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During a period when pipe smoking registered among the principle pastimes cultivated by students, a yet to be credited marketing genius came up with the idea to place a silver letter on the outward facing bowl of a pipe . Young men couldn't wait to have someone remark "oh, you must be a Yale man", or Princeton, or Harvard, etc.. Then around 1900, Mr. Lew L. Stoddard came up with an idea that would change the fad into a tradition. He put a student’s class year on the pipe, along with the school initial. Student class pride and rivalries were fierce, so this was an excellent way of displaying "class pride". In a 1908 ad, Mr. Stoddard claims to be "the originator of numerals on the class pipe". In a recently found earlier ad Mr. Stoddard claims to be the originator of the "class pipe", and he may well be. Yale university may have been the first college to adopt the "student class pipe". In a 1900 newspaper article it is reported that Yale students would adopt a class pipe instead of their usual class cane, which I have to assume was the current tradition of the period. It appears this was not done as a substitute for the original single class pipe, used in the year end ritual, but the beginning of a new tradition for students. | During a period when pipe smoking registered among the principle pastimes cultivated by students, a yet to be credited marketing genius came up with the idea to place a silver letter on the outward facing bowl of a pipe . Young men couldn't wait to have someone remark "oh, you must be a Yale man", or Princeton, or Harvard, etc.. Then around 1900, Mr. Lew L. Stoddard came up with an idea that would change the fad into a tradition. He put a student’s class year on the pipe, along with the school initial. Student class pride and rivalries were fierce, so this was an excellent way of displaying "class pride". In a 1908 ad, Mr. Stoddard claims to be "the originator of numerals on the class pipe". In a recently found earlier ad Mr. Stoddard claims to be the originator of the "class pipe", and he may well be. Yale university may have been the first college to adopt the "student class pipe". In a 1900 newspaper article it is reported that Yale students would adopt a class pipe instead of their usual class cane, which I have to assume was the current tradition of the period. It appears this was not done as a substitute for the original single class pipe, used in the year end ritual, but the beginning of a new tradition for students. | ||
[[File: | [[File:1898PrincetonClassDayClay.jpg|thumb|Rare 1898 Princeton Class Day Ceremonial Clay Pipe, courtesy Brian Robertson]]Although not a class pipe, the pipe to the right and below is a thick branch of the family tree. The class day pipe ceremony began at Yale in 1859. The purpose of the rite was to have senior students gather, smoke a single bowl of tobacco, and afterwards smash the pipe on the ground. This was intended to signify the students' end of days at Yale. This tradition was performed for over 100 years and revived in 2018. The pipe pictured is an 1898 Princeton Class Day Ceremony pipe. Unlike Yale, that crushed Class Day pipes underfoot. Princeton grads, hurled their clay pipes at a partially buried cannon, referred to as "The Great Totem", with intent of striking and breaking the pipes against it.Signaling the end of their days, at Princeton University. (see the Princeton ceremony photo) The rarity of this pipe cannot be overstated. The combination of fragility, age, and that its purpose was to be destroyed upon a single use, should have created a "perfect storm" of destruction. Regarding the pipe itself, the Princeton insignia , appears to have been hand painted, and the numerals are "raised". Although the pipe has not been smoked, the exterior has not been cleaned. The display stand is a deserved recent addition. | ||
<gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="Rare 1898 | <gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="Rare 1898 Princeton Class Day Ceremonial Clay Pipe, courtesy Brian Robertson"> | ||
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<gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="1926 Patent [[Dunhill]] AO Innertube Patent 1928 Lehigh/Loyola Class Pipe (Restored by Steve Charbonneau). Courtesy Brian Robertson collection"> | |||
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<gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="1906 [[WDC]] Cornell Class pipe w/case, courtesy Brian | <gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="1906 [[WDC]] Cornell Class pipe w/case, courtesy Brian Robertson collection"> | ||
WDC-1906Cornell.jpg | WDC-1906Cornell.jpg | ||
WDC-1906Cornell2.jpg | WDC-1906Cornell2.jpg | ||
