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[[File:Kermperling SmoothBilliard.jpg|thumb|Smooth Billaird, courtesy [http://smokingpipes.com SmokingPipes.com]]] | [[File:Kermperling SmoothBilliard.jpg|thumb|Smooth Billaird, courtesy [http://smokingpipes.com SmokingPipes.com]]] | ||
The owner of Kemperling, Mr. Dieter Kemperling, died in 2021. The operation is no longer in operation. He is remembered as being a great afficionado of pipes by an aquentince who lives in Salzberg, not far from the location of the Kemperling workshop. | |||
<blockquote>[[Kemperling]] is the brand and name of an Austrian factory. The company was founded in 1834 in Vienna by the well known turner, Anton Kemperling. Since 1944 it has been in Mattsee. It is run by Dieter Kemperling, the fourth generation of the family in the business.<br />He produces briar pipes, Tyrolian pipes (briar and porcelain) and other wooden items, such as statuettes and religious figures. He makes 10 thousand pipes a year for the internal market and export (Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Canada, and the U.S.).<ref>From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes</ref><ref>web.archive.org/web/20040414232502/http://www.kemperling.com/aboutus.html</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>[[Kemperling]] is the brand and name of an Austrian factory. The company was founded in 1834 in Vienna by the well known turner, Anton Kemperling. Since 1944 it has been in Mattsee. It is run by Dieter Kemperling, the fourth generation of the family in the business.<br />He produces briar pipes, Tyrolian pipes (briar and porcelain) and other wooden items, such as statuettes and religious figures. He makes 10 thousand pipes a year for the internal market and export (Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Canada, and the U.S.).<ref>From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes</ref><ref>web.archive.org/web/20040414232502/http://www.kemperling.com/aboutus.html</ref></blockquote> | ||
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== Contact Information<ref>As discovered by Olly Sagar, the information bellow is no longer accurate. We will leave it in place in case it is helpful to researchers | == Contact Information<ref>As discovered by Olly Sagar, the information bellow is no longer accurate. We will leave it in place in case it is helpful to researchers.</ref> == | ||
A. Kemperling GesmbH & Co. KG | A. Kemperling GesmbH & Co. KG | ||