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The Tinder Box was the chain of tobacco stores started by Edward Kolpin, Sr., who carved [[Ed's Hand Made]] pipes. The store, eventually sold to a Canadian conglomerate, eventually reached 200 retail outlets by 2007, and in the 40 years it operated on a large scale a great number of pipes were made for The Tinder Box by well respected makers. A few include the Tinder Box Unique, made by [[Charatan]], Christmas Pipes by [[Ascorti]], and the Tinder Box Noble, made by [[Shalom]]. | [[File:Tinder Box Unique2.jpg|thumb|Unique Model Stamping]] | ||
The [[Tinder Box]] was the chain of tobacco stores started by Edward Kolpin, Sr., who carved [[Ed's Hand Made]] pipes. The store, eventually sold to a Canadian conglomerate, eventually reached 200 retail outlets by 2007, and in the 40 years it operated on a large scale a great number of pipes were made for The Tinder Box by well respected makers. A few include the Tinder Box Unique, made by [[Charatan]], Christmas Pipes by [[Ascorti]], and the Tinder Box Noble and Exotica, made by [[Shalom Pipe Factory]], Mauro Armellini did make the Verona and Napoli lines. | |||
[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]][[Category: United States]] | <blockquote>''Ed Kolpin, Jr.'', opened a small tobacco, pipe, and cigar store in Santa Monica, the Tinder Box, in 1928. Later it moved to its current location in 1948 where it began serving the many Hollywood celebrities living nearby. Part of the attraction were the famous pipes handmade by Kolpin himself. In 1959 Kolpin began a tobacco-store franchise, at first locally and then by the mid-1960s there were Tinder Box stores in malls across America. The franchise business was sold in the 1970s, but Kolpin still owns and operates the original store as of 2003.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Santa_Monica,_California#1920s</ref></blockquote> | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery widths=300 heights=200 mode="packed-hover" caption="Examples and nomenclature, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
File:TBMonza01.jpg|Monza | |||
File:TinderBoxMonza.jpg|Monza Catalog page | |||
File:TBMonza07.jpg|Monza nomenclature | |||
File:TBErinSystem01.jpg|Erin System | |||
File:TBErinSystem10.jpg|Erin System Nomenclature | |||
File:TBNewcastle01.jpg|Newcastle | |||
File:TBNewcastle07.jpg|Newcastle Nomenclature | |||
File:TinderBoxMeer01.jpg|Meerschaum Lined | |||
File:TinderBoxMeer07.jpg|Meerschaum Lined Nomenclature | |||
File:TinderBoxRipGrain01.jpg|Ripple Grain | |||
File:TinderBoxRipGrain07.jpg|Ripple Grain Nomenclature | |||
File:TinderBoxSIBent01.jpg|St. Ives | |||
File:TinderBoxSIBent02.jpg|St. Ives Nomenclature | |||
File:TinderBoxVerona01.jpg|Verona | |||
File:TinderBoxSI01.jpg|St. Ives | |||
File:TinderBoxSI07.jpg|St. Ives Nomenclature | |||
Verona01.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
<gallery mode="slideshow" caption="Catalog pages showing Tinderbox models, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
Tinderbox StIves.jpg|St. Ives | |||
Tinderbox Monza.jpg|Monza | |||
Tinderbox Napoli.jpg|Napoli | |||
TinderBox Unique.jpg|Unique | |||
Tinderbox Verona.jpg|Verona | |||
File:Tinder-Box-Peterson 1979.jpg|1979 Catalog page featuring Peterson | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[File:Tinder Box Unique1.jpg|thumb|Unique, by Charatan's Make]] | |||
== Contact Information == | |||
Website: https://www.tinderbox.com/ | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | |||
[[Category: United States]][[Category:Tinder Box]] | |||
Latest revision as of 00:25, 20 January 2024
The Tinder Box was the chain of tobacco stores started by Edward Kolpin, Sr., who carved Ed's Hand Made pipes. The store, eventually sold to a Canadian conglomerate, eventually reached 200 retail outlets by 2007, and in the 40 years it operated on a large scale a great number of pipes were made for The Tinder Box by well respected makers. A few include the Tinder Box Unique, made by Charatan, Christmas Pipes by Ascorti, and the Tinder Box Noble and Exotica, made by Shalom Pipe Factory, Mauro Armellini did make the Verona and Napoli lines.
Ed Kolpin, Jr., opened a small tobacco, pipe, and cigar store in Santa Monica, the Tinder Box, in 1928. Later it moved to its current location in 1948 where it began serving the many Hollywood celebrities living nearby. Part of the attraction were the famous pipes handmade by Kolpin himself. In 1959 Kolpin began a tobacco-store franchise, at first locally and then by the mid-1960s there were Tinder Box stores in malls across America. The franchise business was sold in the 1970s, but Kolpin still owns and operates the original store as of 2003.[1]
Gallery
- Examples and nomenclature, courtesy Doug Valitchka
Monza
Monza Catalog page
Monza nomenclature
Erin System
Erin System Nomenclature
Newcastle
Newcastle Nomenclature
Meerschaum Lined
Meerschaum Lined Nomenclature
Ripple Grain
Ripple Grain Nomenclature
St. Ives
St. Ives Nomenclature
Verona
St. Ives
St. Ives Nomenclature
- Catalog pages showing Tinderbox models, courtesy Doug Valitchka
St. Ives
Monza
Napoli
Unique
Verona
1979 Catalog page featuring Peterson
Contact Information
Website: https://www.tinderbox.com/