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I began collecting smoking pipes for some reason in 2004.  The first one I ever bought was the Savenelli briar (image 01 below) one day at J.R. Cigar in Selma, North Carolina.  I still collect briar pipes when I find them used at a good price, and if they are oddly shaed and unique. I ended up buying a meerschaum pipe in 2020-ish that I found at an antique shop and have grown my collection of briar and meerschaum pipes into a collection of 35 or so.  When I began buying meerschaum pipes I bought any I could find in local antique stores and thrift shops.  I no longer mess with meerschaum "apprentice pipes".  Now I only buy meerschaum pipes that are signed by a Master Carver.  I also have several cob pipes.  The cob pipe has a sweet flavor to the smoke that is uique to cob, although they don't withstand burn-out over time like briar and meerschaum pipes do.  I have slacked off my pipe collecting a bit over the years, but normally I'll buy a pipe in a local shop if it's a great deal or if it;s a really unique pipe.

The first pipe I ever bought, 2004 The second pipe I ever bought I dig the claw design. A unique pipe from Denmark Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, fertility, agriculture, & merrymaking Another Bacchus by Master Carver Yunus Unsigned Viking "apprentice pipe" The bottom of the Danish winepipe is filled with red wine.  The smoke bubbles up through the wine, giving the tobacco a sweet fruity flavor. Very tall Bacchus "apprentice pipe" The pipe style smoked by Lee Van Cleef in the movie "For a Few Dollars More"

Last Updated 02-17-2026