It turns out that the history of pipe smoking goes back to ancient times and beyond. Pipes made of copper were among the afterlife accessories found in Egyptian tombs from as early as 2000 B.C.

Marty Pulvers,owner of the Sherlock's Haven tobacco store, enjoys a smoke as he talks with customers, Wed. April 14, 2004, in San Francisco. one of the last of its type in the country.

Among the immigrants Capt. Francis Nelson brought to Jamestown in 1608 was Robert Cotton, a tobacco pipe maker who likely fashioned the pipes found in the well. In 1614, the first shipment of ...

THE work of Principal J. A. Aldis (NATURE, Aug. 30, p. 309) on the Bicylindron is not only of practical importance to the scientific pipe-builder, but also constitutes an important addition to the ...