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''The following article originally appeared in the Profiles of American Pipes Makers series in the Februray 2004 issue of The Pipe Collector, the official newsletter of the American Society of Pipe Collectors [http://naspc.org (NASPC)], and is used by permission. It's a great organization--consider joining.'' | ''The following article originally appeared in the Profiles of American Pipes Makers series in the Februray 2004 issue of The Pipe Collector, the official newsletter of the American Society of Pipe Collectors [http://naspc.org (NASPC)], and is used by permission. It's a great organization--consider joining.'' | ||
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== Profiles of American Pipe Makers: John H. Eells == | == Profiles of American Pipe Makers: John H. Eells == | ||
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. | 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. | ||