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Un homme crée sa propre marque '''"William Ashton-Taylor"''', fabricant des pipes ASHTON. | |||
[[Image:Ashton01.jpg|left]][[File:Ashton.jpg|thumb|Bill "Ashton" Taylor, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]Now at age 15 one didn't immediately begin to fashion pipes at Dunhill's. There was a long apprenticeship which involved much sweeping up of pieces of briar and vulcanite, and being "tea boy" to the pipe makers. But Bill showed keen interest in learning the craft. Even before he was permitted to attempt to make pipes at the factory he would bring home rejected bowls and mouthpieces in order to experiment. | [[Image:Ashton01.jpg|left]][[File:Ashton.jpg|thumb|Bill "Ashton" Taylor, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]Now at age 15 one didn't immediately begin to fashion pipes at Dunhill's. There was a long apprenticeship which involved much sweeping up of pieces of briar and vulcanite, and being "tea boy" to the pipe makers. But Bill showed keen interest in learning the craft. Even before he was permitted to attempt to make pipes at the factory he would bring home rejected bowls and mouthpieces in order to experiment. | ||