Ed Kolpin Sr., 95, owner of the Tinderbox in Santa Monica, lights up  a bowl of Algerian tobacco in his custom built 'Bing Crosby' pipe. Ed made 16 pipes for Bing Crosby, a customer and friend. The Tinderbox is celebrating its 79 th year in business. The Tinder Box in Santa Monica is the original Tinder Box store, and also known as Ed's Pipe Shop.