The art of the meerschaum pipe can be appreciated by collectors as well as those who actually smoke them. They are made from a natural mineral – sepiolite. This hydrous element is found in Turkey. The ...

Among the most exquisite and artistic smoking pipes are those embellished with magnificently carved bowls fashioned from meerschaum. The word ”meerschaum” is German in origin and means sea foam, being ...

Frank Burla collects pipes. Not the kind TV fathers wave at their children as they impart words of fatherly wisdom or those passed around campfires by hippies in late `60s period films. On Burla`s ...

The public's hatred of all things tobacco is a godsend to collectors of the stuff. Pipe collector Charles Strom loves his little mermaid cheroot holder, created by legendary meerschaum carver Gustave ...