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<gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="1909 [[BBB]] Glokar, Emory University Class pipe, courtesy Brian | <gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="1909 [[BBB]] Glokar, Emory University Class pipe, courtesy Brian Robertson collection"> | ||
1909BBB-Glokar-EmeryU.jpg | 1909BBB-Glokar-EmeryU.jpg | ||
1909BBB-Glokar-EmeryU2.jpg | 1909BBB-Glokar-EmeryU2.jpg | ||
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<gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="1925 Harvard University [[WDC]] Stratford, courtesy Brian | <gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="1909 [[Middleton|John Middleton]] Harvard School of Surgery Class Pipe with Original Case. The Sterling Ferrule has engraved the three initials of the student. Courtesy Brian Robertson collection"> | ||
1909Harvard-SOSurgeryMiddelton.jpg | |||
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<gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="1947 [[Middleton|John Middleton]] Cornell Class Pipe with Ashtray and silver Cornell Football. Courtesy Brian Robertson collection"> | |||
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<gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="1925 Harvard University [[WDC]] Stratford, courtesy Brian Robertson collection"> | |||
1925HarvardWDCStratford.jpg | 1925HarvardWDCStratford.jpg | ||
1925HarvardWDCStratford2.jpg | 1925HarvardWDCStratford2.jpg | ||
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<gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="1906 [[WDC]] Columbia Class pipe, courtesy Brian | <gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="1906 [[WDC]] Columbia Class pipe, courtesy Brian Robertson collection"> | ||
WDC-1906Cornell1b.jpg | WDC-1906Cornell1b.jpg | ||
WDC-1906Cornell2b.jpg | WDC-1906Cornell2b.jpg | ||
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<gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="1913 University of Michigan Class Pipe, a near mint 1912 [[BBB]] Glokar, courtesy Brian | <gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="A much loved VMI 1921 [[WDC]] ABC, courtesy Brian Robertson collection"> | ||
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<gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="1913 University of Michigan Class Pipe, a near mint 1912 [[BBB]] Glokar, courtesy Brian Robertson collection"> | |||
1913UofMichigan-1912Glokar.jpg | 1913UofMichigan-1912Glokar.jpg | ||
1913UofMichigan-1912Glokar2.jpg | 1913UofMichigan-1912Glokar2.jpg | ||
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<gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="1934 Brown University [[Middleton]] 'Selber' Class pipe, courtesy Brian | <gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="1934 Brown University [[Middleton]] 'Selber' Class pipe, courtesy Brian Robertson collection"> | ||
1934BrownUniversityMiddletonSelbur.jpg | 1934BrownUniversityMiddletonSelbur.jpg | ||
1934BrownUniversityMiddletonSelbur2.jpg | 1934BrownUniversityMiddletonSelbur2.jpg | ||
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<gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="1949 [[Briarcraft]] William & Mary Class pipe, courtesy Brian | <gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="1949 [[Briarcraft]] William & Mary Class pipe, courtesy Brian Robertson collection"> | ||
File:W&M1949Briarcraft4.jpg | File:W&M1949Briarcraft4.jpg | ||
File:W&M1949Briarcraft3.jpg | File:W&M1949Briarcraft3.jpg | ||
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[[File:KB&B-ClassMonogramChart.JPG|thumb|Ad for Class and Monograms in a 1920's Kaufman Bros. & Bondy (KB&B) catalog, courtesy Gene Umberger (via Brian Robertson).]] | |||
<gallery widths=300 heights=250 caption="1940 Brown University [[Kaywoodie]] Drinkless Class Pipe, courtesy Brian Robertson collection"> | <gallery widths=300 heights=250 caption="1940 Brown University [[Kaywoodie]] Drinkless Class Pipe, courtesy Brian Robertson collection"> | ||
1940BrownUniversityKaywoodiedDrinklessClassPipe.jpg | 1940BrownUniversityKaywoodiedDrinklessClassPipe.jpg | ||
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[[File:SaracusseUniversityComoyRoyalFalconClassPipe.jpg|thumb|Syracuse University [[Comoy]] Royal Falcon Class Pipe, Courtesy Brian Robertson collection]] | [[File:SaracusseUniversityComoyRoyalFalconClassPipe.jpg|thumb|Syracuse University [[Comoy's]] Royal Falcon Class Pipe, Courtesy Brian Robertson collection]] | ||
<gallery widths=300 heights=200 caption="Syracuse University [[Comoy]] Royal Falcon Class Pipe, courtesy Brian Roberston collection"> | <gallery widths=300 heights=200 caption="Syracuse University [[Comoy's]] Royal Falcon Class Pipe, courtesy Brian Roberston collection"> | ||
