Greetings Marc,
J. Schuard, James, was my grandfather and the pipe you have was made by him. He worked for Rushworth's in Liverpool for over 50 years. His pipes are all over the world. For some history, James was born in Liverpool in 1911. His father, Francis Schuard, was killed in World War I in Belgium in 1915 and his mo ther died shortly thereafter leaving James and his brother Freddie orphans. James went to work at Rushworth's in 1925 at the age of 14 and worked as an apprentice for seven years until becoming an journeyman pipe organ builder. Why he isn't listed on the British directory is a mystery. He died in Liverpool in 1985. I was very close to my grandfather and I was fortunate to see him at work at Rushworth's and hear his wonderful stories about his experiences. I have several photographs of him at work. One is of him making his largest pipe - 32 foot long. The other is of him spreading molten copper and zinc onto a flat table with an adjustable lip to manufacture the sheet metal for the pipe. He also told about going down to the docks to unload elephant ivory tusks off the boat. If you would like additional info., photos or memorbilia let me know. I live in Grand Junction, Colorado USA.
[the word mo ther is automatically suppressed by the server on account of a particular problem on mentions by a member of the forum with very wide ranging knowledge about organs but with a known problem involving frequency of use of the word - apologies for the editorial inconveence - Forum Admin]
J. Schuard, James, was my grandfather and the pipe you have was made by him. He worked for Rushworth's in Liverpool for over 50 years. His pipes are all over the world. For some history, James was born in Liverpool in 1911. His father, Francis Schuard, was killed in World War I in Belgium in 1915 and his mo ther died shortly thereafter leaving James and his brother Freddie orphans. James went to work at Rushworth's in 1925 at the age of 14 and worked as an apprentice for seven years until becoming an journeyman pipe organ builder. Why he isn't listed on the British directory is a mystery. He died in Liverpool in 1985. I was very close to my grandfather and I was fortunate to see him at work at Rushworth's and hear his wonderful stories about his experiences. I have several photographs of him at work. One is of him making his largest pipe - 32 foot long. The other is of him spreading molten copper and zinc onto a flat table with an adjustable lip to manufacture the sheet metal for the pipe. He also told about going down to the docks to unload elephant ivory tusks off the boat. If you would like additional info., photos or memorbilia let me know. I live in Grand Junction, Colorado USA.
[the word mo ther is automatically suppressed by the server on account of a particular problem on mentions by a member of the forum with very wide ranging knowledge about organs but with a known problem involving frequency of use of the word - apologies for the editorial inconveence - Forum Admin]