23,116
edits
Paul Pipes: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
m (Paul Becker moved to Paul Pipes) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
I was born in '''Pinneberg''' in January of 1947. My parents ran a fine tobacconist shop there. After completing school, 2 years of a trade school in Hamburg and an apprenticeship as a merchant, I worked in my parents' business. | I was born in '''Pinneberg''' in January of 1947. My parents ran a fine tobacconist shop there. After completing school, 2 years of a trade school in Hamburg and an apprenticeship as a merchant, I worked in my parents' business. | ||
I have been an enthusiastic pipe smoker since I was 16 years of age, and even then the dream stirred in me to produce pipes on a popular North Frisian island one day. Many of the well-known Danish pipemakers were role models for me. | [[Image:Paul Becker.jpg|left|thumb]]I have been an enthusiastic pipe smoker since I was 16 years of age, and even then the dream stirred in me to produce pipes on a popular North Frisian island one day. Many of the well-known Danish pipemakers were role models for me. | ||
But as is often the case in life, dreams are not realized immediately, and so I first took over my parents' business with my wife Erika in 1970. | But as is often the case in life, dreams are not realized immediately, and so I first took over my parents' business with my wife Erika in 1970. | ||
| Line 48: | Line 48: | ||
So I've come to my limit with about 250 pipes per year, because authenticity and quality take precedence for me. | So I've come to my limit with about 250 pipes per year, because authenticity and quality take precedence for me. | ||
'''Contact Information:''' | |||
Website: http://www.pfeifenmacher-pb.de | |||
Tel. 04101 512 864 | Tel. 04101 512 864 | ||
Fax. 04101 512 804 | Fax. 04101 512 804 | ||