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[[W.Ø. Larsen]] was one of the most famous tobacco shops in Copenhagen, with a beautiful store located on Copenhagen's famous "Walking Street." During the flowering of the Danish pipe in the | [[W.Ø. Larsen]] was one of the most famous tobacco shops in Copenhagen, with a beautiful store located on Copenhagen's famous "Walking Street." During the flowering of the Danish pipe in the 1960's, they first began retailing pipes by such carvers as [[Sixten Ivarsson]], [[Sven Knudsen]], [[Poul Rasmussen]], and [[Brakner]]. | ||
[[File:WOLarsen Storefront.JPG|thumb|W.Ø.Larsen Storefront]][[File:WOLarsenTrademark.gif|thumb|left|The W.Ø.Larsen Trademark]]Urged on by his store manager Svend Bang ([[S. Bang]]), the owner, Ole Larsen, decided to begin making pipes in the basement of the shop. He first hired [[Sven Knudsen]] as the pipe maker, who soon passed the job to his protégé Hans “[[Former]]” Nielsen. Larsen’s fortunes rose along with the rest of the Danish pipe business, and Former was soon managing a group of carvers in the old Larsen cigar factory. Among these were [[Teddy Knudsen]], [[Tonni Nielsen]], [[Jess Chonowitsch]], [[Peter Hedegaard]] and others, who were responsible for the Select and Straight Grain series before they branched out on their own. After Former left to start Bentley pipes in Switzerland, his duties were taken over by Soren Refbjerg Rasmussen, while the Straight Grains were made by Teddy’s student Benni Jorgenson. As Ole’s health began to fail, the reins were taken over by his son Nils. Nils became convinced that the way for Larsen to prosper was by entering the low-end market, and acquired the Georg Jensen pipe factory to make an array of less expensive pipes. This turned out to be a fatal error, and Larsen was recently sold to Stanwell, who continue to produce so-called “Larsen” pipes in their huge factory. Thus ended an important part of Danish pipe history. ''Courtesy, [http://www.finepipes.com/pipes/danish/w-o-larsen FinePipes.com]'' | [[File:WOLarsen Storefront.JPG|thumb|W.Ø.Larsen Storefront]][[File:WOLarsenTrademark.gif|thumb|left|The W.Ø.Larsen Trademark]]Urged on by his store manager Svend Bang ([[S. Bang]]), the owner, Ole Larsen, decided to begin making pipes in the basement of the shop. He first hired [[Sven Knudsen]] as the pipe maker, who soon passed the job to his protégé Hans “[[Former]]” Nielsen. Larsen’s fortunes rose along with the rest of the Danish pipe business, and Former was soon managing a group of carvers in the old Larsen cigar factory. Among these were [[Teddy Knudsen]], [[Tonni Nielsen]], [[Jess Chonowitsch]], [[Peter Hedegaard]] and others, who were responsible for the Select and Straight Grain series before they branched out on their own. After Former left to start Bentley pipes in Switzerland, his duties were taken over by Soren Refbjerg Rasmussen, while the Straight Grains were made by Teddy’s student Benni Jorgenson. As Ole’s health began to fail, the reins were taken over by his son Nils. Nils became convinced that the way for Larsen to prosper was by entering the low-end market, and acquired the Georg Jensen pipe factory to make an array of less expensive pipes. This turned out to be a fatal error, and Larsen was recently sold to Stanwell, who continue to produce so-called “Larsen” pipes in their huge factory. Thus ended an important part of Danish pipe history. ''Courtesy, [http://www.finepipes.com/pipes/danish/w-o-larsen FinePipes.com]'' | ||
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<gallery widths=250 heights=185 caption="W.Ø. Larsen | <gallery widths=250 heights=185 caption="W.Ø. Larsen examples and details, courtesy of Doug Valitchka"> | ||
