Comments on: The story of two pipes – Video http://smokingpipetobacco.com/2009/04/the-story-of-two-pipes-video/ Reviews, news, and how-to's about smoking pipe tobacco Fri, 18 May 2012 04:16:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: Harold http://smokingpipetobacco.com/2009/04/the-story-of-two-pipes-video/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Harold Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:38:36 +0000 http://smokingpipetobacco.com/?p=426#comment-81 If the house was burning down I would grab a stubby, pint sized pipe that belonged to my father-in-law, Robert K. Caswell. Bob was in the 511th PIR, 11th Airborne Division, the only airborne division to fight in the Pacific Theater. They landed at Layte, and jumped into Luzon, Los Banos, and Aparri. Before shipping out of the U.S.,Bob had a pipe made for him by Ed Kolpin of Ed's Original Tinderbox in Santa Monica. At the time, Ed's pipe shop was just a local business located in an old house on Wilshire boulevard. The pipe was made to Bob's specifications: it was short to fit in the breast pocket of his jump suit. It had a small bowl for a 10 minute smoke, like a cigarette. It was very stocky - if it broke it couldn't be replaced. Bob had the pipe in his pocket all the way through Okinawa and onto the occupation of Japan. He had at the surrender ceremony on the U.S.S. Missourri when he was part of General Swing's staff. He still took it with him whenever he went out to dinner so he could have a quick smoke. I've been taking care of it since Bob died in 1994. Every year on May 28th, which is both our birthdays, I light it up. His favorite Balkan Sobranie is no more, so I make due with Nightcap. If the house was burning down I would grab a stubby, pint sized pipe that belonged to my father-in-law, Robert K. Caswell.
Bob was in the 511th PIR, 11th Airborne Division, the only airborne division to fight in the Pacific Theater. They landed at Layte, and jumped into Luzon, Los Banos, and Aparri.
Before shipping out of the U.S.,Bob had a pipe made for him by Ed Kolpin of Ed’s Original Tinderbox in Santa Monica. At the time, Ed’s pipe shop was just a local business located in an old house on Wilshire boulevard. The pipe was made to Bob’s specifications: it was short to fit in the breast pocket of his jump suit. It had a small bowl for a 10 minute smoke, like a cigarette. It was very stocky – if it broke it couldn’t be replaced.
Bob had the pipe in his pocket all the way through Okinawa and onto the occupation of Japan. He had at the surrender ceremony on the U.S.S. Missourri when he was part of General Swing’s staff.
He still took it with him whenever he went out to dinner so he could have a quick smoke.
I’ve been taking care of it since Bob died in 1994. Every year on May 28th, which is both our birthdays, I light it up. His favorite Balkan Sobranie is no more, so I make due with Nightcap.

]]> By: eric http://smokingpipetobacco.com/2009/04/the-story-of-two-pipes-video/comment-page-1/#comment-73 eric Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:02:55 +0000 http://smokingpipetobacco.com/?p=426#comment-73 Wes, I truly appreciate that. Serving was an honor and privilege and I don't regret a minute of it. Wes, I truly appreciate that. Serving was an honor and privilege and I don’t regret a minute of it.

]]> By: eric http://smokingpipetobacco.com/2009/04/the-story-of-two-pipes-video/comment-page-1/#comment-72 eric Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:00:58 +0000 http://smokingpipetobacco.com/?p=426#comment-72 Thanks for commenting Marcin. The pipes can really pick up a lot of sentimental value. Thanks for commenting Marcin. The pipes can really pick up a lot of sentimental value.

]]> By: eric http://smokingpipetobacco.com/2009/04/the-story-of-two-pipes-video/comment-page-1/#comment-71 eric Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:58:39 +0000 http://smokingpipetobacco.com/?p=426#comment-71 Great story, and thank you for your service as well. I wish I had hung on to my first pipe. It was exposed to a lot of moisture for an extended period and I thought it was ruined. Knowing what I know now, it could have easily been refinished. It was a saddle bit GBD - sort of a pot shape. Great story, and thank you for your service as well. I wish I had hung on to my first pipe. It was exposed to a lot of moisture for an extended period and I thought it was ruined. Knowing what I know now, it could have easily been refinished. It was a saddle bit GBD – sort of a pot shape.

