Product DescriptionThis report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and export managers whose primary concern is the world market for smoking pipes, pipe bowls, cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with [...]

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Found this on another tobacco-related blog and could not stop laughing… ;-) From the American Rifleman mag. The story is from the 1950s, but still good and could have happened to me, *lol* Watch out for Strong Tobacco- “I have learned that it is a mistake to carry a loose .22 caliber cartridge in the [...]

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Sometimes our beloved cult of pipesmoking is covered by the media in a favorable way. Like in this video from the “Modern Marvels” series. Enjoy.

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There is a lot of irritation regarding the use of “aromatic pipe tobacco”, often referred to as “Danish pipe tobacco”. Does it actually harm your pipe? Well, depends. Every pipe will adopt a little of the flavor of whatever tobacco you usually smoke in it. So the pipe develops a flavour ot its own. Peope [...]

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When you browse around the net, you came across a “pipe humidor” sooner or later. And many pipe smokers wonder: “Do I need such a thing?” Short answer: NO, you don’t. Long answer: maybe…. ;-) There are two potential uses for a humidor: keep your pipes in ready-to-smoke prime condition by giving them the optimum [...]

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Product DescriptionThis report was created for strategic planners, international executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for smoking pipes, pipe bowls, cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics [...]

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YES, there are.  ;-) Actually I am a big fan of the long-stemmed pipes, usually known as “churchwarden” or “Lesepfeife” (“reading pipe” in German), nowadays also often referred to as “Lord of the Rings Pipes”, thanks to the wonderfully carved long pipes everybody is smoking in the LotR-movies (LOVE the “Strider” pipe, btw.) First of [...]

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Product DescriptionOn the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on smoking pipes, pipe bowls, cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof in Germany face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying smoking pipes, pipe bowls, cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof to Germany? How important is Germany compared to others in terms [...]

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You would not believe how often this question is asked. And you would not believe in how many books, movies and other pieces of fiction pipe smokers are described as “deeply inhaling” the smoke of their pipes… So – CAN you inhale the smoke of a tobacco pipe? Of course you CAN. But nobody does. [...]

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Product DescriptionOn the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on smoking pipes, pipe bowls, cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof in Egypt face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying smoking pipes, pipe bowls, cigar or cigarette holders, and parts thereof to Egypt? How important is Egypt compared to others in terms [...]

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