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[[File:RexPoggenpohl-WDublin.JPG|thumb|Rex with a Freehand Dublin he made]][[File:PoulIlsted-J-Res-Poggenpohl.JPG|thumb|J. Rex Poggenpohl (right), with Poul Ilsted in Poul's workshop in 2010]] | [[File:RexPoggenpohl-WDublin.JPG|thumb|Rex with a Freehand Dublin he made]][[File:PoulIlsted-J-Res-Poggenpohl.JPG|thumb|J. Rex Poggenpohl (right), with Poul Ilsted in Poul's workshop in 2010]] | ||
== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Rex Poggenpohl is a notable Pipe collector, amateur pipe maker, and was a part time Pipe-Smith at [[Iwan Ries & Co.]], Chicago for 10 years. | Rex Poggenpohl is a notable Pipe collector, amateur pipe maker, and was a part time Pipe-Smith at [[Iwan Ries & Co.]], Chicago for 10 years. | ||
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In the 1980’s Rex and family were living in suburban Philadelphia near the giant Lancaster area flee markets where he started collecting and refurbishing old pipes. In the late 1980’s he started occasionally making pipes for himself and friends. During this period he amassed the '''''List of American Pipe Makers''''' and published it online in 1996. This list was pivotal in building the knowledge base here on Pipedia. | In the 1980’s Rex and family were living in suburban Philadelphia near the giant Lancaster area flee markets where he started collecting and refurbishing old pipes. In the late 1980’s he started occasionally making pipes for himself and friends. During this period he amassed the '''''List of American Pipe Makers''''' and published it online in 1996. This list was pivotal in building the knowledge base here on Pipedia. | ||
In 1993 Rex and family returned to Chicago where his wife was Professor of Design at the Institute of Design at their alma mater, IIT. In 1993 he attended his first pipe show in Indianapolis buying bags of Danish pipes and met some fellow pipe smokers attending from Chicago. He started bringing bags of pipes for repair to Cullen Fletcher’s shop on the South side of Chicago and Cullen got so tied of this that he taught Rex some basic repair techniques. Rex joined the fledgling Chicago Pipe Club in 1994, attending the Davenport show as an exhibitor in 1994, and then helping to formalize the Club in 1995. He was involved with Frank Burla in starting the (Chicago) International Pipe & Tobacciana Show in 1996, doing the table layouts, becoming a Show Officer, exhibiting with 4 or 5 tables, and sometimes, making a pipe for the silent auction until 2019. During those Chicago Show years he helped Burla establish the annual Pipemaking Seminars at the Show and became the Officer in Charge of such, guilty of convincing [[Von Erck|Lee Erck]], [[Butera|Michael Butera]] and [[J. Alan Pipes|Jeff Gracik]] to lead the Seminars in later years. During the early years of joining the Chicago group Rex became a friend of Pipemaker [[Clarence Mickles]]. Later Clarence taught Rex many pipe making and restoring tricks. For a number of years, Rex joined some of the famous Chicago Club members (Burla, Rio, Reschke, Lehmann, Mickles, Amato, etc.), traveling to as many as 5 other Pipe shows annually; i.e.: Richmond, Columbus, St. Louis,, Milwaukee, Newark, etc. | In 1993 Rex and family returned to Chicago where his wife was Professor of Design at the Institute of Design at their alma mater, IIT. In 1993 he attended his first pipe show in Indianapolis buying bags of Danish pipes and met some fellow pipe smokers attending from Chicago. He started bringing bags of pipes for repair to Cullen Fletcher’s shop on the South side of Chicago and Cullen got so tied of this that he taught Rex some basic repair techniques. Rex joined the fledgling Chicago Pipe Club in 1994, attending the Davenport show as an exhibitor in 1994, and then helping to formalize the Club in 1995. He was involved with [[Frank Burla]] in starting the (Chicago) International Pipe & Tobacciana Show in 1996, doing the table layouts, becoming a Show Officer, exhibiting with 4 or 5 tables, and sometimes, making a pipe for the silent auction until 2019. During those Chicago Show years he helped [[Frank Burla|Burla]] establish the annual Pipemaking Seminars at the Show and became the Officer in Charge of such, guilty of convincing [[Von Erck|Lee Erck]], [[Butera|Michael Butera]] and [[J. Alan Pipes|Jeff Gracik]] to lead the Seminars in later years. During the early years of joining the Chicago group Rex became a friend of Pipemaker [[Clarence Mickles]]. Later Clarence taught Rex many pipe making and restoring tricks. For a number of years, Rex joined some of the famous Chicago Club members ([[Frank Burla|Burla]], Rio, Reschke, Lehmann, Mickles, Amato, etc.), traveling to as many as 5 other Pipe shows annually; i.e.: Richmond, Columbus, St. Louis,, Milwaukee, Newark, etc. | ||
