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  1. craiginthecorn

    Chicago Pipe Show Discounted Room Rates Ending March 19

    If you are planning to come to the 2024 Chicago Pipe Show, the best place to stay for the full experience is definitely the Hyatt Regency O'Hare Chicago. We have a room block that is over 90% full and the deadline for reservations at our negotiated rates is March 19th. Beginning March 20th, the...
  2. craiginthecorn

    2024 Chicagoland International Pipe and Tobacciana Show

    Friends, it's time to gear up for the Chicago Pipe Show. Due to a change in venues, the show is two weeks earlier than usual, so make your room reservations and buy your tickets soon for the best pricing and availability. Check out chicagopipeshow.com for all the exciting details and to buy...
  3. craiginthecorn

    THE Chicago Pipe Show — Battle of the Briar, Pt 1

    A fun addition to this year’s Chicagoland Pipe and Tobacciana Show will be the brainchild of Jeff Gracik — The Battle of the Briar. This is modeled after TV’s Iron Chef and will feature three carvers who will have about three hours to carve and finish a pipe. Since the competition will be held...
  4. craiginthecorn

    Chicago Pipe Show Update

    It’s getting close! Less than six weeks away! I have a lengthy update here. I’ll thank you in advance for taking a couple minutes to read through it. As of yesterday morning, the show’s room blocks at the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort for Friday and Saturday evenings are over 95% filled. We...
  5. craiginthecorn

    The Chicago Pipe Show Is Barely 3 Months Away. Book Your Room And/or Table Soon!

    Having passed January's halfway point, I bet your thoughts are turning towards Springtime and the Chicago Pipe Show. Yes, the show is closer to our traditional weekend this year. Late Spring -- April 28-30. But as many of you know, by Wednesday and Thursday, many have already arrived and are...
  6. craiginthecorn

    Visiting Belgium this Fall: Looking for Suggestions

    My wife and I are going to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary early this autumn by touring Belgium for 2 weeks, enjoying the many breweries and Michelin-starred restaurants. We visited Belgium for a few days in 1985, visiting the American WWII cemetery, the Ardennes, and Brugge. We plan to...
  7. craiginthecorn

    Albert Einstein Pipes Auction

    If you've got deep pockets, you can bid on this rather motley collection of pipes alleged to have belonged to Albert Einstein.
  8. craiginthecorn

    Yet Another Help Me Identify The Maker thread

    Just bought this unsmoked pipe at Iwan Ries. Chuck didn't know who had made it. It has a blast like Walt Cannoy's Suedeblast pipes, but the logo is only vaguely similar to something I've seen from him in the past.
  9. craiginthecorn

    Andreas Bennwik

    Have any of you owned an Andreas Bennwik pipe? If so, what are your impressions of his skill? I'm particularly interested in the engineering and his stem work. I have this pipe reserved, awaiting feedback from my rep at SP.
  10. craiginthecorn

    Fun Pipe-Related Steve Kelley Cartoon in Today’s Newspaper

    The bottom panel of this cartoon easily could have been a candidate for the cartoon captioning contests that sometimes happen on this site. http://digitaledition.chicagotribune.com/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=c1e0103c-ad19-4439-ac6d-72aaacf18f6f
  11. craiginthecorn

    1920 Amber-Stemmed Dunhill Fitment

    Do any of you own an amber-stemmed Dunhill pipe? I would like to know what sort of fitment they were using around 1920. The normal method that other pipe makers were using was a screw tenon made of bone. I have heard of, but not seen, a method where a vulcanite tenon is screwed into the amber...
  12. craiginthecorn

    2020 Chicagoland Pipe and Tobacciana Show Has Been Officially Cancelled

    From Craig Cobine, the Show Director. (Not me, by the way!) " The Chicagoland Pipe Collectors Club is sad to announce that we cancelled our contract with the Westin hotel today because of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic. The safety of our community is our primary concern and we have been...
  13. craiginthecorn

    It's official! The 2020 Chicagoland Pipe Show Is Happening!

    This year’s show is May 1-3, at the Westin in Itasca, IL. Same weekend, different location, much newer and very close to O'Hare International Airport. We have a required number of room rentals, so we need attendees to stay at the Westin. This is about the survival of the show. Please make...
  14. craiginthecorn

    Who Has The Guts to Try This Aromatic Tobacco?

    Cucumber and dried fruit. At least it’s not a garlic dill flavor. Available at Esterval’s.
  15. craiginthecorn

    Fun Discovery From My Family Archives

    I spent a few hours yesterday sifting through family photos and mementos. One that delighted me was this photo of my great grandfather, Harry Carlton Cummins working in his art studio in LaPorte City, Iowa in roughly 1888, while smoking a corncob pipe. He was an interesting fellow best known for...
  16. craiginthecorn

    It's Official -- Peterson Tobaccos Are Back

    As promised, Peterson Tobaccos have returned in April. 3Ps is already sold out at smokingpipes.com. Many others are back in stock.
  17. craiginthecorn

    Blowing Smoke Up Your Arse

    While researching the effects of nicotine, I learned the history of the term “blowing smoke up your ass.” Very interesting. Here’s a link to an article.
  18. craiginthecorn

    Filling A Chip In A Horn Stem

    I just received an estate Peter Heeschen pipe with a musk ox horn stem. It turns out to have a fairly large triangular chip on the top of the stem, just behind the button. It’s not over the slot at least, but I am considering returning it because the listing failed to mention it. If I keep it, I...
  19. craiginthecorn

    Poul Winslow grading question

    This older Poul Winslow Hand Made pipe is lacking a grade, as far as I can tell. Were Poul’s early pipes ungraded or does the lack of a stamp indicate something else?
  20. craiginthecorn

    The Official Word on the Fate of Peterson Tobaccos

    I shared most of this previously as a comment in another thread, but thought it would be worth creating a separate post, as I think the information is of interest to many. Beginning sometime around April 2019, STG will resume shipping the most popular Peterson blends. The following comes from...
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