Not surprisingly, a MacArthur pipe is of the corncob variety favored by that legendary World War II general, and Sherlock Holmes was known for his Calabash, a long curving pipe with a bowl made ...

By this time most tobacco - including more than 85 per cent in England - was sold in tins for pipe smoking. ... The History Of The Calabash Pipe, by Gary Schrier.

It holds a calabash in its right hand. A fine cross hatched pattern decorates the back of the pipe bowl, where the stem is inserted. The lower rim displays a raised pattern, possibly representing ...

Fry now has around 20 pipes, his favourite an Astleys pipe with Sherlock Holmes brand tobacco, ... straighter clay or briar as opposed to the famous detective’s curly calabash pipe. ...

Aside from being a cute little sight gag, it's also worth noting that Landa is smoking a Calabash Meerschaum - the very same pipe smoked by Sherlock Holmes in many TV adaptations of Arthur Conan ...