Marty Pulvers,owner of the Sherlock's Haven tobacco store, enjoys a smoke as he talks with customers, Wed. April 14, 2004, in San Francisco. one of the last of its type in the country.

It turns out that the history of pipe smoking goes back to ancient times and beyond. Pipes made of copper were among the afterlife accessories found in Egyptian tombs from as early as 2000 B.C.

The trademark Meerschaum pipe - on which Holmes would puff while pondering the intricacies of his latest case - has succumbed to the anti-smoking campaigners.

Not surprisingly, a MacArthur pipe is of the corncob variety favored by that legendary World War II general, and Sherlock Holmes was known for his Calabash, a long curving pipe with a bowl made ...

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Sherlock Holmes is a great name for a pipe with a long curving stem. Or maybe it’s just a big bad smoking machine, and should be given a name like the Terminator or Samuel L. Jackson. If you’re still ...