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The Four Hundred was Marxman's best series, characterized by very large pipes. Similarly famous was the Marxman Heirloom Pipes series, with around 80 pieces produced by well-known North American sculptors, such as Jo Davidson, Cecil Howard, Charles Kopp, and RD Lewis, contracted by Bob in 1947. Today these pipes are genuine collector's items. The series included animal and human figures, selling at extremely high prices for the time. | The Four Hundred was Marxman's best series, characterized by very large pipes. Similarly famous was the Marxman Heirloom Pipes series, with around 80 pieces produced by well-known North American sculptors, such as Jo Davidson, Cecil Howard, Charles Kopp, and RD Lewis, contracted by Bob in 1947. Today these pipes are genuine collector's items. The series included animal and human figures, selling at extremely high prices for the time. | ||
<gallery widths=250px heights= | <gallery widths=250px heights=185px caption="Heirlom pipe figure of a U.S. Marine, the Eagle Globe and Anchor clearly visible, and believed to be WWII era. Courtesy Jim Donovan, E-mail: downaquart@gmail.com"> | ||
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<gallery widths=250px heights=185x caption="More examples of Maxman Heirloom pipes"> | |||
Image:MarxmanFigures.jpg|Some wonderful hand carved Marxman Sculpture pipes - Courtesy of Mike Ahmadi | Image:MarxmanFigures.jpg|Some wonderful hand carved Marxman Sculpture pipes - Courtesy of Mike Ahmadi | ||
File:MarxMan PirateHeadPipe.jpg|Pirate Head figure, courtesy [http://smokingpipes.com SmokingPipes.com] | File:MarxMan PirateHeadPipe.jpg|Pirate Head figure, courtesy [http://smokingpipes.com SmokingPipes.com] |