Since opening in 1946, The
Owl Shop of Worcester has been serving the finest
tobacco products the world has to offer. Towards
the end of World War II, George Photakis and his
brother-in-law Joseph St. John, decided that
Worcester Massachusetts, would be a great place
to open a store to service the desires of smokers
in the Northeast and beyond.
The Owl Shop sign has been seen on
Main
Street since 1946.
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F or over 50 years,
George, and his staff have serviced hundreds
of thousands of customers who have crossed the
doorsteps of the Owl Shop and savored the
flavors and aromas of fine tobacco, be it
cigars, pipe tobacco, imported cigarettes, or
roll your own cigarette tobacco. Custom
blended pipe tobaccos such as Harkness Towers,
Bay State House and WB#3 have been smoked by
pipe smokers all over the world. Cigars have
always been a specialty in the Owl Shop,
featuring all brands such as the extremely
hard to find Arturo Fuente Opus X from the
Dominican Republic, to the ever popular Padron
Anniversarios from Nicaragua. If we are out, we
will have the expertise to suggest alternative
choices.
George
and John Photakis
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John Photakis joined the
family business in the late 70s, and brought with
him his knowledge of pipe making learned from old
world pipe makers from the New York City pipe
shops. John managed to find a small group of
old-timers who were reluctant to train new
apprentices at first, but slowly they gave him
the time and knowledge. After purchasing ancient
tools of the trade, John began making his own
line of custom-made pipes and sold them
exclusively through the store. With the knowledge
learned by making pipes, the process of
purchasing other brand name pipes became a
consumer's dream.
The web site will be
under construction as we go along. We would
like it to be a source of information for you,
the consumer.
We take pride in giving
smokers a complete line of services and
expertise and we look forward to hearing from
you ...
Our store hours are
Monday - Saturday, 9 - 6 p.m. (Eastern)
Call us @ 800-844-7755
or fax us @ 508-753-2506
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