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<blockquote data-quote="Sobranie759" data-source="post: 597727" data-attributes="member: 5586"><p>My timeline is fuzzy for sure so we jump back to NJ where I search out a pipe carver In Jersey City or was it Union City, can't remember. His name is Andre Mermet. Andre's pipe factory is like a small two story building in the middle of an industrial area. It actually looked like an old house. I am welcomed at the door by Andre who for all intensive purpose is legally blind. A big man close to my 6' 4".</p><p>We go up to the second floor where there is a pot belly stove burning, the floor actually had holes and you could see to the lower level through the floor. Andre pulls out pipe after pipe and that's when I realize that some of the shapes he is showing me look like Connoisseur Pipe Shop shapes. Andre confirms that he makes pipes for that shop as well as others. I ask Andre if he will sell me a few and he agrees. I walk out with four beautiful pipes all natural and very unique. I lost track of Andre Mermet but I undersatnd he had a son I think James (Jim) who makes or made high end pipes in California.</p><p>We will return to California. and Beverly Hills and my visit to Kramer's Pipe Shop and the wonderful Mrs. Kramer yes Marsha's Mom. more to come</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sobranie759, post: 597727, member: 5586"] My timeline is fuzzy for sure so we jump back to NJ where I search out a pipe carver In Jersey City or was it Union City, can't remember. His name is Andre Mermet. Andre's pipe factory is like a small two story building in the middle of an industrial area. It actually looked like an old house. I am welcomed at the door by Andre who for all intensive purpose is legally blind. A big man close to my 6' 4". We go up to the second floor where there is a pot belly stove burning, the floor actually had holes and you could see to the lower level through the floor. Andre pulls out pipe after pipe and that's when I realize that some of the shapes he is showing me look like Connoisseur Pipe Shop shapes. Andre confirms that he makes pipes for that shop as well as others. I ask Andre if he will sell me a few and he agrees. I walk out with four beautiful pipes all natural and very unique. I lost track of Andre Mermet but I undersatnd he had a son I think James (Jim) who makes or made high end pipes in California. We will return to California. and Beverly Hills and my visit to Kramer's Pipe Shop and the wonderful Mrs. Kramer yes Marsha's Mom. more to come [/QUOTE]
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