I will try to describe some of my findings during my trip to London last month, with hopefully an illustration or two. Rather than one longish post, I will add to the thread.
The first and in a sense, most rewarding find was the St. James' Church market, where on some days you can find John Marshall in a stall towards the back, near the entrance to this historic but heavily bombed and repaired building. I think the photo captures the genial nature of Mr. Marshall, who has a few dozen pipes he's made himself. Very pleasant man, and at about $25 or less, hard to beat the price. I got a medium small sandblasted billiard, and have been smoking it almost daily ever since. (photo later; I am not too swift with Imgur, so we'll see if the first photo makes it all right.)
The first and in a sense, most rewarding find was the St. James' Church market, where on some days you can find John Marshall in a stall towards the back, near the entrance to this historic but heavily bombed and repaired building. I think the photo captures the genial nature of Mr. Marshall, who has a few dozen pipes he's made himself. Very pleasant man, and at about $25 or less, hard to beat the price. I got a medium small sandblasted billiard, and have been smoking it almost daily ever since. (photo later; I am not too swift with Imgur, so we'll see if the first photo makes it all right.)
