They are usually brightly colored, and sometimes feature fanciful designs, including multiple bowls (see picture).
Children sometimes use bubble pipes in order to imitate the perceived look of adults.
[2] An 18th-century painting by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin shows a young boy blowing a bubble out of what seems to be a pipe.
In 1918, John L. Gilchrist filed a patent for a style of bubble pipes that can be produced quickly and easily.
In the 1940s, the packaging of the bubble pipes were known to be colorful and decorated in a bright style.