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The House of Pibe-Dan was founded in Copenhagen in May, 1943, and was named for H. Dan-Christensen, nicknamed Pibe-Dan.  Pibe-Dan (Pipe-Dan) unfortunately closed in 1991, but during the 48 years it was in business it was the ultimate place to find pipes by Danish masters.  Pibe-Dan published its first catalog in the late 1950's and, as was the case with W.O. Larsen, published it in English given their international customer base. While they sold pipes by [[Stanwell]], [[Kriswill]], [[Brakner]] and others, the classic pipe sold from Pibe-Dan was the Dan Shape-Reformed Pipe, which had a very tall vertical bowl, and were hand made of Corsican briar.  Pibe-Dan claimed that the design was longer, drier, cooler and more even smoking.  The Shape-Reformed was available in various lines including the Danois, Standard, Champion, Half Chimney and others.
The House of Pibe-Dan was founded in Copenhagen in May, 1943, and was named for H. Dan-Christensen, nicknamed Pibe-Dan.  Pibe-Dan (Pipe-Dan) unfortunately closed in 1991, but during the 48 years it was in business it was the ultimate place to find pipes by Danish masters.   


[[File:Pipe-Dan PoulHansen.jpg|thumb|200px|Pipe-Dan Made by [[Poul Hansen]], courtesy http://smokingpipes.com]][[File:PipeDAN.jpg|thumb|left|300px|PibeDan 1968 - Photo by Rowland Scherman, courtesy [http://www.danishpipemakers.com/home.html Danishpipemakers.com]]
[[File:PibeDan.jpg|thumb|Pipe Dan Store front]][[File:PipeDAN.jpg|thumb|left|300px|PibeDan 1968 - Photo by Rowland Scherman, courtesy [http://www.danishpipemakers.com/home.html Danishpipemakers.com]]]Pibe-Dan published its first catalog in the late 1950's and, as was the case with W.O. Larsen, published it in English given their international customer base. While they sold pipes by [[Stanwell]], [[Kriswill]], [[Brakner]] and others, the classic pipe sold from Pibe-Dan was the Dan Shape-Reformed Pipe, which had a very tall vertical bowl, and were hand made of Corsican briar.  Pibe-Dan claimed that the design was longer, drier, cooler and more even smoking.  The Shape-Reformed was available in various lines including the Danois, Standard, Champion, Half Chimney and others.


At the same time, Pibe-Dan had a long history of also including pipes by Danish artisans in their catalog.  [[Sixten Ivarsson]]'s Peewit, Oliphant, Ukulele and other shapes first appeared in Pibe-Dan's catalog, and other artists who either began with or sold through Pibe-Dan include, among many others, Hans Hartmann, [[Gert Holbek]], [[Sven Knudsen]], [[Tom Eltang]], [[Arne Nygaard]], [[P. Holtorp]], and [[Ph. Vigen]], among others.  The legendary [[Preben Holm]] sold pipes to the Pibe-Dan shop before his sixteenth birthday in 1963, and soon after was selling twenty to thirty pipes a week to the company, with Pibe-Dan setting the prices.  This relationship continued until 1968.
At the same time, Pibe-Dan had a long history of also including pipes by Danish artisans in their catalog.  [[Sixten Ivarsson]]'s Peewit, Oliphant, Ukulele and other shapes first appeared in Pibe-Dan's catalog, and other artists who either began with or sold through Pibe-Dan include, among many others, Hans [[Hartmann]], [[Gert Holbek]], [[Sven Knudsen]], [[Tom Eltang]], [[Arne Nygaard]], [[P. Holtorp]], [[Poul Hansen]], and [[Ph. Vigen]], among others.  The legendary [[Preben Holm]] sold pipes to the Pibe-Dan shop before his sixteenth birthday in 1963, and soon after was selling twenty to thirty pipes a week to the company, with Pibe-Dan setting the prices.  This relationship continued until 1968.


Pibe-Dan would often let the pipemaker stamp his own name along with the company name.
[[File:Pipe-Dan PoulHansen.jpg|thumb|270px|Pipe-Dan Made by [[Poul Hansen]], courtesy [http://smokingpipes.com Smokingpipes.com]]] Pibe-Dan would often let the pipemaker stamp his own name along with the company name.




