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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. |