Firstly, we at The Pipe Shop LTD. would like to wish all our customers a Happy New Year, despite the less than optimal introduction to 2021 we have already had. As the nation hunkers down for another mandatory lockdown, we have had to close the front of shop to comply with the regulations and guidelines.…
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A brief history Meerschaum translates from German to English as ‘Sea Foam’. This term was employed as the material could sometimes be found afloat the Black Sea. This incredibly workable material, also known as sepiolite, was first given the name meerschaum in 1788 by Abraham Gottlob Werner. That being said, some of the earliest examples…
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The Family Business McChrystals was founded back in 1926 by Irish immigrant Denis McChrystal. As an employee at a wholesale tobacconist, he took note of the popularity of snuff, eventually deciding to turn his hand to blending his own recipes. From these humble beginnings in his garden shed, Denis would go on to create one…
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The Beginning The Erik Stokkebyes brand has a long history dating back to the 1880’s. In Odense, Denmark, a young man named Erik Stokkebye first opened his tobacco factory and shop after years in the trade. This sparked one family’s multi-generational journey into the world of tobacco and pipes. In 1897 his son Erik Paul…
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The Vision In the past decade Oliva Cigars: Nub has become a prominent name in new world cigar circles. The parent company have an esteemed history dating back a over century, with Cuban roots. Launched back in 2008, the concept had only come into fruition a year previously when one Sam Leccia had approached the…
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Join us as we reminisce on a ‘jolly’ work trip to Saint-Claude last year. We were lucky to learn about the comprehensive history of pipe making, going back almost 200 years until the present day. The company is called Chacom and you can read about their interesting chronological timeline here. We landed in Geneva where…
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Christmas has come early this year in the form of a 50g tin of Gawith Hoggarth Seasonal Reserve Pipe Tobacco. With only 1000 tins produced worldwide we have scooped up what we could of this recent release, ensuring our loyal customers get a chance to obtain a tin or two from this limited run. An…
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CIPC Committee, International of Pipe Clubs The CIPC was founded in Saint-Claude, France. An association of united national pipe clubs that fosters friendship and camaraderie among pipe smokers globally. The purpose of the CIPC (among many others) is to bring together pipe clubs from around the world to present a positive public image of pipe…
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A Brief History Francois Comoy and his brothers hailed from a small monastic town in eastern France called Saint-Claude. Originally working with box wood and beach, one son Louis found out about briar and it’s potential for being the best pipe making material. This was the beginning of their journey to become one of the most…
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1800s Journeying back to 1825, well before the discovery of briar wood, the COMOY family were already making pipes. Manufactured in the small village of Avignon near to Saint-Claude, in these times pipes were made out of boxwood. The primary consumer for these pipes were the “Grumblers” of Napoleon’s army. The discovery in 1856 of…
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