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[[File:James Upshall.jpg|thumb|left|Barry Jones in the photo, and an interesting article, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]Mr. Jones learned his skill from the age of 15 in London and was personally guided by Mr. Charatan of Charatan Pipe Co., pipe makers to royalty since 1863. For years he was responsible for creating the majority of the famous Charatan shapes and the high standard of quality. | [[File:James Upshall.jpg|thumb|left|Barry Jones in the photo, and an interesting article, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]Mr. Jones learned his skill from the age of 15 in London and was personally guided by Mr. Charatan of Charatan Pipe Co., pipe makers to royalty since 1863. For years he was responsible for creating the majority of the famous Charatan shapes and the high standard of quality. | ||
[[Image:ref27.jpg|thumb|Upshall Lovatt, Grade X]][[Image:ref 26.jpg|thumb|left|Upshall Freehand, Grade E]][[Image:DUBLIN 62.jpg|thumb|Upshall Dublin, Grade A]][[Image:GIANT BILLIARD 43.jpg|thumb|Upshall Unique, Giant Billiard]] In 1978, Barry Jones joined Major Kenneth Barnes, then Charatans' managing director,and his son Kennedy Barnes who started his own pipe company in Tilshead, Wiltshire, making the Tilshead and James Upshall premium class pipe, which took it's name from the Major's ancestry, one James Archelaus Upshall, an ardent pipe smoker, who loved quality and perfection. | [[Image:ref27.jpg|thumb|Upshall Lovatt, Grade X]][[Image:ref 26.jpg|thumb|left|Upshall Freehand, Grade E]][[Image:DUBLIN 62.jpg|thumb|Upshall Dublin, Grade A]][[Image:GIANT BILLIARD 43.jpg|thumb|Upshall Unique, Giant Billiard]] In 1978, Barry Jones joined Major Kenneth Barnes, then Charatans' managing director,and his son [[Ken Barnes|Kennedy Barnes]] who started his own pipe company in Tilshead, Wiltshire, making the Tilshead and James Upshall premium class pipe, which took it's name from the Major's ancestry, one James Archelaus Upshall, an ardent pipe smoker, who loved quality and perfection. | ||
Ever since the company has been making hand turned, straight grained pipes for the smoking connoisseur and has gone from strength to strength gaining fame and the utmost respect as one of the greatest hand made pipe companies. | Ever since the company has been making hand turned, straight grained pipes for the smoking connoisseur and has gone from strength to strength gaining fame and the utmost respect as one of the greatest hand made pipe companies. | ||