Ben Rapaport examines a phenomenon in the collecting hobby. Ben Rapaport In Rudy Koshar’s Histories of Leisure (2002), Dr. Matthew Hilton of the University of Birmingham, England, argues that in the 20th century, “Smokers became public collectors, of literary anecdotes, of pipes, tobacco boxes, cigars, ornamental snuff boxes, and later cigarette cards.” I have the [...]
19th century pipe designs, inventions and contrivances not destined for prime time Ben Rapaport Twenty years ago, longtime clay tobacco pipe collector and close friend, S. Paul Jung Jr., and I collaborated on a two-year research endeavor that resulted in the publication in 1987 of the limited-edition (250 copies) 19th Century Patents, Designs and Trademarks [...]
Auction houses are not often considered as viable places to buy and sell tobacco-related items, but they should be. Ben Rapaport “A pipe is a relatively uncommon object in the habits of most people, and it can be considered an example of niche behaviour. This elitist character makes a pipe a ‘cult’ object able to [...]
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