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[[File:Celius Fantasy6 8.jpg|thumb|Fantasy Grade 6, Herbert Fadeley Collection]] | |||
'''Svend Axel Celius''' started around 1959/60 at [[Suhr's Pibemageri]] in Copenhagen, where he learned the craft of pipemaking from [[Poul Rasmussen]] (†), but presumeably even more from [[Sven Knudsen]], Rasmussen's foreman. Young Celius was obviously a bright boy being one of the very first Danes who sensed the beginning boom for Danish fancy pipes looming first of all in the huge US market. And so he went off for self-employment founding a pipe manufacture in the former dairy building of Bogø By on the small island Bogø in 1963. | |||
So he definitely improved the shining hour, because he was one of the first, who was able to supply these innovative Danish freehands in considerable large numbers to the States. Smaller quantities went to Germany. Here however he didn't become as famous as in the USA, where especially his better pieces gained cult status. In other respects Celius' business developed well, too. For instance he was contracted by [[W.Ø. Larsen]] of Copenhagen to supply pipes as Hans Jonny Nielsen (→ [[Former]]), at that time master of Larsen's workshop, confirmed. Anyhow, in it's best times Celius’ manufacture employed close to 20 co-workers. | So he definitely improved the shining hour, because he was one of the first, who was able to supply these innovative Danish freehands in considerable large numbers to the States. Smaller quantities went to Germany. Here however he didn't become as famous as in the USA, where especially his better pieces gained cult status. In other respects Celius' business developed well, too. For instance he was contracted by [[W.Ø. Larsen]] of Copenhagen to supply pipes as Hans Jonny Nielsen (→ [[Former]]), at that time master of Larsen's workshop, confirmed. Anyhow, in it's best times Celius’ manufacture employed close to 20 co-workers. | ||