SaracusseUniversityComoyRoyalFalconClassPipe2.jpg | SaracusseUniversityComoyRoyalFalconClassPipe2.jpg | ||
SaracusseUniversityComoyRoyalFalconClassPipe3.jpg | SaracusseUniversityComoyRoyalFalconClassPipe3.jpg | ||
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=== Fraternity Pipes === | === Fraternity Pipes === | ||
[[File:BBBGlokarATOmega6.jpg|thumb|500px|1910 [[BBB]] Glokar Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity pipe and information, courtesy Brian Robertson collection]]<gallery widths=250 heights=250 caption="In addition to Class Pipes, there also came to be Fraternity pipes, as can be seen by this Alpha Tau Omega example, courtesy Brian Robertson collection"> | [[File:BBBGlokarATOmega6.jpg|thumb|500px|1910 [[BBB]] Glokar Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity pipe and information, courtesy Brian Robertson collection]][[File:1918-KappaDeltaPi-KDP.jpg|thumb|500|1918 Kappa Delta Pi (KDP). Nomenclature worn off. Sterling Hallmarked 1918. Founded in 1911, members have included Albert Einstein and George Washington Carver. Courtesy Brian Robertson collection]]<gallery widths=250 heights=250 caption="In addition to Class Pipes, there also came to be Fraternity pipes, as can be seen by this Alpha Tau Omega example, courtesy Brian Robertson collection"> | ||
File:BBBGlokarATOmega5.jpg | File:BBBGlokarATOmega5.jpg | ||
File:BBBGlokarATOmega4.jpg | File:BBBGlokarATOmega4.jpg | ||
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[[File:1930sKaywoodieRockyBriar(m1842)PKE-FratPipe.jpg|thumb|1930s [[Kaywoodie]] Rocky Briar (model 1842) Phi Kappa Epsilon Fraternity Pipe, courtesy Brian Robertson collection]][[File:1919DartmouthFratParty.jpg|thumb|A grainy photo with a 1922 Class Pipe and "1919 Dartmouth Frat Party" written on the back, courtesy Brian Robertson]][[File:1937RutgersBriggsTobaccoBarrel.jpg|thumb|1937 Rutgers University Briggs Promotional Tobacco Barrel (Student painted, and signed on bottom "? Johson Rutgers U"). Courtesy Brian Robertson]] | [[File:1930sKaywoodieRockyBriar(m1842)PKE-FratPipe.jpg|thumb|1930s [[Kaywoodie]] Rocky Briar (model 1842) Phi Kappa Epsilon Fraternity Pipe, courtesy Brian Robertson collection]][[File:1919DartmouthFratParty.jpg|thumb|A grainy photo with a 1922 Class Pipe and "1919 Dartmouth Frat Party" written on the back, courtesy Brian Robertson]][[File:1937RutgersBriggsTobaccoBarrel.jpg|thumb|1937 Rutgers University Briggs Promotional Tobacco Barrel (Student painted, and signed on bottom "? Johson Rutgers U"). Courtesy Brian Robertson]][[File:1901YaleClay.jpg|thumb|A broken 1901 Yale Clay (Student created), courtesy Brian Robertson Collection]][[File:1901YaleClay2.jpg|thumb|A broken 1901 Yale Clay (Student created), courtesy Brian Robertson Collection]] | ||
<gallery widths=300 heights=200 caption="Circa 1930s [[Kaufmann Bros. & Bondy]], [[Kaywoodie]] Rocky Briar (model 1842) Phi Kappa Epsilon Fraternity Pipe, courtesy Brian Roberston Collection"> | <gallery widths=300 heights=200 caption="Circa 1930s [[Kaufmann Bros. & Bondy]], [[Kaywoodie]] Rocky Briar (model 1842) Phi Kappa Epsilon Fraternity Pipe, courtesy Brian Roberston Collection"> | ||
1930sKaywoodieRockyBriar(m1842)PKE-FratPipe2.jpg | 1930sKaywoodieRockyBriar(m1842)PKE-FratPipe2.jpg | ||
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<gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="PSI Omega Dental Fraternity Pipe, a St. James by [[Comoy]], courtesy Brian Robertson Collection"> | <gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="PSI Omega Dental Fraternity Pipe, a St. James by [[Comoy's]], courtesy Brian Robertson Collection"> | ||
PSI-Omega DentalFratPipe.jpg | PSI-Omega DentalFratPipe.jpg | ||
PSI-Omega DentalFratPipe2.jpg | PSI-Omega DentalFratPipe2.jpg | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''Note:''' Introduced in the 1940's, the Stembiter model featured a beveled area in front of the stem button with a hole that went all the way through the twin bore stem. The feature was touted to end "stem chewing", and in their ads targeted smokers with "strong teeth" | '''Note:''' Introduced in the 1940's, the Stembiter model featured a beveled area in front of the stem button with a hole that went all the way through the twin bore stem. The feature was touted to end "stem chewing", and in their ads targeted smokers with "strong teeth" | ||
== A note of thanks == | |||
Acknowledgement and thank you to Steve Charbonneau/humblepipe. Many of the class pipes shown in the collection were in dire straits when obtained. Steve did amazing repairs and restoration to many of these pipes. He contributed his vast knowledge and talents to the ressurection of these pipes, purely, for the history and love of the hobby. | |||