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[[File:Lakatosh.jpg|thumb|Courtesy Doug Valitchka]]He made pipes in his home workshop in the Susquehana Valley up above Sunbury. John made pipes during the week and sold most of them at craft fairs in Central and Southern Pennsylvania. He retired from carving, to go back to bus mechanic work after the tobacco industry took a decline. He now lives with his wife in Lewisburg Pennsylvania, where he now crafts furniture for family and friends. He recently celebrated his 77th birthday. (Primary/Familial Source) | [[File:Lakatosh.jpg|thumb|Courtesy Doug Valitchka]]He made pipes in his home workshop in the Susquehana Valley up above Sunbury. John made pipes during the week and sold most of them at craft fairs in Central and Southern Pennsylvania. He retired from carving, to go back to bus mechanic work after the tobacco industry took a decline. He now lives with his wife in Lewisburg Pennsylvania, where he now crafts furniture for family and friends. He recently celebrated his 77th birthday. (Primary/Familial Source) | ||
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Revision as of 13:04, 14 May 2016
John Lakatosh was a carver from New Columbia, Pennsylvania.
He made pipes in his home workshop in the Susquehana Valley up above Sunbury. John made pipes during the week and sold most of them at craft fairs in Central and Southern Pennsylvania. He retired from carving, to go back to bus mechanic work after the tobacco industry took a decline. He now lives with his wife in Lewisburg Pennsylvania, where he now crafts furniture for family and friends. He recently celebrated his 77th birthday. (Primary/Familial Source)
- Examples, details, and nomenclature, courtesy Doug Valitchka