]]> By: docjamo http://smokingpipetobacco.com/2009/04/the-story-of-two-pipes-video/comment-page-1/#comment-70 docjamo Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:48:03 +0000 http://smokingpipetobacco.com/?p=426#comment-70 I had started off pipe smoking with a ten dollar Dublin shaped pipe made in France. It suited me well because I was a poor college student with a family. I had used that for a couple years before I purchased an eighty-eight dollar Larsen double black bent billiard. I have acquired a few more during the years but that little ten dollar pipe smokes just as well as some of the more expensive ones. My first two will always be special to me due to the events that were taking place in my life. it was not easy going through school with a family and those two pipes remind me how far I have come since then. Thanks for sharing your story. I too served in the military. Six years as a Navy Corpsman and two years in the National Guard as a combat medic. Thanks for your service. I had started off pipe smoking with a ten dollar Dublin shaped pipe made in France. It suited me well because I was a poor college student with a family. I had used that for a couple years before I purchased an eighty-eight dollar Larsen double black bent billiard. I have acquired a few more during the years but that little ten dollar pipe smokes just as well as some of the more expensive ones. My first two will always be special to me due to the events that were taking place in my life. it was not easy going through school with a family and those two pipes remind me how far I have come since then. Thanks for sharing your story. I too served in the military. Six years as a Navy Corpsman and two years in the National Guard as a combat medic. Thanks for your service.

]]> By: Marcin http://smokingpipetobacco.com/2009/04/the-story-of-two-pipes-video/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Marcin Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:13:17 +0000 http://smokingpipetobacco.com/?p=426#comment-67 As always, this time also I have enjoyed the story as well a video you made Eric. All those pipes in connection with sentiment for them are always playing a big role to us. I haven't have such story as yours, but I still have some sentimental pipes I smoke, mainly those that were gifted to me by friends, of which I am thinking warmly each time I smoke the pipe. I got also one pipe made of pear wood, which was my first pipe I bought in about October 2004 when I started this great adventure with pipe smoking. It always reminds me that tongue bite, my dad who was giving me the best advices on pipe smoking as he could[being not not a pipe smoker]. Well, when my dad passed away this pipe is connected to those sentiments about him, and reminds me him. Being a sentimental chap I think, I might have some stories ahead :) with Regards, Marcin_Pro As always, this time also I have enjoyed the story as well a video you made Eric. All those pipes in connection with sentiment for them are always playing a big role to us.
I haven’t have such story as yours, but I still have some sentimental pipes I smoke, mainly those that were gifted to me by friends, of which I am thinking warmly each time I smoke the pipe.
I got also one pipe made of pear wood, which was my first pipe I bought in about October 2004 when I started this great adventure with pipe smoking. It always reminds me that tongue bite, my dad who was giving me the best advices on pipe smoking as he could[being not not a pipe smoker]. Well, when my dad passed away this pipe is connected to those sentiments about him, and reminds me him. Being a sentimental chap I think, I might have some stories ahead :)

with Regards,
Marcin_Pro

]]> By: Wes http://smokingpipetobacco.com/2009/04/the-story-of-two-pipes-video/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Wes Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:58:33 +0000 http://smokingpipetobacco.com/?p=426#comment-66 Eric, another quality video. I appreciate your insight. On a personal note, thanks so much for serving our country in the armed forces. I salute all who have served the greatest nation on earth, you are all true American heroes. Eric, another quality video. I appreciate your insight. On a personal note, thanks so much for serving our country in the armed forces. I salute all who have served the greatest nation on earth, you are all true American heroes.

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