A Historical and Pictorial Guide To American Christmas
Pipes
The original proto type for the 1995 Christmas Pipe was made by Curt
years before for Phil, an employee and pipe collector at John's store. It's
a gorgeous bent poker. I had been enamored with the shape since its making
and urged it be considered as this years pipe. When John came to the shop
to work on design he had it with him. We kept pretty much the same dimensions
of the pipe, just scaled down the width of the bowl. I saw the pipe this
year in the hands of one of John's customers, Richard who purchased it from
Phil.
The pipe was quite successful. We sold almost all of the 80 that were
made.
1996
This is one of my favorite shapes. I m partial to Apples
and I have two of these that are both excellent smokers. This was this first
Christmas shape that was sold over the Internet as well as at John B Hayes
Tobacconist. This is pictured in the Natural finish:
