The History of the Oom Paul shape

Fred Hanna's essay on the history of the Oom Paul shape first appeared in The Pipe Collector, the newsletter of the NASPC back in 2006. Click on "Oom Paul history #1" in the menu to your left to read Fred's fine investigative reporting.

Those who smoke pipes are, for the most part, kind and good hearted. After reading Fred's essay on Paul Kruger, the alleged namesake of the Oom Paul pipe shape, you may wonder how he could have played a part in pipe lore at all. Actual first time usage and coinage of the term Oom Paul are murky at best, but in the following "histories", I hope you will find some words that will make you think quite differently each time you hear the term Oom Paul...please read "Oom Paul history #2" and "Oom Paul history #3" each located in the menu to your left.