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Guido shared the following recollections of his visits with Ron at the shop: | Guido shared the following recollections of his visits with Ron at the shop: | ||
<blockquote>"I purchased many freehands from Ron when he had his store. The attached photos are not only good examples of his higher-end work, they were specially crafted for me. You will see on Photo 5c the stamp "SK" he used that for some of his high-end pipes. | <blockquote>"I purchased many freehands from Ron when he had his store. The attached photos are not only good examples of his higher-end work, they were specially crafted for me. You will see on Photo 5c the stamp "SK" he used that for some of his high-end pipes. The "SK" stood for "Sovereign King". | ||
In the front of the Sovereign Pipe and Tobacco Store, Ron set up a very nice lounge area where customers would sit and have a pipe full. The area was complete with bookcases containing the entire collection of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes books in addition to other books on the subjects of pipes and tobacco. | In the front of the Sovereign Pipe and Tobacco Store, Ron set up a very nice lounge area where customers would sit and have a pipe full. The area was complete with bookcases containing the entire collection of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes books in addition to other books on the subjects of pipes and tobacco. | ||
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SovereignFreehand-5a.jpg | SovereignFreehand-5a.jpg | ||
SovereignFreehand-5b.jpg | SovereignFreehand-5b.jpg | ||
SovereignFreehand-5c.jpg|The "SK" stamp seen here was used for high end Sovereign pipes | SovereignFreehand-5c.jpg|The "SK" stamp seen here stood for "Sovereign King", and was used for high end Sovereign pipes | ||
SovereignFreehand-6a.jpg | SovereignFreehand-6a.jpg | ||
SovereignFreehand-6b.jpg | SovereignFreehand-6b.jpg | ||