Well, here's a pipe dream. What is needed are one, or better yet several, pipe smokers in their early or
mid-thirties to take up an ongoing interest in pipe history and archiving of documents. I'm sure there
are a number of such folks already at work, but I hope there are enough younger people to provide a
generational shift. As people retire from pipe making firms, or from artisanal pipe carving, or tobacco
blending, the institutional memory begins to fade. This is not something that is going to be subsidized
by anyone. The industry is too small. So it has to be a heart-felt interest. Pipedia is one such archive of
information, as is pipesmagazine.com. Best if individuals and organizations work together to take the
load off individuals. Space is needed for storing and preserving. Online activity is a great help, but it
may also give the impression that "someone has this," whereas sometimes no one does. I'm not in my
thirties, and my life is already full of activities and shear "stuff," so I'm not a candidate here. But just to
raise the possibility.
mid-thirties to take up an ongoing interest in pipe history and archiving of documents. I'm sure there
are a number of such folks already at work, but I hope there are enough younger people to provide a
generational shift. As people retire from pipe making firms, or from artisanal pipe carving, or tobacco
blending, the institutional memory begins to fade. This is not something that is going to be subsidized
by anyone. The industry is too small. So it has to be a heart-felt interest. Pipedia is one such archive of
information, as is pipesmagazine.com. Best if individuals and organizations work together to take the
load off individuals. Space is needed for storing and preserving. Online activity is a great help, but it
may also give the impression that "someone has this," whereas sometimes no one does. I'm not in my
thirties, and my life is already full of activities and shear "stuff," so I'm not a candidate here. But just to
raise the possibility.