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Peterson Chicago’s Pipe, Cigar & Tobacco Store

For over thirty years the work has gone on and thousands of young women and their children have been empowered to start over with skills and options. The work is currently in 7 countries and 12 cities around the world. Given below is the link to the Dating Guide for Peterson’s pipes at the end… Continue reading Peterson Chicago’s Pipe, Cigar & Tobacco Store

Chacom Chicago’s Pipe, Cigar & Tobacco Store

As early as 1825 the Comoy family was producing smoking pipes from Boxwood, long before the discovery of Briar wood. Henry Chacom is born in 1850, just 6 years before the discovery of briar and St Claude becoming the home and centre of the briar pipe world. While in a Swiss prisoner of war camp… Continue reading Chacom Chicago’s Pipe, Cigar & Tobacco Store

Chacom Chicago’s Pipe, Cigar & Tobacco Store

They have shown how experience and manual work still has value in this modern society . The brand Chacom turned up (1934) after fusion of Chapuis-Comoy with La Bruyère. Having been sorted, the pieces of wood are dried naturally during 6-month period on racks and are turned over regularly. Following grading, the various stages of… Continue reading Chacom Chicago’s Pipe, Cigar & Tobacco Store

Chacom Chicago’s Pipe, Cigar & Tobacco Store

Remember we are not pipe owners; we are pipe men and women who hold our pipes in trust until they pass on into the trust of those who follow us. Innovations in shape and finishes continued from the 1970’s to this day. Most notably was Pierre Morel who had initially worked on the Chacom Gran… Continue reading Chacom Chicago’s Pipe, Cigar & Tobacco Store

Captain Black Chicago’s Pipe, Cigar & Tobacco Store

This is one of the few cases where the room note is superior to the tin note. We do NOT sell tobacco or tobacco-related products to anyone under 18 years of age. A place for those of us who practice the art of smoking pipe tobacco. This stuff burned effortlessly, a little too effortlessly. The… Continue reading Captain Black Chicago’s Pipe, Cigar & Tobacco Store

Captain Black Chicago’s Pipe, Cigar & Tobacco Store

It’s a slow smoke that’s easy to pack, stays lit for a long time and has an alluring aroma. Captain Black Regular Pipe Tobacco produces a nostalgic and classic pouch aroma and room note that will take you back to simpler times. Unlike some other aromatic tobaccos, this Captain Black Regular Pipe Tobacco stays lit… Continue reading Captain Black Chicago’s Pipe, Cigar & Tobacco Store

Peterson Chicago’s Pipe, Cigar & Tobacco Store

Personally I give them a slight edge over the Mark Twains in that department. The official Peterson web site lists only four types, Deluxe, Premier, Rustic and chacom tobacco pipes Smooth. I have managed to source three others, Red, Ebony and Sandblast. I had seen this pipe on many occasions when I had previously visited… Continue reading Peterson Chicago’s Pipe, Cigar & Tobacco Store

Peterson Chicago’s Pipe, Cigar & Tobacco Store

Within a year, Frederick employed a young Latvian woodworker named Charles Peterson to help with production and repairs. Now, back to the present, after 150 years since the firm’s establishment. Looking back at the history of K&P, it seems that there is an evident point that marks the separation between the long history of the… Continue reading Peterson Chicago’s Pipe, Cigar & Tobacco Store

Peterson Chicago’s Pipe, Cigar & Tobacco Store

Tom also believes that, ”the major changes have been re-focussing our outlook on the smoker and given him variety and something to look forward to every year. We have always stayed close to our roots –our pipes are still seen as ‘traditional’ and I think that this is very important”. The Peterson System pipes are… Continue reading Peterson Chicago’s Pipe, Cigar & Tobacco Store