Editing Meerschaum pipe (section)

==In popular culture==
In the 2004 film ''[[National Treasure (film)|National Treasure]]'', the second clue to the treasure is found hidden inside a meerschaum pipe.  Later on in the film, the tobacco holder of said pipe acts as a key to opening the treasure vault.<ref>2004 film ''[[National Treasure (film)|National Treasure]]''</ref>

In [[Samuel Beckett]]'s 1957 one-act play ''[[Endgame (play)|Endgame]]'', while Hamm is narrating the story of the day when he adopted Clov, he mentions how he was smoking a meerschaum pipe, after lighting it with a [[Vesta case|vesta]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Beckett |first=Samuel |title=Endgame |publisher=Faber & Faber |year=1957 |edition= |location=London |pages=116–117 |language=English}}</ref>

In 1958, the popular American television sitcom [[Leave It to Beaver (season 2)|Leave It to Beaver, season 2]], episode 9, featured third-grader [[Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver]] and his friend [[Larry Mondello]] smoking a meerschaum pipe recently sent from Germany as a gift to Beaver's father. They are discovered because of the telltale discoloration of the pipe's bowl.

In the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] [[Forgotten Realms]] campaign setting, the legendary wizard Elminster is known for smoking a meerschaum pipe.

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