Pulvers' Prior Briar
P.O. Box 61146
Palo Alto, CA  94306

Phone/Fax:
(650) 965-7403
Email:
mpulvers@aol.com
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Tuesday, Aug. 19,  2008
I'm going to make a slightly precipitous announcement,
believing that it will come true, but knowing that there's
enough time for you to forget my hastiness if it doesn't
materialize.  Here it is...on the last weekend of October
2009 (not this year) the West Coast Boys will ride again,
producing a two day pipe show at the Palace Station Hotel
in Las Vegas.  I will be barraging you with this info
regularly in hopes of tempting some of you to come.  
You can definitely contact me for information on this show.

If you receive "The Pipe Collector" from NASPC, you will
have seen a little back-and-forth dialogue between the
estimable Richard Esserman and myself.  Well, Rich has
shot me a few new questions, the answering of which will
undoubtedly deplete most of my remaining brain cells.  
You can read all about it in "The Pipe Collector" and if you
don't subscribe, you should.  The annual subscription rate
for 6 large, info/opinion packed issues is about $15.  If you
need contact information to subscribe, let me know and I'll
e-mail it to you.  Please help support our hobby.  
  If you live near Columbus, Ohio, you can also walk
yourself into a passel of fun by attending that pipe show
this coming Sat., Aug. 23rd.    It's at the Midwest Hotel on
Sinclair Rd. in Columbus.
Marty





For a more thorough understanding of the origins of this
site, some photos have been posted below.  I like them
and I'm going to make them a permanent part of the
collection.   
This photo was taken only days before my San Francisco store,
Sherlock's Haven was closed for good in June of '06, thereby
diminishing the quality of life on this planet no little and quite some.  
The man to my right was my trusty pipe tobacco and cigar taste-tester,
Johnson, of the sensitive palate.  He's still plying his trade at Telford's
in Mill Valley.  The tall gent behind him is Jimmy Walker, hand picked to
be my successor until lease negotiations broke down.  To my left is my
good friend and Consigliere, Steve Brunner.  Among the regulars are a
number who are still friends with whom I have regular intercourse.  
There has never been a more congenial spot than Sherlock's Haven,
the Camelot of tobacco stores.  As its proprietor is how I'd like to be
remembered.
I wanted to caption this photo, "I knew more about pipes when I was
seven than you know now," but my P.R. firm nixed that idea.  So, let's
try, "With the pristine palate that accompanies youth, Marty smokes a
blend without a full complement of Latakia for the first time in his life."
I don't actually know what was going through my mind at the time, but
the photo was taken circa 1949, and probably in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Shortly after my mother met my wife, she told Joy that all it took to
keep me happy in the back seat of our 1938 LaSalle during our annual
one week vacations was a pipe in my mouth and a cap on my head.  
Joy responded with the fact that nothing has changed except that now
I'm in the front seat.  
Above is my sister, with whom I contentiously shared that large back
seat, and my father.  The sweater was knitted by my Aunt Rae.  The
site was most probably Niagara Falls and the year 1949.  I'm guessing.
          Welcome to Pulvers Briar
This website is devoted to pipes and my enjoyment of talking
about and showing them.  For your part, I hope you derive some
pleasure in seeing and reading about briar and meerschaum
pipes.
There are plenty of pipe websites and lots of good pipes other
than mine.  What will distinguish my site from most of the others
is the willingness to voice my  opinion in the relatively rare
occurrence when a pipe is not superior, or has a noticeable flaw.
Mostly, I'm pleased with the pipes I choose to offer for sale, both
in pipe quality and price.  But please, look and decide for
yourself.
You will see new and used pipes for sale, the new often having
been hand picked and the used always having been cleaned
and reconditioned and ready for you to smoke upon arrival.  
Please enjoy your time spent here today, and please come back
again.
I'm almost always happy to hear from you and to field your
questions, concerns, ideas or other input.
Feel free to write.
Marty Pulvers
The more you know the less you need to say.
~Jim Rohn~

Think where man's glory most begins and ends, And
say my glory was I had such friends.
~William Butler Yeats~