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1935	Farmville Herald, Farmville, Va. Mar. 29, 1935 “Pamplin Pipe Factory”
1946	Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Va. April 21, 1946 “Indian Pipes are Still Produced from Clay Found in Virginia”.
1965	Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Va. March 31, 1965 “Pamplin Pipes in Smithsonian”.
?	Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Va. March 30 ? “Historic Pipes Shipped West From Virginia”.
1962	Times-Virginian, Appomattox, Va. “Ramblings About Clay Pipes” Oct. 18, ’62

Plate 1. Tools of the Home Pipemaking Industry. Drawing, Edward F. Heite, Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission.

PIPEMAKER’S TOOLS FROM APPOMATTOX COUNTY, VIRGINIA COMPOSITE DRAWING DERIVED FROM SPECIMENS OWNED BY DR. C. G. O’BRIEN VIRGINIA HISTORIC LANDMARKS COMMISSION ARCHÆOLOGY OFFICE 1 MOLD CLOSED TOP VIEW 2 MOLD CLOSED EDGE VIEW 3 MOLD OPEN, TO SHOW WORKINGS 4 KNIFE 5 STEM TOOL 6 BOWL TOOL

Plate 2. Pamplin Pipe, from the Bertrand, sunk in the Missouri River, April 1, 1865. Photos, Ronald R. Switzer, Bertrand Conservation Laboratory, National Park Service.

Plate 3. Stencils on Box of Pamplin Pipes retrieved from the Bertrand. The box top carried the name and address of the Consignee. One end evidently identified the shipment. The Consignor was identified on one end and on both sides of the box. Copies, Ronald R. Switzer, Bertrand Conservation Laboratory, National Park Service.

Plate 4. The Pamplin Smoking Pipe and Manufacturing Company, Inc., March 1965. Photo, Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Plate 5. Kiln of the Pamplin Smoking Pipe and Manufacturing Company, Inc., March 1965. The kiln had a capacity of 200,000 pipes at a single burning. Photo, Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Plate 6. Pipe Molding Machine from the Pamplin Factory. Photos, Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission.

The machine.

Detail of mold.

Plate 7. Saggers Used by the Pamplin Factory. Dimensions of the larger sagger,—overall height 6″, overall width, 10¼ to 10½″, wall thickness ⅞ to 1″. Dark Brown glaze, mottled. Photos and description, Edward A Chappell, Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission.

Plate 8. Brochure, Pamplin Smoking Pipe and Manufacturing Co., Inc., 1941. Copy, Morton L. Wallerstein.

This is the largest plant in the world devoted exclusively to the manufacture of Indian stone clay pipes. Our plant has a capacity of 25,000 pipes per day; our kiln has a capacity of 200,000 pipes at a single burning.

From careful search of the records, this factory started more than 200 years ago. The present plant has been in operation for 44 years. Skilled American labor is used in a modern, day-lit plant with special attention to cleanliness, sanitation and ideal conditions.

The buying trend is toward Indian clay and stone pipes. Tourists and visitors to your locality are buying them as gifts, souvenirs and for personal use. Every true American wants a genuine Indian pipe—and can buy one, for little more than the cost of a can of smoking tobacco.

Order your assortment today. Display them well and they will sell quickly. Pamplin Indian Pipes give you a profit unheard of in the tobacco trade.

PAMPLIN SMOKING PIPE AND MANUFACTURING CO., Inc.
Established 1739
Manufacturers of All Styles of
Stone and Powhatan Clay Pipes and Reed Stems
PAMPLIN, VIRGINIA, U. S. A.

Printed in U. S. A.

Hand-Made “Powhatan”

Powhatan
INDIAN CLAY PIPES

MILD

mellow

SWEET

PURE

50¢ WITH Two STEMS

Be A Modern Indian Chief!
Smoke the Genuine
“Powhatan” pipe
MADE IN VIRGINIA BY NATIVES OF VIRGINIA

This handsome display card, in five colors, given with each order for five dozen “Powhatan” Hand-Made Pipes, makes selling easy. Order yours.

