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Pipe Making | Dying Arts #8
In this week's bonus episode, Eleanor talks us through the history of clay and wooden pipe making.
Part of the "Dying Arts" series, we start by discussing the first recorded uses of smoking, including from Ancient Scythia and Aztec culture, and track the changes which took place from things like incense burning and Ancient Greek "Vapour Baths" through to Native American ceremonial pipes, tobacco deities, and the eventual impacts of recreational smoking on European life.
After chatting through the rise and fall of pipe smoking in particular, we then discuss various types of pipe, and the…
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