanion

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Ryan Alden, a long-distance truck driver, had been restoring estate pipes for a while when he had an epiphany: "I thought, well, if pipe restoration is so much fun, making new pipes must be even better." ... Read More

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