From the Collection of Duckie. Image by CariAnne Matches were once everywhere, lounges, hotels, motels, airports. If you smoked, traveled, or simply existed in the 20th century, you had matches. Today, unless you’re a collector, you really only see them in cigar lounges or in an online collectible shop. And yet… there’s just something about… Continue reading Matches Through Time: From Ancient Tools to Collectibles
Cooooountry roaaaaaads take me hooooooome to the place I beeeeeelooooong... That’s right, this article is going to take us to historic Wheeling, West Virginia. So, grab your stogie and saddle up ol' Paint. We're heading out for a ride. This story starts in 1840. We see a young man aged 22, by the name Mifflin… Continue reading How Wheeling’s Cigar Industry Shaped Stogie Culture
For many people, their very first pipe — mine included — was a corn cob pipe. And nine times out of ten, it was a Missouri Meerschaum. It’s classic. It’s American history. It’s affordable and practical. Fictional characters like Popeye and Frosty the Snowman have made it iconic. What exactly is a corn cob pipe? A… Continue reading Why Missouri Meerschaum Still Reigns Supreme in Pipe Smoking
A Note from Duckie: This was the very first article-style piece I wrote back in 2023. My mentor, Randy Neil, sadly passed away in March of 2024. This article was one he planned on publishing in the magazine he edited. Randy was — and still is, somewhere — one of the kindest souls I’ve ever… Continue reading At The Odd Duck Intersection of Tobacco and Stamp Collecting
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