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== Profiles of American Pipe Makers: John H. Eells == | == Profiles of American Pipe Makers: John H. Eells == | ||
[[Image:Eells1.JPG|thumb|300px|Courtesy Mike Hagley]][[Image:Eells2.JPG|thumb|300px|Courtesy Mike Hagley]][[Image:Eells3.JPG|thumb|300px|Courtesy Mike Hagley]][[Image:Eells4.JPG|thumb|300px|Courtesy Mike Hagley]][[Image:Eells5.JPG|thumb|300px|Courtesy Mike Hagley]][[Image:Eells6.JPG|thumb|300px|Courtesy Mike Hagley]]John Eells' childhood home was Walton, NY, a small town in Delaware County. When John was a youg boy in the 40s and 50s, most of his adult relatives were pipe smokers. His father, a tool and die maker by trade, had a nice collection that included a couple of Barlings and a few very fine Patent Dunhills. His grandfathers, a great uncle, and an uncle also enjoyed pipe smoking. On the street and in local factories, John often saw men with pipes dangling from their lips. Many respected actors, singers, and public figures of that period smoked a pipe. So it is understandable how, during these impressionable years, John came to believe that the gentile art of pipe smoking distinguished a man of high intellect and respectability. | [[Image:Eells1.JPG|thumb|300px|Courtesy Mike Hagley]][[Image:Eells2.JPG|thumb|300px|Courtesy Mike Hagley]][[Image:Eells3.JPG|thumb|300px|Courtesy Mike Hagley]][[Image:Eells4.JPG|thumb|300px|Courtesy Mike Hagley]][[Image:Eells5.JPG|thumb|300px|Courtesy Mike Hagley]][[Image:Eells6.JPG|thumb|300px|Courtesy Mike Hagley]][[Image:Eells7.JPG|thumb|300px|Courtesy Mike Hagley]]John Eells' childhood home was Walton, NY, a small town in Delaware County. When John was a youg boy in the 40s and 50s, most of his adult relatives were pipe smokers. His father, a tool and die maker by trade, had a nice collection that included a couple of Barlings and a few very fine Patent Dunhills. His grandfathers, a great uncle, and an uncle also enjoyed pipe smoking. On the street and in local factories, John often saw men with pipes dangling from their lips. Many respected actors, singers, and public figures of that period smoked a pipe. So it is understandable how, during these impressionable years, John came to believe that the gentile art of pipe smoking distinguished a man of high intellect and respectability. | ||
From very early on, John had a strong fascination with mechanical devices. Working with his hands, and tinkering with anything mechanical was almost an obsession. Anything that was broken or didn't work was taken apart if John could get his hands on it. Eventually he was able to analyze what was wrong and to make simple repairs. By the are of 12, he was capable of disassembling, cleaning and reassembling watches as well as making minor repairs. During this time, he developed his patience and the rudiments of his hand dexterity. | From very early on, John had a strong fascination with mechanical devices. Working with his hands, and tinkering with anything mechanical was almost an obsession. Anything that was broken or didn't work was taken apart if John could get his hands on it. Eventually he was able to analyze what was wrong and to make simple repairs. By the are of 12, he was capable of disassembling, cleaning and reassembling watches as well as making minor repairs. During this time, he developed his patience and the rudiments of his hand dexterity. | ||