In the early 20th century, opium pipes were often called dream sticks. The lamp was as highly specialized as the pipe, and was designed to channel the required amount of heat upon the pipe-bowl so that the opium would vaporise and allow the smoker to inhale the vapors.ĭue to opium eradication campaigns in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, genuine opium pipes are now extremely rare. īecause of its design, the opium pipe needed an opium lamp in order to function. Sometimes opium pipe-bowls were carved from more valuable materials such as jade. Pipe-bowls were typically a type of ceramic, such as blue and white porcelain. The stems of opium pipes were usually made from bamboo, but other materials such as ivory and silver were used. The pipe-bowl must be detachable from the stem due to the necessity to remove the bowl and scrape its insides clean of opium ash after several pipes have been smoked. The configuration of the typical opium pipe consists of a long stem, a ceramic pipe-bowl, and a metal fitting, known as the "saddle", through which the pipe-bowl plugs into the pipe-stem. 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. True opium pipes allow for the opiate to be vaporized while being heated over a special oil lamp known as an opium lamp. These can be cheaply found at any Walmart or grocery store. Your best bet is a simple incandescent bulb, clear glass, not white fogged glass. I have personally had great success with this and found it fun and repeatable. Opium vaporization paraphernalia: An opium pipe, an opium lamp, spare pipe-bowls, and other implements lie arranged on a layout tray a second opium pipe rests nearby.Īn opium pipe is a pipe designed for the evaporation and inhalation of opium. and the name tik comes from the sound made by the crystals when heated in homemade pipes made from old light bulbs in which it is smoked. What follows is my step by step guide to smoking out of a light bulb.
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