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Welcome to the home site of the
We currently have
905 Members!
Updated 9 October, 2008
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"If you have one pipe, you're a pipe smoker. If you have two
pipes, you're a collector."
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History and Scope of the Club:
The North American
Society of Pipe Collectors was founded after a long evening spent over
a pot of good coffee and more than a bowl or two of good tobacco.
Phil Bradford and Regis McCafferty decided that a club was needed in
Ohio to promote pipe smoking, information sharing, knowledge of
tobaccos, and fellowship with other pipe smokers. The club would
share information via a newsletter, be open to all, and hold at least
one show each year. The club was founded in 1994 as the Ohio Pipe
Collectors. In March of 1997, the club had grown to include members
from 28 states and Canada, and the Board decided that a new name more
appropriately reflecting the scope of the membership was called
for. The name was changed to the North American Society of Pipe
Collectors. The club continues today, working to promote pipe smoking,
sharing of information, and fellowship.
View the charter of the North American Society of
Pipe Collectors:
View a list of shops
that offer discounts to NASPC members:
Membership details &
application form:
Stuff for Sale From
NASPC
New NASPC
Resource Guide
A HISTORY OF NASPC PIPES
2009 NASPC Club Pipe by Northern Briars

Calendar of Upcoming
Events:
(Pipe show hosts should email
Charles with full
information if you want a flyer posted here!)
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Nov. 8, 2008
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Tri State Pipe & Tobacco Club 8th Annual Show
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Nov. 10, 2008
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Pipe Collector deadline
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Dec. 6, 2008
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New York 4th Annual Pipe Swap Spectacular
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Aug. 29, 2009
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NASPC 2009 Swap/Sell Show, Columbus, OH
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Aug. 28, 2010
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NASPC 2010 Swap/Sell Show, Columbus, OH
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Aug. 27, 2011
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NASPC 2011 Swap/Sell Show, Columbus, OH
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Aug. 24, 2012
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NASPC 2012 Swap/Sell Show, Columbus, OH
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From Past Newsletters:
A Pipe Storage Solution
Ardor Pipes and Me
AN ECONOMIC REALITY OF "FILLS" IN PIPES
A Pipe Maker's Odyssey: Introduction
A Pipe Maker's Odyssey Part 2: Tools of the Trade
A Pipe Maker's Odyssey Part 3: Sourcing Briar
Start Your Own Pipe Club
Pipes in Other Woods
Ronni Bikacsan on Pipe Repair
The Best Sandblasted Pipes Are
Being Made By Americans
Pressed Tobaccos and Flake Pipes
The Amazing Tinsky
"Cloudburst" Pipe
Airflow: The Key to Smoking
Pleasure
100 Year Old Briar
Pipe Mysteries Number
Two: Marxman Heirlooms
The
Mysteries of the Break-In Process
The Myth of Brand and Maker
The
Custom-Built Pipe Story: A Review by Richard Esserman
The
Custom-Built Pipe Story: A Review by Tony Soderman
Do *you* want to write an interesting article for The
Pipe Collector?
Feel free to submit your article to Bill Unger: Bill.
NASPC Web
Site Links:
Books by NASPC Members:
Bill Unger's Book Covering the
History of Custom-Built Pipes Now Available
Rick Newcombe's Book "In Search of
Pipe Dreams" Now Available
The History of the Calabash Pipe by Gary Schrier

Club Officers and Board
Members:
Mail To:
North American Society of Pipe Collectors
P.O. Box 9642
Columbus, Ohio 43209-9642
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