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'''Leslie "Les" John Wood''' worked for Dunhill for 19 years. His last position was a master silversmith. Following his tenure with Dunhill, Les formed his own brand, L. & J.S. Briars together with his wife Dolly in 1978. Les Wood follows [[Sasieni]], the first ex Dunhill worker to start their own enterprise, and he was followed by William John "[[Ashton]]"-Taylor. | '''Leslie "Les" John Wood''' worked for Dunhill for 19 years. His last position was a master silversmith. Following his tenure with Dunhill, Les formed his own brand, L. & J.S. Briars together with his wife Dolly in 1978. Les Wood follows [[Sasieni]], the first ex Dunhill worker to start their own enterprise, and he was followed by William John "[[Ashton]]"-Taylor. | ||
<blockquote><q>I started working at Dunhill’s in March 1963, in the silver mounting department working under Jack Spriggs he left the firm after I had been there for 2 years, and I took over the department, at that time I worked alone it was only when the department was relocated to the top floor that the increase of pipes that needed mounting we took on a trainee’s. After 19 years I was asked if I would buy the machinery and move out of the factory and set up on my own, so off I went, with me I took the staff that worked with me at that time, Robert Morris was the best, he could mount anything, he now has his own jewellery retail shop and makes some really nice handmade jewellery from his shop at Whitstable in Kent.<br> | |||
I worked on Dunhill’s pipes from 1980/81 and soon built up a reputation as the firm to send you mounting to, as time went on and Dolly left Dunhill’s we decided to start to turn our own bowls and make our own pipes under the name of Ferndown (that is the name of my house).</q> Les Wood, Jan, 2020.</blockquote> | |||
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Due to diffuse worldwide rights to certain names, he sold his earlier pipes as " L.&J.S Briars", "Ellwood", "Les Wood" or "L. Wood". The average of presently 1500 - 2000 pipes a year are sold as '''"Ferndown"''' — named for the mansion he lives in - in the UK and US, but as "L. Wood" pipes in Germany. | Due to diffuse worldwide rights to certain names, he sold his earlier pipes as " L.&J.S Briars", "Ellwood", "Les Wood" or "L. Wood". The average of presently 1500 - 2000 pipes a year are sold as '''"Ferndown"''' — named for the mansion he lives in - in the UK and US, but as "L. Wood" pipes in Germany. | ||