Description: Condition: Good with typical wear from use and age. Chew marks on the lip and bit. From 1970s ? Possibly rare? Please see ALL photos to determine if the condition is acceptable to you. I found the following online during my research: In 1963, one of the workers at Super-Temp was machining pyrolytic graphite sleeves and cups for nuclear power plant plumbing. An avid pipe smoker, he noticed that the cups he was working on were about the same size as his pipe bowl. On a whim, he drilled a hole near the bottom of one of the cups and stuck it in his pipe. It smoked quite well and he shared his discovery with management. Dr. Smith was taken with the notion of a pipe lined with pyrolytic graphite and encouraged further experimentation. They discovered that the pipe bowl liners' venturi effect significantly reduced the tars and nicotine passing through the pipe to the smoker. An application for patent of a "Smoking Element" was submitted by Edgar C. Buckingham, Super-Temp's Marketing Manager, in August, 1963. The patent was granted in 1965. When he learned of his subsidiary's new pipe bowl liner, Charles Ducommun introduced Dr. Smith to a social acquaintance, George Long. When Smith presented the new pipe concept to Tar Gard, Dailey, also an avid pipe smoker, and Long enthusiastically adopted it as an extension of their product line. Tar Gard applied at once for a trademark for the pipe. The first several applications were rejected but, when the initial "p" of "pipe" was made a small logo of a pipe, the trademark was granted. Dailey wrote the first "Story of the pipe" brochure which remained essentially unchanged for the remainder of the product's life. The benefits of the pipe to smokers were claimed to be: "1) World's driest smoke, little gooey residue; 2) Smoke is 10 - 20 degrees cooler; 3) Needs no break-in; 4) Burns all the tobacco; 5) Easier to clean, no caking; 6) Never needs "drying out;" 7) Produces up to 83% less tar, up to 71% less nicotine; 8) Provides flavorable [sic], clean taste." Tar Gard began selling the pipe at $9.95 in January, 1965. It was sold through pipe shops and tobacco dealers. At that price, it was in the "quality" price range and had to compete with the better briars and meerschaums being offered. the pipe was offered in only five shapes (Apple, Bent, Billiard, Bulldog and Pot) and only in black. Even so, the first quarter's sales were an astonishing 9,000 units.
Price: 19.99 USD
Location: Milan, Illinois
End Time: 2024-09-26T19:46:05.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: The Pipe
Body Shape: Billiard
Color: Black
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Handmade: Yes
California Prop 65 Warning: n/a