Plate 9. The “Original” Powhatan and other Pamplin Pipe forms. Brochure, 1941. Copy, Morton L. Wallenstein.

The POWHATAN, the original Indian hand-made Pipe, sells on sight, pays Big Profit!

“POWOW” SMOOTH SHAKER
“WIGWAM” SHAKER
ORIGINAL “POWHATAN” HAND-MADE
“AKRON” SHAKER
“OLE VIRGINNY” SHAKER

THESE ARE THE MOST POPULAR STYLES OF PAMPLIN INDIAN PIPES All (except “Powhatan”) are available in both Shaker (Stone) and Hamburg (Clay).

The Original Powhatan Pipe

The original Powhatan Indian hand-made Pipe has the distinction of being the exact reproduction of the real pipe made and smoked by the Red Men in pre-colonial days.

Pipe smoking was introduced into England by Sir Walter Raleigh who had seen the Indians smoking. With the start of tobacco cultivation in Virginia, the Powhatan Pipe became generally used in England and in all of the American colonies.

A host of that day took great pride in offering his guests tobacco grown on his own plantation, in a Powhatan Indian hand-made Pipe.

An Authentic American Treasure

The natives who have been making Powhatan Pipes for centuries are rapidly disappearing. Their children seem unwilling to do the necessary primitive and tedious work. Manual clay pipe-making, probably America’s oldest industry, will soon be only a tradition.

Today the Powhatan Pipe is more than a source of peaceful, contented smoking enjoyment. It is a collector’s prize, an authentic American treasure. In a few years it will be generally unobtainable.

This company is the world’s sole producer of genuine Indian pipes. Since 1739 it has preserved this historic industry. Its clay deposit in Appomattox County, Virginia, holds the only clay discovered as ideal for Indian pipes. The trade-mark and name, “Original Powhatan Indian Pipe,” is its exclusive property.

Yet the famous Powhatan Pipe is very low in price, as for many years past, giving the consumer a splendid value, and the jobber and retailer a profit unheard of in the tobacco trade.

Plate 10. Price list of Pamplin Company Pipe Forms. Brochure, November 15, 1941. Copy, Morton L. Wallenstein.

PRICE LIST
(EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 15, 1941)
[See Page 6 for Jobber’s Discounts]

POWHATAN HAND-MADE PIPES

Individually packaged in attractive rustic container, Historical Booklet, instruction tag, and two 10″ reed stems—one curved, one straight, ready for mailing.

Gross $48.00
Minimum order ¼ Gross
Retails for from 50¢ to $1.00

Buy Pipes Made in America—For American Smokers!

POWHATAN COUNTER DISPLAY

Twelve Powhatan Pipes, each with Historical Booklet, instruction tag, and extra 10″ straight stem included.

DOZEN TO DISPLAY CARD
Gross $48.00
Minimum order ¼ Gross.

(Display card illustrated on Page 3 of this Catalog.)

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Powhatan Machine-Made

Machine-made Powhatan, fitted with cork closures and 10″ reed stems, bowls trade-marked. Packed 50 to the box with stems. 25¢ Retailer. Price, $4.00 per box.

Akron Shaker

Machine moulded from fire clay, hard-burned and glazed; a stone pipe fitted with 5″ reed stem. Packed 100 to a box with stems. 15¢ Retailer. Price, $3.00 per box.

Powow Shaker

Stone pipe, smooth finish, glazed, fitted with 5″ reed stem. Packed 100 to a box with stems. 15¢ Retailer. Price, $3.00 per box.

Ole Virginny Shaker

Heavier stone pipe, attractive finish, fitted with 5″ reed stem. Packed 100 to box with stems. 15¢ Retailer. Price, $3.00 per box.

Wigwam Shaker.

Real character distinguishes this attractive stone pipe, fitted with 5″ reed stem. Packed 100 to box with stems. 15¢ Retailer. Price, $3.00 per box.

Shaker Assortment.

An assortment of 25 each of the four above described stone pipes, 100 pipes, fitted with 5″ reed stem. Packed 100 to box. 15¢ Retailer. Price, $3.50 per box.

Stems can be furnished straight or bent. Additional Stems and Stems Extra Length Can Be Supplied at Slight Extra Cost.

