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Albert Einstein: Pipesmoking Genius

August 9, 2019 by Chuck Stanion

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When one thinks of Albert Einstein, what image manifests? His pipe, naturally. That's easy for pipesmokers, but most people unfamiliar with the benefits of the briar think of E = mc² first, then about Einstein's hair, and maybe his violin. But Einstein's pipe is a near constant in photos of the physicist ... Read More

Tobacco and the Shipwreck of the Endurance

July 26, 2019 by Chuck Stanion

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Antarctica experiences temperatures that have been measured, by satellite, as low as -135.8 °F (-93.2 °C). That's without the wind chill factor, and the place is the windiest of the continents, with winds gathering speeds on the coastline of up to 185 mph, though in 1972, wind speeds of 199 mph were recorded. ... Read More

The Silver Pipe of Wampanoag Legend

July 12, 2019 by Chuck Stanion

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The Wampanoag People of Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts were native Americans primarily active in the 17th century and before, though members survive today in two tribes. They numbered about 3,000 people when Europeans arrived, and their population was decimated by what was probably smallpox. ... Read More

Mary Frith: Unapologetic Pipesmoker

July 11, 2019 by Truett Smith

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If we're honest, those we now consider "famous pipesmokers" did not gain notoriety because of their pipesmoking. They earned acclaim through their writings, or movies, or philosophy, or creative genius, and it just so happened they also smoked a pipe. ... Read More

Mark Twain: Unrepentant Tobaccophile

June 21, 2019 by Chuck Stanion

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Mark Twain, Samuel Clemens' pseudonym, is possibly the most recognizable pen name in literature, and the man himself is an irresistible historical figure for pipe enthusiasts, not only because he was instrumental in shaping an authentic American literary voice, but because he evidently smoked more than any other human being. ... Read More

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

Smoking Minds

April 18, 2019 by Truett Smith

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Many of the most famous authors in recent history also happened to be avid pipesmokers, thus many of the most well known pipesmokers consist of writers and poets. Names like Mark Twain, J. R. R. Tolkien, Ernest Hemingway, and C. S. Lewis come readily to mind ... Read More

Sir Walter Ralegh: The Alpha Smoker

April 3, 2019 by Chuck Stanion

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Brave, impetuous and dramatically gallant, Sir Walter Ralegh (his own spelling for his name) is perhaps best known to readers here as the European alpha smoker. He's the man who popularized smoking in the old world and whose image has been emblematic of the tobacco that bears his name since before any of us can remember. ... Read More

Kramer's Father Dempsey: The Blend That Started A Tradition

February 1, 2017 by Andrew Wike

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In addition to being the principle tobacconist in Beverly Hills, California, Kramer's Pipe & Pipe Tobacco has earned recognition all over the globe for its proprietary house blends — many of which were mixed specifically for famous celebrities like Danny Kaye or Cary Grant. ... Read More

Hans Lohrer: Pipe Man, Ad-Man

March 4, 2014 by Eric Squires

While I can’t speak knowledgeably as to whether or not Stuttgart artist and graphic designer Hanns Lohrer himself may have borne or resembled any of these archetypal aspects, I can say that his life’s most famous work certainly didn’t. And that’s because it looked like this: ... Read More

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