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''Attention Upshall Collectors: Please contribute!'' | ''Attention Upshall Collectors: Please contribute!'' | ||
[[File:KenBarnes&BarryJones(JamesUpshall's)clipping.jpg|thumb|Ken | [[File:KenBarnes&BarryJones(JamesUpshall's)clipping.jpg|thumb|Ken Barnes and Barry Jones, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | ||
=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
'''Note:''' ''[[Ken Barnes]], co-founder of James Upshall passed away unexpectedly in April of 2021. He had recently started making a limited number of pipes in Cornwall, England, and had been reconnecting with many collectors and former colleagues in the pipe world. He will be greatly missed.'' | |||
'''From the Upshall [http://www.upshallusa.com/index.htm Website]:''' | '''From the Upshall [http://www.upshallusa.com/index.htm Website]:''' | ||
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[[File:James Upshall.jpg|thumb|left|Barry Jones in the photo, and an interesting article, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]Mr. Jones learned his skill from the age of 15 in London and was personally guided by Mr. Charatan of Charatan Pipe Co., pipe makers to royalty since 1863. For years he was responsible for creating the majority of the famous Charatan shapes and the high standard of quality. | [[File:James Upshall.jpg|thumb|left|Barry Jones in the photo, and an interesting article, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]Mr. Jones learned his skill from the age of 15 in London and was personally guided by Mr. Charatan of Charatan Pipe Co., pipe makers to royalty since 1863. For years he was responsible for creating the majority of the famous Charatan shapes and the high standard of quality. | ||
[[Image:ref27.jpg|thumb|Upshall Lovatt, Grade X]][[Image:ref 26.jpg|thumb|left|Upshall Freehand, Grade E]][[Image:DUBLIN 62.jpg|thumb|Upshall Dublin, Grade A]][[Image:GIANT BILLIARD 43.jpg|thumb|Upshall Unique, Giant Billiard]] In 1978, Barry Jones joined Major Kenneth Barnes, then Charatans' managing director,and his son Kennedy Barnes who started his own pipe company in Tilshead, Wiltshire, making the Tilshead and James Upshall premium class pipe, which took it's name from the Major's ancestry, one James Archelaus Upshall, an ardent pipe smoker, who loved quality and perfection. | [[Image:ref27.jpg|thumb|Upshall Lovatt, Grade X]][[Image:ref 26.jpg|thumb|left|Upshall Freehand, Grade E]][[Image:DUBLIN 62.jpg|thumb|Upshall Dublin, Grade A]][[Image:GIANT BILLIARD 43.jpg|thumb|Upshall Unique, Giant Billiard]] In 1978, Barry Jones joined Major Kenneth Barnes, then Charatans' managing director,and his son [[Ken Barnes|Kennedy Barnes]] who started his own pipe company in Tilshead, Wiltshire, making the Tilshead and James Upshall premium class pipe, which took it's name from the Major's ancestry, one James Archelaus Upshall, an ardent pipe smoker, who loved quality and perfection. | ||
Ever since the company has been making hand turned, straight grained pipes for the smoking connoisseur and has gone from strength to strength gaining fame and the utmost respect as one of the greatest hand made pipe companies. | Ever since the company has been making hand turned, straight grained pipes for the smoking connoisseur and has gone from strength to strength gaining fame and the utmost respect as one of the greatest hand made pipe companies. | ||
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Scanned images from a pamphlet Ken Barnes sent to | Scanned images from a pamphlet Ken Barnes sent to Al Jones, who then posted it on [http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/1984-james-upshall-pamphlet PipesMagazine.com] | ||
<center><gallery widths=400px heights=250px caption="1984 James Upshall pamphlet"> | <center><gallery widths=400px heights=250px caption="1984 James Upshall pamphlet"> | ||
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=== On Site Links === | === On Site Links === | ||
*A wonderful scan (PDF) of the '''[https://pipedia.org/images/a/a6/James_Upshall_1984Catalog.pdf 1984 James Upshall Catalog]''': (Ken Barnes sent this to | *A wonderful scan (PDF) of the '''[https://pipedia.org/images/a/a6/James_Upshall_1984Catalog.pdf 1984 James Upshall Catalog]''': (Ken Barnes sent this to Al Jones, who then posted it on [http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/1984-james-upshall-pamphlet PipesMagazine.com] | ||
=== Off Site Links === | === Off Site Links === | ||