This is my first Tom Howard and likely will not be my last.
Howard was a comedian who made pipes in a one man shop in the forties.
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These were made mostly as a labor of love by Howard. He was a skilled pipe maker and this copy of a very large Marxman Benchmade is perfectly done and an incredibly great smoker.
I can’t tell if Howard helped this one along by stain or it’s assumed the reddish brown color a Marxman gets after considerable smoking.
I’ve read where it took Howard several hours to make each pipe.
This pipe is more highly polished than a Benchmade “Big Boy” and the carving is artistic and well done, with no putty or pits I can see.
Howard was a comedian who made pipes in a one man shop in the forties.
Tom Howard (comedian) - Wikipedia
Howard - Pipedia
These were made mostly as a labor of love by Howard. He was a skilled pipe maker and this copy of a very large Marxman Benchmade is perfectly done and an incredibly great smoker.
I can’t tell if Howard helped this one along by stain or it’s assumed the reddish brown color a Marxman gets after considerable smoking.
I’ve read where it took Howard several hours to make each pipe.
This pipe is more highly polished than a Benchmade “Big Boy” and the carving is artistic and well done, with no putty or pits I can see.
