England, 1980s Here we see the exact same stamp, in the same font, as on other early Bill Ashton-Taylor pipes, carved at the beginning of his solo career in the early 1980s. Interestingly, this pipe is adapted to accommodate a 6mm filter — a rather rare feature for Ashton-Taylor’s work. Perhaps it was made to…
England, 1995 A remarkable collector’s item showcasing the masterful work of Bill Ashton-Taylor, a former top specialist at Dunhill and later one of the most prominent English pipe makers of the late 20th century. The Old Church pipes stand out even among other, more valuable grades of his work, thanks to the particularly successful combination…
England, 1980s By a fortunate coincidence, William John Ashton-Taylor was born in 1945 in a house next to Alfred Dunhill’s factory. It seemed like only a matter of time before he would become an apprentice in a factory at the age of 14 (Bill was still in school). Over the next quarter-century, Bill climbed through…