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'''''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. | ||
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[[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. | ||
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==Lillehammer Catalog 1970== | ==Lillehammer Catalog 1970== | ||