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'''Kerry S. Wathen''' was a pipemaker who worked for a small pipe shop in south Kansas City called "The Briar Patch" in the 1970's. Tending to larger sized pipes his centerpiece was a huge briar calabash shape. When the Briar Patch closed he probably moved to Iowa where his pipes were available at David's Briar Shop in Des Moines (ca. 1977 - 1980). | <font size="3">'''Kerry S. Wathen'''</font> was a pipemaker who worked for a small pipe shop in south Kansas City called "The Briar Patch" in the 1970's. Tending to larger sized pipes his centerpiece was a huge briar calabash shape. When the Briar Patch closed he probably moved to Iowa where his pipes were available at David's Briar Shop in Des Moines (ca. 1977 - 1980/81). | ||
[[File:Wathen BriarPatch.jpg|thumb|Briar Patch by Kerry Wathen, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | |||
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Wathen was having some problems with his hands at that time and was finally forced to give up his talented carving. | Wathen was having some problems with his hands at that time and was finally forced to give up his talented carving. | ||
He inscribed his pipes with his name and two digits for the year of production like "Wathen '75". | He usually inscribed his pipes with his name and two digits for the year of production like "Wathen '75". The best pieces were named "Reflection". | ||
[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]][[Category: United States]] | [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]][[Category: United States]] | ||
Kerry S. Wathen, Sr. passed away on April 1, 1985 in his hometown of Topeka, Kansas. (Submitted by William J. Franqui Sr., Kerry S. Wathen's brother-in-law). |