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[[File:SJohnson12.jpg|thumb|John Wanamaker Building, home of E. Wilke pipe shop were Steven Johnson as manager.]]Steven Johnson made his first pipe at the age of 9, as a friend had accidently dropped his pipe in a stream while fishing. This is according to an article in the Boca Raton News on May 16, 1982. It says further that by the age of 20 he had become a master pipe maker. He worked as the manager of the E. Wilke pipe shop, since 1977 was located in a large department store called John Wanamakers in Philadelphia. For his own pipes he's reported to have produced 3 pipes a day, 6 days a week. His pipes are rare to find and are marked S. JOHNSON. | [[File:SJohnson12.jpg|thumb|John Wanamaker Building, home of E. Wilke pipe shop were Steven Johnson as manager.]][[File:John Wanamakers.jpg|thumb|Illustration pf the John Wanamaker building from the Daily Graphic, circa 1878, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]Steven Johnson made his first pipe at the age of 9, as a friend had accidently dropped his pipe in a stream while fishing. This is according to an article in the Boca Raton News on May 16, 1982. It says further that by the age of 20 he had become a master pipe maker. He worked as the manager of the E. Wilke pipe shop, since 1977 was located in a large department store called John Wanamakers in Philadelphia. For his own pipes he's reported to have produced 3 pipes a day, 6 days a week. His pipes are rare to find and are marked S. JOHNSON. | ||
Richard Esserman, in an article entitled "Pipe Travels", wrote of meeting Steve Johnson in 1978 at Wanamaker's. At the time Johnson made pipes for Wilke's in a small room right in the middle of the department store. The two became friends, and Esserman comments on one pipe going to the Wilke shop in New York City with an asking price of $500.00, a substantial sum in those days for any pipe. | Richard Esserman, in an article entitled "Pipe Travels", wrote of meeting Steve Johnson in 1978 at Wanamaker's. At the time Johnson made pipes for Wilke's in a small room right in the middle of the department store. The two became friends, and Esserman comments on one pipe going to the Wilke shop in New York City with an asking price of $500.00, a substantial sum in those days for any pipe. | ||