Bjarne Nielsen, the owner and the founder of Bjarne Pipes, passed away in February 2008. The company was founded in 1973 and became Denmark’s largest pipe manufacturer of 100% hand made pipes. Bjarne Nielsen’s pipes are recognized as a great value. His goal was to make high quality Danish pipes at a reasonable price. Bjarne pipes are hand made of the highest quality Grecian and Calabrian plateaux briar. Get one of his excellent pipes while you still can.

This is a Viking pipe, made by Bjarne. This pipe measures approximately 5 1/4″ Long x 1 3/4″ High with a bowl diameter of 1 1/2″ and a maximum bowl width of 1 1/2″.

See a Listing of Bjarne Pipes for Sale Here

Here’s a Sir Walter Raleigh Pipe Tobacco Ad from Popular Mechanics April 1959 edition.

It says:

Smells Grand! Smokes Sweet! Packs Right! Can’t Bite!

That sounds good to me. I’m ready to smoke some right now, and when I do I will be nice and relaxed, smoking slowly, enjoying the flavor and the time to relax.

You can also see how the chicks dig him, which is totally true. My pipe is definitely a chick magnet … or is it my two-seater convertible? I’m not sure, but just don’t mix the two together. The wind will not make for a good smoking experience.

I love seeing these old ads. It makes me wish it was 1959 right now, but with personal computers and the Internet.

What do you think of this ad?

#304 Svenborg Padouk Orange Pipe w/ Silver Band. This pipe measures approximately 4 3/4″ Long x 1 5/8″ High with a bowl diameter of 1 1/4″ and a maximum bowl width of 1 3/4″.

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Ok fellow pipe smokers. Here’s your chance to offer some sane advice to the FDA on their recently approved regulation of tobacco.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is establishing a public docket to obtain information on the implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. FDA is establishing this docket in order to provide an opportunity for all interested parties to provide information and share views on the implementation of the new law…

II. Request for Comments and Information
We are particularly interested in comments on the approaches and actions the agency should consider initially to increase the likelihood of reducing the incidence and prevalence of tobacco product use and protecting the public health. Although the agency will not respond to specific suggestions, we will consider them in establishing the new Center for Tobacco Products and in implementing the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. In the future, we intend to solicit public input on specific issues. Please organize any comments you have in response to this notice using these general categories:

Federal, State, and local government collaboration;
New product submission and approval;
Product ingredient disclosure;
Prevention;
Tobacco use by specific groups including minors, women, and racial and ethnic minority populations;
Tobacco addiction;
Smoking cessation;
Data collection;
Products with reduced harm/risk claims;
Enforcement;
Research and testing;
Advertising and marketing of tobacco products;
Label statements and warnings (including graphic warnings);
Tobacco product standards (including flavors, ingredients, etc.);
Sale and distribution of tobacco products;
Manufacturing restrictions and facilities controls; and Other.

Go to www.regulations.gov and search for docket nr. FDA-2009-N-0294

There’s no doubt, that the taste of our favorite tobacco blend is not the only reason many of us light up our favorite pipe. After a tough day doing whatever it is that we do there’s nothing quite like sitting back and contemplating what’s happened while we enjoy the simple pleasure of a pipe and that blend that we like so much.

It’s a time for reflection … for planning … problem solving and just plain daydreaming about what we could be doing and where we might be going. Now if you and I do that while we’re enjoying a bowl, what must some of the famous and talented people who are or were pipe smokers reflect on or think about over their evening pipe?