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'''Robert Mewis''' he had been introduced to the art of pipemaking for a couple of months by '''Hasso [[Baudis]]''', who operated a workshop in Oldenburg. When Baudis quit on pipemaking Mewis took over the workshop and started to make and sell pipes. | |||
His pipes, freehand versions of classic shapes, soon reached very high standards and there were many pipe-wise men who expected him to range among the very best someday. But Mewis also quit around 1988 when he became aware how hard it is making a living and raising a family on pipemaking. | |||
Like Baudis he returned to his original profession as an architect. Over the years many unverified stories said he was still making a few pipes every once in a while. At the end of 2003 well-known collector Martin Reck contacted him and Mewis said that he doesn't have a workshop for his disposal. All the same, he might consider to get back to pipemaking some day. | |||
Pipes were stamped "Handmade by Mewis" on the shank and graded (descending) by capital letters from A to (?). Only smooth pipes, never filled, in brown, red, orange, natur. Stems handcut from ebonite with/without filters. | |||
Mewis gave a 1 year's warranty on his pipes. | |||
[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | ||
[[Category: Germany]] | [[Category: Germany]] |