American Smoking Pipe Company

Founded in 1978 by American artisans Mark Tinsky and Curt Rollar, the American Smoking Pipe Company was part of a new generation of North American handmade pipe making. Despite its name, it was not a large factory or mass-production operation. It was a small workshop and shared marque through which Tinsky and Rollar produced distinctive artisan tobacco pipes. Rollar departed in 1990, while Tinsky continued using the name before eventually selling pipes under his own name.

American Smoking Pipe Company pipes combine original American craftsmanship with influences from English, Danish, and Italian design. The workshop produced classic billiards, Dublins, apples, pokers, Cavaliers, and more expressive freehand shapes in smooth, sandblasted, and rusticated finishes. The company is also remembered for its annual Christmas pipes, a limited-edition tradition begun in 1983 and continued by Mark Tinsky after he went solo.

MBSD’s changing selection may include pipes made jointly by Tinsky and Rollar, later Mark Tinsky examples, early Christmas editions, and occasional collaborative pieces. Because these tobacco pipes enter our inventory through collectors and other secondary-market sources, they are classified as estate pipes—including unsmoked examples. Review each listing for its date, maker attribution, stamping, finish, dimensions, condition, and individual design details.