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The Georg Jensen pipe factory was founded by Per Georg Jensen and his wife in 1954, in Kopenhagen, Denmark. Since the 80s the company is under the management of his daughter Lis, and his son with the same name, Per Georg Jensen. The company manufactured around 2,000 factory pipes per year. Among the top of the line pipes are hand carved special editions and free hands. | |||
[[File:GeorgJensen BlastedBilliard.jpg|thumb|Blasted Brandy, courtesy [http://smokingpipes.com Smokingpipes.com]]][[File:PerGeorgJensen.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Per Georg Jensen, courtesy [http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/per-georg-jensen-on-radio-show-of-march-17-2015 pipesmagazine.com]]][[File:GJensen11.jpg|thumb|Pamphlet, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:GJensen12.jpg|thumb|Inside Pamphlet, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]Top of the Line models of Georg Jensen have vulcanite or ebonite stems, factory pipes usually have acrylic stems. | |||
Factory pipes (in increasing quality) were marked: | |||
Danish Sand | |||
Achat / Amber | |||
Red Flame / Red Skin | |||
Sunrise / Orange extra / Starline | |||
Contrast / Bicolour / Harmon | |||
Excellent / Masterpiece | |||
Pipes were commonly marked (in increasing quality) with: | |||
MODEL + MODEL NUMBER + "Made in Denmark", GJ stamp in red on the stem. | |||
MODEL NUMBER + "Georg Jensen" in italic or fancy font. | |||
[[File:GeorgJensen SmoothTulip.jpg|thumb|Smooth Tulip, courtesy [http://smokingpipes.com Smokingpipes.com]]] Extremely rare and collectible freehands were marked with: | |||
"Straight Grain", and a number that discerns the grading from 1 (lowest) to 13 (highest). | |||
Special edition pipes were marked with: | |||
MODEL + MODEL NUMBER + "Handmade in Denmark" + GJ stamp in white on the stem. | |||
The factory closed down in 2001 when Per Georg Jensen (jr) became "Tobacco Professor" for MacBaren Tobacco house. | |||
*You might also enjoy listening to Brian Levine's interview with Georg on the [http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/per-georg-jensen-on-radio-show-of-march-17-2015 Pipes Magazine Radio Show] | |||
Source: Manfred Arenz | |||
<gallery widths=300 heights=200 caption="Example w/box and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
GJensen01.jpg | |||
GJensen07.jpg | |||
GJensen08.jpg | |||
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Example pages from the Full Brochure [[File:Georg-Jensen.pdf]], both courtesy [http://www.danishpipemakers.com/ danishpipemakers.com] | |||
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File:GeorgJensenCat1.jpg | |||
File:GeorgJensenCat2.jpg | |||
File:GeorgJensenCat3.jpg | |||
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[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | ||
[[Category: Denmark]] | [[Category: Denmark]] | ||