FOUND MY T.U.C.O.P.S. Lapel Pin!!!!

[bronxbriar]

Thought I had lost this a few years ago!

 

[philip]

Good news. What do TUCOPS and TRSE stand for?
Everyone should have a lapel pin.

 

[kcvet67]

T.U.C.O.P.S. was "The Universal Coterie of Pipe Smokers", founded by Tom Dunn in 1964. TPSE was "The Pipe Smoker's Ephemeris" which Tom published until his death in 2006.

 

[johnnyrebel]

The TUCOPS pin is awesome, im envious! I always wanted a patch of the logo. Very cool, thanks for sharing!

 

[terry]

Nice pin! Thanks for showing it.

 

[daveinlax]

Here's what I did with one of mine. 8O

sorry about the flash.

 

[dukdalf]

I have a card and pin like that somewhere. Might frame them up too, I like the idea.

 

[cortezattic]

I still have my Official PipesMagazine Preferred Membership Packet Identification Card

and unredeemed coupon for a 10% discount on a bowling shoe rental. ::

 

[jcsoldit]

Cortez... You turd… you have way too much time on your hands. :rofl:

 

[bronxbriar]

Great stuff! Love the framing! Wish I still had my card!

 

[brian64]

@cortez:

unredeemed coupon for a 10% discount on a bowling shoe rental.

:rofl:

 

[seilerjp]

I have my pin, card, and a set of TUCOPS. Tom was one of the big contributors to our hobby. Although I never met him, I considered him a friend.

 

[ssjones]

That is weird, this two year old thread also just popped up on the BoB forum as well.

 

[docwatson]

John Seiler must have been searching the archives!! A very good resurrection there John.

I must've missed this two years ago as well. And I still retain all of my semi-irregular issues of TUCOPS, including my pin and membership card. Boy, do I miss those publications. I also have the compiled Volumes I and II that are incredible bibles of pipe information. There happens to be an issue on eBay at present ending shortly. IMO anyone really interested in pipe lore/collecting/smoking should be jumping all over those old tomes.