2,794
edits
Lillehammer: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m
no edit summary
mNo edit summary |
|||
| (4 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''''From Jan Andersson's excellent book, [http://www.briarbooks.com/Scandinavian_Pipemakers.html | '''''From Jan Andersson's excellent book, [http://www.briarbooks.com/Scandinavian_Pipemakers.html Scandinavian Pipemakers]''''' | ||
In the 1830's a young Norwegian wood-carver named Gudbrand Larsen saw some pipes made from meershcaum. He though they were beautiful and wanted to make pipes like that, but he could not obtain the material. So he decided to go where it was to be found. | In the 1830's a young Norwegian wood-carver named Gudbrand Larsen saw some pipes made from meershcaum. He though they were beautiful and wanted to make pipes like that, but he could not obtain the material. So he decided to go where it was to be found. | ||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
Larsen went to Eskisehir, Turkey, to learn all about meerschaum. But the most beautiful pipes in those days were not made there but in France, so he continued his journey to Marseielle, where he found work in one of the most famous factories at the time. In 1844 he returned to Norway and started a small factory for meerschaum pipes in the town of Lillehammer. The pipes garnered a good reputation from the first. | Larsen went to Eskisehir, Turkey, to learn all about meerschaum. But the most beautiful pipes in those days were not made there but in France, so he continued his journey to Marseielle, where he found work in one of the most famous factories at the time. In 1844 he returned to Norway and started a small factory for meerschaum pipes in the town of Lillehammer. The pipes garnered a good reputation from the first. | ||
[[File:MartinAugustLarsen.jpg|thumb|Martin August "Junior" Larsen (1855-1915), [http://www.geni.com/people/Martin-Larsen/6000000007393184238 Geni.com]]][[File:Lillehammer Factory.jpg|thumb|left|Lillehammer Factory, courtesy [http://pipephil.eu/ pipephil]]] | [[File:MartinAugustLarsen.jpg|thumb|Martin August "Junior" Larsen (1855-1915), [http://www.geni.com/people/Martin-Larsen/6000000007393184238 Geni.com]]][[File:Lillehammer Factory.jpg|thumb|left|Lillehammer Factory, courtesy [http://pipephil.eu/ pipephil]]] | ||
[[File:Lillehammer GL 113-2.JPG|thumb|left|Lillehammer GL 113, courtesy Blaik-Pipes [http://blaik-pipes.ru/wordpress/]]] | |||
Gudbrand's son, August, followed in his father's footsteps and joined him in the business. However, father and son did not get along very well, so Junior--as August usually was called--did like his father once had, he traveled to learn more about pipe-making. | Gudbrand's son, August, followed in his father's footsteps and joined him in the business. However, father and son did not get along very well, so Junior--as August usually was called--did like his father once had, he traveled to learn more about pipe-making. | ||
| Line 18: | Line 19: | ||
[[File:Lillehammer SmoothBilliardSH.jpg|thumb|Smooth Billiard, courtesy [http://smokershaven.com SmokersHaven.com]]]Problems at the factory began again at the end of the 1960s, when sales slowed dramatically. The main reason was the "fancy pipes" had become very popular, and Larsen's of Lillehammer had nothing to offer there. Something had to be done and two steps were taken. In the middle of the 1970s the Danish company Kriswill was bought, and in that way they obtained access to that company's more modern shapes. A new designer was also employed, but these efforts were not sufficient, and in the 1979 the factory closed. | [[File:Lillehammer SmoothBilliardSH.jpg|thumb|Smooth Billiard, courtesy [http://smokershaven.com SmokersHaven.com]]]Problems at the factory began again at the end of the 1960s, when sales slowed dramatically. The main reason was the "fancy pipes" had become very popular, and Larsen's of Lillehammer had nothing to offer there. Something had to be done and two steps were taken. In the middle of the 1970s the Danish company Kriswill was bought, and in that way they obtained access to that company's more modern shapes. A new designer was also employed, but these efforts were not sufficient, and in the 1979 the factory closed. | ||
<gallery widths=300 heights=200 Caption="Examples with boxes and socks from eBay listings"> | |||
File:GLarsen1.png | |||
File:GLarsen2.png | |||
File:GLarsen3.png | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Lillehammer Catalog 1970== | ==Lillehammer Catalog 1970== | ||
| Line 50: | Line 61: | ||
File:2014-5.jpg | File:2014-5.jpg | ||
File:2014-6.jpg | File:2014-6.jpg | ||
File:Lillehammer GL 113.JPG | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | ||
[[Category: Denmark]][[Category: Norway]] | [[Category: Denmark]][[Category: Norway]] | ||