A few years ago I was doing research on churchwarden pipes and their beginnings in Europe. I found a historical document on line discussing how the long pipes were popular among the Hussars and later the general populace. There was also a discussion of how pipes gained the name churchwarden and mentioned the church guards used the long pipes so that the smoke wouldn't obscure their view of the doors to the church while smoking. It also discussed the long pipes being rested on either the pew in front of the smoker or on the window ledge.
Does this sound familiar to anyone? I had the document bookmarked but somehow lost that bookmark and the copy I saved when switching computers two years ago. Now I can't seem to find it doing a search.
Does this sound familiar to anyone? I had the document bookmarked but somehow lost that bookmark and the copy I saved when switching computers two years ago. Now I can't seem to find it doing a search.