Meerschaum starts out white, then blushes pink, turns tan, and deepens into shades of brown.

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Pipe collector Charles Strom loves his little mermaid cheroot holder, created by legendary meerschaum carver Gustave Fischer in the early 20th century.

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Meerschaum, a claylike material mined in Turkey, darkens gradually when smoked.

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It was better than meerschaum, much better than whale tooth.

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But, chiefly, the Admiral extolled the might of naval gunfire, whose concentration on the landing area, he said, gesturing heavenward with his meerschaum, would be the heaviest ever to support American troops.

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Dressed in khaki, silver stars glittering on his open collar, chewing on a meerschaum pipe, he ambled to the center of the stage with a sheaf of notes clutched in his hand.

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