The Eastman Scientific Pipe: a solution in search of a problem

I’d bet you half a tin of slightly-dried-out Presbyterian Mixture English blend that you’ve been micromanaged at work before. I’ve been fine with being micromanaged in the past so long as it involves receiving a paycheck for my trouble, but the last thing I want after I clock out is to continue that process. That’s why I smoke a pipe! It’s a simple ritual- simple, unless you believe the fine people who staffed the Eastman Sales Company of Chicago sixty or seventy years ago.

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I owe Dr. Grabow an apology

I’m not particularly jingoistic, but my last pipe-smoking adventure with a Dr. Grabow Grand Duke left me sputtering that an American manufacturing concern could make such a dreadful pipe. I complained a lot about its fit and finish, not to mention how rough it smoked. A couple days ago, I realized I messed up a little. Sorry, Dr. Grabow! I owe you an apology! Sort of.

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Nørding’s Erik The Red pipe will make your friends green with envy

There are a ton of things to consider when buying your first new pipe. If you’re like me and occasionally suffer from bouts of analysis paralysis, you’ve got a hard time of making up your mind ahead of you. That makes the process even more daunting- a pipe isn’t like a disposable pack of cigarettes. Ideally, it’ll be a lifelong companion! There’s lots of responsibility there.

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A Rocky Start to the Peterson Donegal fishtail 999 pipe

My dad loved the Irish pipes of Kapp & Peterson, and thanks to his passion and generosity I’ve owned eight over the years including a rusticated 999, smooth 306 and 312 system pipes, a dyed meerschaum Zulu, four Irish Whiskeys- two 107s (smooth and sandblasted), a smooth 120, and a rusticated 408. Today, I own three. Well, four, if we count the one I’m about to talk about, which we should.

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