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
[Illustration: 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
[Illustration: 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.]
[Illustration: 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.]
[Illustration: Plate 4. The Pamplin Smoking Pipe and Manufacturing
Company, Inc., March 1965. Photo, Richmond Times-Dispatch.]
[Illustration: 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.]
[Illustration: Plate 6. Pipe Molding Machine from the Pamplin
Factory. Photos, Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission.]
[Illustration: The machine.]
[Illustration: Detail of mold.]
[Illustration: 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.]
[Illustration: 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.
[Illustration: 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).