JWB and his pipe!

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Let me quiz Terry Alford as to whether or not he ran across verification of the Meerschaum pipe. I doubt that Booth carried this with him on a routine basis. In those days, many men carried the pipe "reeds" (stems) with them and depended on taverns, etc. to lend the bowls to their customers. Something as precious as a Meerschaum would seem to be a "luxury" item best enjoyed at home or in the hotel room.