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     • An opium pipe is a pipe designed for the evaporation and inhalation of opium. True opium pipes allow for the opiate to be vaporized while being heated over a special oil lamp known as an opium lamp.
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   What is true opium pipe?

   • There are two cultural forms of ‘true’ opium pipe, those instruments built expressly for the purpose of vaporizing just opium. The differences in overall design largely come down to what is used as a steady heat source – a vegetable oil lamp, or a piece of charcoal.

   What is – and is not – an opium pipe… – The Opium Pipe

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   How do opium pipes work?

   • True opium pipes allow for the opiate to be vaporized while being heated over a special oil lamp known as an opium lamp. It is thought that this manner of "smoking" opium began in the seventeenth century when a special pipe was developed that vaporized opium instead of burning it.

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   How is opium vaporized?

   • The opium is vaporized using a smoldering piece of charcoal, held with tongs close to the bowl. Some sources point out that in the Persian opium-smoking culture, another type of pipe existed that was more like the Chinese pipe, as it was designed for use over oil lamps. There are two forms of water pipe that are often labelled as opium pipes.

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   Why is opium a stereotype?

   • Another reason for the stereotype was the design of the Chinese opium pipe, which used an oil lamp as a heating source to vaporize the opium. The only comfortable way to hold the opium pipe over the lamp and monitor the drug as it vaporized was to lie down.

   The Lost Art Of Opium Smoking: An Interview With Author ... - The Awl

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   What is a Chinese opium pipe?

   • The Chinese style of opium pipe, called the yen tsiang, or ‘smoking pistol’, and its accouterments are the focus of this website. A typical Chinese pipe consists of a hollow shaft of bamboo, ivory, or other material, about 35-50 cm long, with a fitting for a detachable pipe bowl at the end or partway down the shaft.

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   How is opium pipe made?

   • Close-up image of the pipe stem, showing the segmented construction. The opium pipe made by Mr. Chuncheng is composed of a long stem, surmounted by a bowl on one end that is attached to the stem by a saddle. Given that wood is a common material for pipes of all kinds, it is understandable that the pipe stem material was classified in this way.

   Investigating the Materials of a Chinese Opium Pipe

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3. theopiumpipe.com › what-is-and-is-not-an-opium-pipeWhat is – and is not – an opium pipe… – The Opium Pipe

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   • Anatomy of an Opium Pipe

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   An opium pipe is a pipe designed for the evaporation and inhalation of opium. True opium pipes allow for the opiate to be vaporized while being heated over a special oil lamp known as an opium lamp .

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7. harvardartmuseums.org › article › investigating-theInvestigating the Materials of a Chinese Opium Pipe

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   Dec 15, 2023 · Questions about the materials of the opium pipe on view in Objects of Addiction led to a collaborative investigation by curatorial, objects conservation, and conservation science staff.

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   The main body of the pipe stem is around 40 to 60 cm long, around 2 cm in diameter, and typically made of bamboo, but can be other materials, including bone, ivory, tortoiseshell, other woods, or various metals.

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   Jun 26, 2018 · Opium Pipe And Scales. Though the drug has been used for millennia, the 13th century popularity of opium in China outmatched any period in history before. As late as 1850, the drug constituted 54% of China’s foreign import trade. The drug is effective, yet addictive.

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    Jan 24, 2013 · Another reason for the stereotype was the design of the Chinese opium pipe, which used an oil lamp as a heating source to vaporize the opium. The only comfortable way to hold the opium pipe over the lamp and monitor the drug as it vaporized was to lie down.