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Sydney P. Ram was a pipe maker in the 1930’s and reported to have retired in 1942. Ram's shop was at 59 West Monroe in Chicago's Loop. His pipes were normally simply stamped Sydney P. Ram in script. He was also the author a book on pipe smoking in 1941 called '''How to get more fun out of smoking;: A guide and handbook for better smoking''' and that's available on Amazon. The book appears to be reprinted in 2011. | Sydney P. Ram was a pipe maker in the 1930’s and reported to have retired in 1942. Ram's shop was at 59 West Monroe in Chicago's Loop. His pipes were normally simply stamped Sydney P. Ram in script. He was also the author a book on pipe smoking in 1941 called '''How to get more fun out of smoking;: A guide and handbook for better smoking''' and that's available on Amazon. The book appears to be reprinted in 2011. | ||
Ken Provo has 16 page catalog from the shop era. He has graciously posted it online [https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dao82dnm8tw3y0i/XIdMElvkbk here] in high resolution. Ken welcomes those interested to view or download it. Here it is in reduced resolution: | Ken Provo has a 16 page catalog from the shop era. He has graciously posted it online [https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dao82dnm8tw3y0i/XIdMElvkbk here] in high resolution. Ken welcomes those interested to view or download it. Here it is in reduced resolution: | ||
<gallery Caption="Sydney P. Ram Catolog, Courtesy, Ken Provo> | <gallery Caption="Sydney P. Ram Catolog, Courtesy, Ken Provo> | ||