Category Archives: Pipe Collecting

Trevor Barton Collection of Pipes up for Auction Sept. 2020

Pipe Collector Trevor Barton

From the Editor: Trevor Barton was a British pipe collector that favored historical non-briar pipes, such as: native American, tribal, ceremonial, art pieces, porcelain, ivory, and meerschaum. He ammassed a […]

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Father the Flame Movie a Must See for Pipe Enthusiasts

James Foster, CST After 7 years and 6 countries we’re finally seeing a finished product that the pipe community has been anxiously waiting for. We’ve seen snippets and previews at […]

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Mystery: The Peterson System Stem That Time Forgot

James Foster, CST Mark Irwin reached out to me around the end of last year and asked if I would be interested in participating in a project.  When he mentioned […]

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Meerschaum, The Past and Present

James Foster, CST Recently on the forums, an old post got resurrected about the differences between block and pressed meerschaum and the reminder was that pressed meerschaum is rarely used these days […]

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Mail It In One Piece, Please

Rick Newcombe It was a Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles, and I was in my garage with the great Danish pipe maker Jess Chonowitsch, showing him how I cleaned the […]

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Mike McNiel Asks; “Where’s Fred Goldring!?!?!”

Kevin Godbee Mike McNiel of McClelland Tobacco Co. shared some intriguing vintage tobacco tins with me during the Kansas City Pipe Show. There were five tins, four from Dunhill, plus […]

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Time Travelers

Fred Bass Estate Meerschaums cross oceans of time in their lifetime of service for those lucky enough to smoke them. In a market where the buyer can find himself at […]

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From The Old-World to New With Love

Jerry L. Eischeid There are some things that are just in ones blood. Take beer for example. In the long-gone days of my youth, I belonged to an abstemious tea-totaling […]

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A Three Pipe Problem

By Dustin Babitzke Whizzing down I-70 at 75 mph, wind blowing through my hair, the open road ahead of me; it all sounds so glamorous. That is until I try […]

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The Magically Magnetic One-of-a-Kind Pipe Stand

By Cam Schutte There is much tradition associated with pipe smoking that dates back centuries ago. The traditions are part of the lure of pipe smoking for many people. In […]

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