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'''From The History of Danish Pipes''', '''''by Jakob Groth'''''
'''From The History of Danish Pipes''', '''''by Jakob Groth'''''
[[File:WOLarsen SmoothBulldog.jpg|thumb|Like most W.Ø.Larsen pipes, we don't know the maker, but they certainly were good! Courtesy, [http://smokingpipes.com Smokingpipes.com]]][[File:WOLarsen TonniNielsenPearl.jpg|thumb|And sometimes, we do know the maker, like this beautiful W.Ø.Larsen Pearl by [[Tonni Nielsen]]. Courtesy, Richard Freidman]][[Image:woLarsen10sg2.jpg|left|thumb|320px|Straight Grain 10 with Exotic Wood Accent<br>Courtesy, Dennis Dreyer Collection]]
[[File:WOLarsen SmoothBulldog.jpg|thumb|Like most W.Ø.Larsen pipes, we don't know the maker, but they certainly were good! Courtesy, [http://smokingpipes.com Smokingpipes.com]]][[File:WOLarsen TonniNielsenPearl.jpg|thumb|And sometimes, we do know the maker, like this beautiful W.Ø.Larsen Pearl by [[Tonni Nielsen]]. Courtesy, Richard Freidman]][[Image:woLarsen10sg2.jpg|thumb|Straight Grain 10 with Exotic Wood Accent<br>Courtesy, Dennis Dreyer Collection]]
[[Image:woLarsenSH2411_1.jpg|left|thumb|320px|121 AR (121 Years) from 1985 with Horn Accent<br>Courtesy, Dennis Dreyer Collection]]
[[Image:woLarsenSH2411_1.jpg|thumb|121 AR (121 Years) from 1985 with Horn Accent<br>Courtesy, Dennis Dreyer Collection]]
[[Image:HornTamper1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Horn & Bronze Spiraled Tamper with Leather Sheath<br>Courtesy, Dennis Dreyer Collection]]
[[Image:HornTamper1.jpg|right|thumb|Horn & Bronze Spiraled Tamper with Leather Sheath<br>Courtesy, Dennis Dreyer Collection]]


=== The workshop of W.Ø.Larsen ===
=== The workshop of W.Ø.Larsen ===
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<gallery widths=250 Heights=185px caption="W. O. Larsen Pearl Grades, Courtesy Dennis Dreyer Collection">
<gallery perrow=4 widths=305 Heights=170px caption="W. O. Larsen Pearl Grades, Courtesy Dennis Dreyer Collection">
File:WoLarsenTeddy10a.jpg|Straight Grain 10 Made by Teddy Knudsen in the 1980's<br><font size="1">Photo by Robert Cooper</font>
File:WoLarsenTeddy10a.jpg|Straight Grain 10 Made by Teddy Knudsen in the 1980's<br><font size="1">Photo by Robert Cooper</font>
File:WoLarsenPearl1.jpg|Straight Grain Pearl Made by Teddy Knudsen(?) with Rare Amber Composite Stem  
File:WoLarsenPearl1.jpg|Straight Grain Pearl Made by Teddy Knudsen(?) with Rare Amber Composite Stem  
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File:Larsen02.jpg|Large Four-Dot Straight Grain Pearl with Accompanying Horn & Bronze Tamper
File:Larsen02.jpg|Large Four-Dot Straight Grain Pearl with Accompanying Horn & Bronze Tamper
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<center><gallery widths=250 heights=185 caption="A unusual Pearl Grade Sitter, from the collection of Shane Zuke, courtesy Anthony Cook, who recently restored it.">
<gallery widths=250 heights=185 caption="A unusual Pearl Grade Sitter, from the collection of Shane Zuke, courtesy Anthony Cook, who recently restored it.">
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<center><gallery widths=250 heights=250 caption="W.Ø. Larsen Straightgrain and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka">
<gallery widths=250 heights=185 caption="W.Ø. Larsen Example and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka">
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WOLarsen01.jpg|Straghtgrain
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WOLarsen09.jpg|Straghtgrain detail
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WOLarsen10.jpg|Straghtgrain detail
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WOLarsen-stackedBrandy01.jpg|Stacked Brandy, partial blast
WOLarsen-stackedBrandy07.jpg|Stacked Brandy detial
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