Jean Lamy

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Jean Lamy, courtesy pipephil.eu
Jean Lamy dans son atelier, courtesy pipephil.eu
Lamy continued to make pipes well after he retired, as he is here in his workshop, courtesy pipephil.eu

Biography: Jean Lamy was born in 1914 at Azans (Jura FR). From 1925 - 1939 he served as typographer at a printing company in Dole, and then at the newspaper "Le Bien Public" in Dijon (FR). He entered the "Compagnons de France" in 1942, which brought him to stay in Saint-Claude where his office was next a pipe maker's workshop.

After WWII Jean Lamy went into partnership with a friend to resell pipes bought from different pipe makers in Saint-Claude. They broke up soon thereafter due to irreconcilable differences, and then Lamy began making pipes on his own as an artisan at 2, Faubourg Marcel in Saint-Claude.

Production and Distribution: Jean Lamy manufactured the pipes and was helped by one or two workers at the workshop performing retouching and staining, and some home-workers who did buffing and varnishing.

Two commercial travelers carried out sales at the national level, and Jean Lamy was regularly on tour in French regions to promote his own pipes.

Jean Lamy Retired in 1981, although he continued to make pipes well after he retired. He died February 3rd, 2010. [1]

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