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== Catalogs == | == Catalogs == | ||
W.Ø. Larsen, along with [[Pipe-Dan]] made beautiful catalogs in English. They were wonderfully illustrated and informative for | W.Ø. Larsen, along with [[Pipe-Dan]], made beautiful catalogs in English. They were wonderfully illustrated and informative for pipe smokers of the time, and perhaps even more so for us looking back into that amazing era in the development of Danish pipe making. | ||
'''Here are links to two complete W.Ø. Larsen catalogs on Pipedia: [[File:Wo1.pdf]], and 1961-62: [[File:Wo2.pdf]], courtesy [http://Danishpipemakers.com Danishpipemakers.com], and a few example pages from the 1961-62 catalog bellow: | '''Here are links to two complete W.Ø. Larsen catalogs on Pipedia: [[File:Wo1.pdf]], and 1961-62: [[File:Wo2.pdf]], courtesy of [http://Danishpipemakers.com Danishpipemakers.com], and a few example pages from the 1961-62 catalog bellow: | ||
<center><gallery perrow=3 Widths=250px Heights=200px> | <center><gallery perrow=3 Widths=250px Heights=200px> | ||
File:WOLarsen1961 62 Contents.jpg|Contents | File:WOLarsen1961 62 Contents.jpg|Contents | ||
File:WOLarsen1961 62 Sixten.jpg|[[Sixten Ivarsson]] | File:WOLarsen1961 62 Sixten.jpg|[[Sixten Ivarsson]] designed pipes | ||
File:WOLarsen1961 62 Rasmussen1.jpg|[[Poul Rasmussen]] | File:WOLarsen1961 62 Rasmussen1.jpg|[[Poul Rasmussen]] designed Billiards | ||
File:WOLarsen1961 62 Rasmussen7.jpg|more [[Poul Rasmussen]] | File:WOLarsen1961 62 Rasmussen7.jpg|more [[Poul Rasmussen]] designed pipes | ||
File:WOLarsen1961 62 Rasmussen6.jpg|more [[Poul Rasmussen]] | File:WOLarsen1961 62 Rasmussen6.jpg|more [[Poul Rasmussen]] designed pipes | ||
File:WOLarsen1961 62 Rasmussen4.jpg|[[Poul Rasmussen]] Bamboo Churchwarden | File:WOLarsen1961 62 Rasmussen4.jpg|[[Poul Rasmussen]] Bamboo Churchwarden | ||
File:WOLarsen1961 62 Brakner1.jpg|[[Brakner]] | File:WOLarsen1961 62 Brakner1.jpg|[[Brakner]] designed pipes | ||
File:WOLarsen1961 62 Brakner7.jpg|more [[Brakner]] | File:WOLarsen1961 62 Brakner7.jpg|more [[Brakner]] designed pipes | ||
File:WOLarsen1961 62 Brakner4.jpg|more [[Brakner]] | File:WOLarsen1961 62 Brakner4.jpg|more [[Brakner]] designed pipes | ||
</gallery></center> | </gallery></center> | ||
* The following is an excellent video in English of Hans "[[Former]]" Nielson interviewed by Lars Kiel about his early years in pipe repair, and how he transitioned into pipe making, and then managing the shop at '''W.Ø. Larsen'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz0ZOuC5TZU '''The Early Days'''] | * The following is an excellent video in English of Hans "[[Former]]" Nielson interviewed by Lars Kiel about his early years in pipe repair, and how he transitioned into pipe making, and then to managing the shop at '''W.Ø. Larsen'''. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz0ZOuC5TZU '''The Early Days'''] | ||
[[File:Lepipe rectangle Generic.jpg|thumb|link=http://www.lepipe.it/en/pipedia.asp?utm_source=pipedia&=utm_medium=pipedia&=utm_campaign=pipedia|'''An excellent selection of W.Ø. Larsen pipes is available at Pipedia underwriter, [http://www.lepipe.it/en/pipedia.asp?utm_source=pipedia&=utm_medium=pipedia&=utm_campaign=pipedia lepipe.it]''']] | [[File:Lepipe rectangle Generic.jpg|thumb|link=http://www.lepipe.it/en/pipedia.asp?utm_source=pipedia&=utm_medium=pipedia&=utm_campaign=pipedia|'''An excellent selection of W.Ø. Larsen pipes is available at Pipedia underwriter, [http://www.lepipe.it/en/pipedia.asp?utm_source=pipedia&=utm_medium=pipedia&=utm_campaign=pipedia lepipe.it]''']] | ||