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Pipe Collecting

The use of pipes goes back many hundreds of years to about 500 B.C. The American Indians introduced tobacco pipes to the Europeans around the 16th century, and the use of pipe smoking spread quickly.

Pipes have been made from all sorts of material, but the most common types were carved from briar wood. Since the pipe was initially introduced to the Europeans, pipes have been made of oak, mesquite, cherrywood, corncobs, and clay. Glass pipes are not well suited for smoking tobacco but some people do use them. A pipe is made up of two parts; the bowl fashioned for burning the tobacco and a hollow mouthpiece that allows the smoke to be pulled into the mouth.

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Smoke your pipe and be silent; there’s only wind and smoke in the world. ~Irish Proverb

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Why Collect Pipes?

There is a nearly limitless combination of designs and materials that make up a pipe. Many of these smoking pipes have been very carefully designed and etched with beautiful busts of heads of people like Samuel Gompers and William F. Buckley Jr, shapes of animals and other creatures like the Arctic Wolf and the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker. You might even find one with the mythical Bashe or the Nawao or the Vættir.

Most collectors are interested in the intricate design, or a certain shape, or the unusual length and bend of the various pipes. That makes a very good reason to start a collection of them. The age of the pipe as well as the complexity of the design, the material that the pipe is made from, and the quality are what collectors look for. Quite a few pipes in people’s private collections are worth a significant amount of money.

The Varieties of Pipes

The variety of the different types of pipes are nearly unbelievable. They are made in numerous shapes, sizes, and designs. Pipes may be made from one type of wood and combined to another type of material. An example would be a bowl made from white heath and a metal stem, or corncob or meerschaum connected with a reed stem.

Conclusions

No matter what types of pipe you want to collect, whether you are collecting pipes from certain manufacturers, or certain designs, maybe you do not even have a theme for your pipe collection. Maybe you are just collecting unusual pipes of any type, your collection will not disappoint you. Pipes are something to be proud of, and in the long run will be a valuable investment, if that is what you choose to do.

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