Jump to full article: Lancashire Evening Post (uk), 2009-03-18
Author: Ben Robinson
Intro: Now a rare collection of smoking paraphernalia is going under the hammer in Lancashire and drawing interest from smokers around the globe.
Lots include a 17th century early Bristol Monkey clay pipe, Oriental opium pipes and a colourful glass smoking pipe.
Scores of smoking enthusiasts from America, Austria, Holland and Germany have registered their interest. The auction is on Thursday, at Silverwoods of Lancashire, at the Ribblesdale Centre in Clitheroe.
Principle antiques auctioneer Wilf Mould said: "There are people who do collect these things for their individuality. We have had stacks of inquiries from America where they have smoking clubs.
"We are expecting interest on the phone where we have to give a description. There has also been interest from Austria, Holland and Germany."
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