Send Money Order or Check with Order to Save Time.

Terms: 20% Cash With Order. Net 30 Days.

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Akron Hamburg
(Similar to Akron Shaker)

Machine-made from Virginia Clay, hard-burned, attractive red color. Also made in white. Packed 100 to box with 5″ reed stems. 10¢ Retailer. Price, $2.50 per box.

Powow Hamburg
(Similar to Powow Shaker)

Machine-made from Virginia Clay, hard-burned, an attractive small bowl. Packed 100 to box with 5″ reed stems. 10¢ Retailer. Price, $2.50 per box.

Ole Virginny Hamburg
(Similar to Ole Virginny Shaker)

Machine-made from finest fire-clay, hard-burned, white, simulates meerschaum, one of the most popular shapes. Also made in red. Packed 100 to box with 5″ reed stems. 10¢ Retailer. Price, $2.70 per box.

Wigwam Hamburg
(Similar to Wigwam Shaker)

Machine-made from Virginia Clay, hard-burned. Choice of red or white. Shape appeals to young and old. Packed 100 to box with 5″ reed stems. 10¢ Retailer. Price, $2.70 per box.

Hamburg Assortment

An assortment of 25 each of the four above described clay pipes, 100 pipes, fitted with 5″ reed stems. Packed 100 to box with stems. 15¢ Retailer. Price, $2.85 per box.

Stems can be furnished straight or bent. Additional Stems and Stems Extra Length Can Be Supplied at Slight Extra Cost.

Send Money Order or Check with Order to Save Time.

Terms: 20% Cash With Order. Net 30 Days.

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Plate 11. “Tomahawk Pipe”—A Real Novelty, and Jobber’s Discounts. Brochure, 1941. Copy, Morton L. Wallerstein.

The Tomahawk Pipe—A Real Novelty

Moulded from hand-engraved brass die, of finest quality fire clay, hard-burned and glazed. An attractive item for carnivals, conventions, fairs, club meetings, etc. Packed 200 to box, with 5″ reed stems. Price, $13.50 per box.

To the Trade

JOBBER’S DISCOUNTS
Apply ONLY When Whole Order Is Shipped At SAME Time
10 to 20 Boxes	20%
21 to 40 Boxes	25%
41 to 100 Boxes	30%
101 to 500 Boxes	35%

In addition to the 10 styles of Indian Pipes illustrated and quoted in this folder, we make many other styles of Indian Clay and Stone Pipes. Orders for additional designs—for Advertising, Souvenirs, Gifts, Tourists, Fairs, Exhibitions, and Special Purposes—are solicited. We can make any style of pipe that can be made from either Virginia Red Clay or Fire Clay. Our own designers and artists are at your service. We invite your inquiries. Samples will be mailed promptly to rated firms.

(Note: If you have a friend to whom you would like for us to send one of these folders, please write. It will be sent promptly.)

Plate 12. Sales Tag, carried by the “Original” Powhatan Pipe, 1941. Copy, Morton L. Wallerstein.

This Is An
“Original”
Powhatan Pipe

Made entirely by hand in a primitive way, from hand-carved moulds several centuries old, by natives in Appomattox County, Va. Succeeding generations, dating back to the earliest days of America, have practiced the ancient art of making these Indian pipes by hand. The slow, tedious work, requiring innate skill, is not attractive to the moderns. This art is rapidly disappearing. Soon the genuine Powhatan Pipe will be generally unobtainable. This Pipe, therefore, will become a rare and cherished antique and keepsake.

This Powhatan Pipe is an original, made exactly like those the Indians used prior to the coming of the white man to America, and as smoked in the early colonies and in England following Sir Walter Raleigh’s introduction of tobacco into that country. The clay is porous and the old Virginia reed stem also absorbs the nicotine. To clean the pipe according to the old Virginia method, remove the stem and place the bowl into the fire-place. This will burn out the absorbed nicotine without in any way harming the pipe. New stems may be obtained from your tobacconist.

PAMPLIN INDIAN PIPE CO.,
Pamplin, Va., U. S. A.