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<gallery caption ="A few Classic Pipe-dan shapes" Widths=200px Heights=250px>
<center><gallery caption ="A few Classic Pipe-dan shapes" Widths=200px Heights=250px>
File:Pipe-Dan SmoothChimney.jpg|Smooth Chimney, courtesy, [http://smokingpipes.com smokingpipes.com]
File:Pipe-Dan SmoothChimney.jpg|Smooth Chimney, courtesy, [http://smokingpipes.com smokingpipes.com]
File:Pipe-Dan ReformedAccorn.jpg|Reformed Acorn,courtesy, [http://smokingpipes.com smokingpipes.com]
File:Pipe-Dan ReformedAccorn.jpg|Reformed Acorn,courtesy, [http://smokingpipes.com smokingpipes.com]
File:Pipe-Dan SmoothChampian.jpg|Champion, courtesy [http://smokingpipes.com Smokingpipes.com]
File:Pipe-Dan SmoothChampian.jpg|Champion, courtesy [http://smokingpipes.com Smokingpipes.com]
</gallery>  
</gallery></center>


*Here is a wonderful Pipe-Dan catolog from 1961-62 [[File:Pibedan 61 62.pdf]], courtesy [http://Danishpipemakers.com Danishpipemakers.com]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''Here is a link to the complete and wonderful Pipe-Dan catalog from 1961-62 [[File:Pibedan 61 62.pdf]], courtesy [http://Danishpipemakers.com Danishpipemakers.com]''' And a few pages bellow:
<center><gallery perrow=3 Widths=250px Heights=250px>
File:PipeDanCatolog Front&Back.jpg|Front & Back pages
File:PipeDanCatolog InsideFront.jpg|Inside Front
File:PipeDanCatolog Pg4&5.jpg|Pages 4 & 5
File:PipeDanCatolog Sixten2.jpg|Elsinore "Laretes" Shape & [[Sixten Ivarsson]] "Peewit"
File:PipeDanCatolog Sixten1.jpg|Classic [[Sixten Ivarsson]] "Olifant" & "Ukelele" shapes
File:PipeDanCatolog SvKnudsen.jpg|Artist pipes by [[Hartmann]] & [[Sven Knudsen]]
</gallery></center>


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[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]]
[[Category: Denmark]]
[[Category: Denmark]]

Revision as of 16:05, 5 June 2015

The House of Pibe-Dan was founded in Copenhagen in May, 1943, and was named for H. Dan-Christensen, nicknamed Pibe-Dan. Pibe-Dan (Pipe-Dan) unfortunately closed in 1991, but during the 48 years it was in business it was the ultimate place to find pipes by Danish masters.

Pipe Dan Store front
PibeDan 1968 - Photo by Rowland Scherman, courtesy Danishpipemakers.com

Pibe-Dan published its first catalog in the late 1950's and, as was the case with W.O. Larsen, published it in English given their international customer base. While they sold pipes by Stanwell, Kriswill, Brakner and others, the classic pipe sold from Pibe-Dan was the Dan Shape-Reformed Pipe, which had a very tall vertical bowl, and were hand made of Corsican briar. Pibe-Dan claimed that the design was longer, drier, cooler and more even smoking. The Shape-Reformed was available in various lines including the Danois, Standard, Champion, Half Chimney and others.

At the same time, Pibe-Dan had a long history of also including pipes by Danish artisans in their catalog. Sixten Ivarsson's Peewit, Oliphant, Ukulele and other shapes first appeared in Pibe-Dan's catalog, and other artists who either began with or sold through Pibe-Dan include, among many others, Hans Hartmann, Gert Holbek, Sven Knudsen, Tom Eltang, Arne Nygaard, P. Holtorp, Poul Hansen, and Ph. Vigen, among others. The legendary Preben Holm sold pipes to the Pibe-Dan shop before his sixteenth birthday in 1963, and soon after was selling twenty to thirty pipes a week to the company, with Pibe-Dan setting the prices. This relationship continued until 1968.

Pipe-Dan Made by Poul Hansen, courtesy [http://smokingpipes.com Smokingpipes.com

] Pibe-Dan would often let the pipemaker stamp his own name along with the company name.









Here is a link to the complete and wonderful Pipe-Dan catalog from 1961-62 File:Pibedan 61 62.pdf, courtesy Danishpipemakers.com And a few pages bellow:

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