I know their are allot of blogs, and pages on what kind of tobacco that famous pipe smokers would smoke, but not much about the pipes that they smoked. I figured I would start a page here for famous pipe smokers pipes.
Famous Pipe Smokers Pipes
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One of Robert Jordan's pipes sold at an auction...
And the man himself... lost to us here, but somewhere enjoying Two Rivers Tabac.
And the man himself... lost to us here, but somewhere enjoying Two Rivers Tabac.
This should be an interesting topic.
One of Einsteins pipes is at the Museum of History in D.C.
Does anyone know who the maker of this pipe is?
One of Einsteins pipes is at the Museum of History in D.C.
Does anyone know who the maker of this pipe is?
I want a Hugh Hefner Dunhill with the white bunny instead of the white dot. However, I shudder to think how much those would cost if he sold them.
I am neither famous or wealthy, yet, I manage to smoke around 30 different pipes regularly and another 50 or so occasionally. My point is how many smokers now, much less in the past have one, single make and model pipe rather than a rotation like most of us have? I've seen saddle bit billiards on Einstein's desk and in his mouth, the same with the straight apple shown and I've also seen pictures of him with a full bent. We all know the iconic pictures of Gen. MacArthur with that strange cob, yet I've also seen pictures of him smoking a briar.
Interesting point edgreen. I always assumed that accumulating a lot of pipes, like twenty or more, was strictly
a modern phenomenon that came with more discretionary spending, but maybe that isn't so. I'm sure a few pipe
smokers have always accumulated a lot of pipes -- as with people who accumulate a lot of homes, cars, girlfriends,
suits, tennis rackets, or whatever. I do know that a lot of pipe smokers on into the fifties really owned only one
functional pipe at a time, with a few burnt-out ones in the rack or drawer at home. I think the one-pipe rotation
was standard with most pipe smokers far into the twentieth century. Alternately, at that time, five or ten pipes
would have been thought quite an extravagance.
a modern phenomenon that came with more discretionary spending, but maybe that isn't so. I'm sure a few pipe
smokers have always accumulated a lot of pipes -- as with people who accumulate a lot of homes, cars, girlfriends,
suits, tennis rackets, or whatever. I do know that a lot of pipe smokers on into the fifties really owned only one
functional pipe at a time, with a few burnt-out ones in the rack or drawer at home. I think the one-pipe rotation
was standard with most pipe smokers far into the twentieth century. Alternately, at that time, five or ten pipes
would have been thought quite an extravagance.
http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/pipe-smokers-of-the-past/c-s-lewis-novelist-scholar-broadcaster-pipe-smoker/
This article has a picture of one of C.S. Lewis' pipes. I agree with above. At least Einstein seems to have a different pipe in his mouth in every photograph. I'm sure, like even now, it depends on the smoker. There are still many, many, many people out there who smoke one pipe until its dead and then get another. We tend to forget that we in this forum are the minority of the minority...
This article has a picture of one of C.S. Lewis' pipes. I agree with above. At least Einstein seems to have a different pipe in his mouth in every photograph. I'm sure, like even now, it depends on the smoker. There are still many, many, many people out there who smoke one pipe until its dead and then get another. We tend to forget that we in this forum are the minority of the minority...
I would love to sample a bag of two rivers tabac. Although, I don't know if Min was a pipe smoker. Love Robert Jordan's pioe. I wish I had the time to read the books over. Maybe when I retire. Sigh. That's 30 years from now.
The old-timers I knew years ago usually had a couple of pipes. Of course this depended on money and style. I knew one, a banker, probably had twenty in his rotation. And, according to another thread, someone had around 6000 in the collection. I wonder how many were in the regular rotation?
A veterinarian pal of mine would, after breaking or losing a pipe when out in the woods, whip out a pocket knife and whittle up a pipe. Fascinating to watch!
I believe John Wayne went through the "pipe stage" while at the university. I will strive to find the picture I remember seeing.
A veterinarian pal of mine would, after breaking or losing a pipe when out in the woods, whip out a pocket knife and whittle up a pipe. Fascinating to watch!
I believe John Wayne went through the "pipe stage" while at the university. I will strive to find the picture I remember seeing.
W.Somerset Maugham, one of the most prolific writers in the early 20th century was a pipe smoker. Many of the characters in his hundreds of stories smoked pipes. He is best known for his semi-autobiographical "Of Human Bondage", as well as "The Razor's Edge" and "The Magician"; the latter book having a character Oliver Haddo, from whom GLP presumably got the inspiration for Haddo's Delight.
Thanks, Anthony.
I wonder if mr. Jordan had bought my old pipe.
About seven-eight years ago I traded two Celius pipes to a pipester in the US. A few months later I recognized the other one for sale among SPC estates.
A photo I took:
SPC photo I saved:
For comparison:
What do you guys think?
Sorry, BTW, didn't want to hijack the thread.
I wonder if mr. Jordan had bought my old pipe.
About seven-eight years ago I traded two Celius pipes to a pipester in the US. A few months later I recognized the other one for sale among SPC estates.
A photo I took:
SPC photo I saved:
For comparison:
What do you guys think?
Sorry, BTW, didn't want to hijack the thread.
The first two sets of images look the same to me. The last image I see a slight variation of the grain pattern. They look really close but yours had more curves towards the front. The other has a bit straighter grain in the front.
Warren, I hope you find that picture. John Wayne was one of my heroes as I grew up. Rio Bravo was my favorite movie as a kid. I seen him with cigs and stogies, would love to see him with a pipe. It would be my new avatar.
Warren, I hope you find that picture. John Wayne was one of my heroes as I grew up. Rio Bravo was my favorite movie as a kid. I seen him with cigs and stogies, would love to see him with a pipe. It would be my new avatar.
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