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<center><font size="3">[[File:Aspas-copy.png|40px]]'''I have enjoyed all the 57 years in the trade and will carry on but in a much smaller production, just to keep my hands working up for the rest of my life. My target now is shoot, fish and work in the garden in the summer.'''[[File:Aspas.png|40px]]</font> Les Wood.</center> | <center><font size="3">[[File:Aspas-copy.png|40px]]'''I have enjoyed all the 57 years in the trade and will carry on but in a much smaller production, just to keep my hands working up for the rest of my life. My target now is shoot, fish and work in the garden in the summer.'''[[File:Aspas.png|40px]]</font> Les Wood.</center> | ||
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'''Leslie "Les" John Wood''' worked for Dunhill for 19 years. His last position was | '''Leslie "Les" John Wood''' worked for Dunhill for 19 years. His last position was as 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 | <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 that we took on trainees. 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 | I worked on Dunhill’s pipes from 1980/81 and soon built up a reputation as the firm to send your 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 my house.</q> Les Wood. Jan, 2020.</blockquote> | ||
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