534. The Owl Shop: Sanctuary in the Wilderness
The Texas Pipe Show is next weekend, and I’m hoping to see you there! THANKS TO OUR PETE GEEK DONORS, Our table will be overflowing with vintage as well as popular tins, amazing Petes at all price ranges, “basket pipes” from $20 and artisan pipes by our own Fletch Hiner, a Stanwell – S.
533. “What A Difference A Stem Makes”: A Note on the Great Explorers (2002) Stem Styles
Still time! It’s looking like the Donor Table will be about half tins and half pipes, with some amazing NOS, recent, and vintage Petes as well as artisan pipes, a beautiful Austrian gourd calabash with briar inset, and much more, including two incredible artisan works by Fletch Hiner! The GoFundMe remains at 22% or
532. Holy Smokes – A Pondering by Ben Ewing
Save the date! The Pete Geeks are meeting at Dick’s Uptown Cafe in Cedar Hill the morning of the Texas Pipe Show, Saturday, November 14th, at 7:15. Hope to see you there. I’m taking the morning off here, but found this great article a while back that I wanted to share. It’s by
531. Amu Torres: Pete Geek, “Pipe Medic,” & Laudisi Rep to the Midwest
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS The Texas Pipe Show is a month away and if you’ve haven’t heard, PPN will have a table chock-full of donations for the Charles Peterson Memorial, ranging from some real bargains (under $30) to some artisan pipes (by our own Fletch Hiner) to some fantastic Petes–which we’ll try to sell at
530. Plum’s Pot: P. G. Wodehouse and a Visual History of Peterson’s Pot Shape
today’s post goes out to Gene Umberger, golfer & Pete Geek PSA Last week brought four boxes of donations for our Texas Pipe Show Charles Peterson Memorial donations table, including new pipes, estate pipes, vintage tins and accessories. It also saw the sale of 1906 Catalog–the first PPN auction–and netted an outstanding $600 from an
529. SPECIAL BULLETIN: 2026 Halloween Pipes Drop Wednesday, Oct 7th! + 1906 Catalog Auction for the CP Memorial
psa We’re up to 19%, or $3163. I’ve had four Pete Geeks write about sending pipes and tins for the Texas Pipe Show table in a few weeks, including one from Germany. And speaking of Germany, check out the live auction to benefit the Memorial for a 1906 Catalog later in this post. Volker Cub,