In 1999 Rex volunteered to travel Denmark, Sweden and Germany to visit prominent Pipemakers and invite them to the Chicago Show, then meeting and becoming befriended and assisted by [[Tom Eltang]] and dealer [[Per Billhall]]. And for many subsequent years Rex made trips to European or Japanese pipe shows and visiting Pipemakers in their workshops, occasionally working with some of their equipment, such as: [[Tom Eltang|Eltang]], [[Former]], [[Nordh]], [[Jess Chonowitsch|Jess]] , [[Teddy Knudsen|Teddy, Kent]], [[Tonni Nielsen|Tonni]], [[Barbi]], [[Ivarsson, Nanna|Nanna]], [[Poul Ilsted|Ilsted]], [[Manduela]], [[Heeschen]], [[Anne Julie]], [[Hedegaard]], [[Gotoh]], [[Satou]], [[Tokutomi, Hiroyuki|Tokutomi]], [[Mänz]], [[Butera]], [[Rolando Negoita|Rolando]], etc., becoming good friends with many of them. | In 1999 Rex volunteered to travel Denmark, Sweden and Germany to visit prominent Pipemakers and invite them to the Chicago Show, then meeting and becoming befriended and assisted by [[Tom Eltang]] and dealer [[Per Billhall]]. And for many subsequent years Rex made trips to European or Japanese pipe shows and visiting Pipemakers in their workshops, occasionally working with some of their equipment, such as: [[Tom Eltang|Eltang]], [[Former]], [[Nordh]], [[Jess Chonowitsch|Jess]] , [[Teddy Knudsen|Teddy, Kent]], [[Tonni Nielsen|Tonni]], [[Barbi]], [[Ivarsson, Nanna|Nanna]], [[Poul Ilsted|Ilsted]], [[Manduela]], [[Heeschen]], [[Anne Julie]], [[Hedegaard]], [[Gotoh]], [[Satou]], [[Tokutomi, Hiroyuki|Tokutomi]], [[Cornelius Mänz|Mänz]], [[Butera]], [[Rolando Negoita|Rolando]], etc., becoming good friends with many of them. | ||
[[File:Ilsted Rex Heeschen Carl Knightenjpg.jpg|thumb|center|600px|From a visit to the home of [[Peter Heeschen]] in 2015. Left to Right, Poul Ilsted, J Rex Poggenpohl, Peter Heeschen, Carl Knighten. Courtsy J. Rex Poggenpohl]][[File:RexPoggenpohl-ShowTable.jpg|thumb|Rex with his tables of interesting pipes at a pipe show]] | [[File:Ilsted Rex Heeschen Carl Knightenjpg.jpg|thumb|center|600px|From a visit to the home of [[Peter Heeschen]] in 2015. Left to Right, Poul Ilsted, J Rex Poggenpohl, Peter Heeschen, Carl Knighten. Courtsy J. Rex Poggenpohl]][[File:RexPoggenpohl-ShowTable.jpg|thumb|Rex with his tables of interesting pipes at a pipe show]] | ||
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'''Examples from the J. Rex Poggenpohl workshop | '''Examples from the J. Rex Poggenpohl workshop''' (Hover for description, click for full size immage) | ||
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RexPoggenpohl-Box.JPG|Beautifil box | RexPoggenpohl-Box.JPG|Beautifil box | ||
RexPoggenpohl-Boxes.JPG|A lovely assortment of boxes | RexPoggenpohl-Boxes.JPG|A lovely assortment of boxes | ||
RexPoggenpohl-Boxes2.JPG | RexPoggenpohl-Boxes2.JPG|More beautiful boxes | ||
RexPoggenpohl-BluePrintDrawes&Table.jpg|Drawing storage and table | RexPoggenpohl-BluePrintDrawes&Table.jpg|Drawing storage and table | ||
RexPoggenpohl-Cabinet.JPG|Cabinet | RexPoggenpohl-Cabinet.JPG|Cabinet | ||
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'''Scenes From the Poggenpohl home in beautiful Estes Park, Colorado, at 8000’ elevation''' | '''Scenes From the Poggenpohl home in beautiful Estes Park, Colorado, at 8000’ elevation''' | ||
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RexPoggenpohl-Mountains.jpg|Rex with | RexPoggenpohl-Mountains.jpg|Rex with Rocky Mountain backdrop | ||
RexPoggenpohl-View.JPG|View from the workbench | RexPoggenpohl-View.JPG|View from the workbench | ||
RexPoggenpohl-Garden.jpg|Garden | RexPoggenpohl-Garden.jpg|Garden | ||