In 1876 a concerned letter-writer pseudonymed Dynamite observed — on fancy Hillhouse Avenue no less — the drivers of wagons full of powder barrels bound for the Winchester factory smoking away and dropping sparks near their explosive cargo. But was he dreaming it all up? Welcome to This Day In Careless Pipe Smoking History as your host Allan Appel and regular co-pilot Jason Bischoff-Wurstle of the New Haven Museum travel back in time.
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