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Larsen went to Eskisehir, Turkey, to learn all about meerschaum. But the most beautiful pipes in those days were not made there but in France, so he continued his journey to Marseielle, where he found work in one of the most famous factories at the time. In 1844 he returned to Norway and started a small factory for meerschaum pipes in the town of Lillehammer. The pipes garnered a good reputation from the first. | Larsen went to Eskisehir, Turkey, to learn all about meerschaum. But the most beautiful pipes in those days were not made there but in France, so he continued his journey to Marseielle, where he found work in one of the most famous factories at the time. In 1844 he returned to Norway and started a small factory for meerschaum pipes in the town of Lillehammer. The pipes garnered a good reputation from the first. | ||
[[File:MartinAugustLarsen.jpg|thumb|Martin August "Junior" Larsen (1855-1915), [http://www.geni.com/people/Martin-Larsen/6000000007393184238 Geni.com]]][[File:Lillehammer Factory.jpg|thumb|left|Lillehammer Factory, courtesy [http://pipephil.eu/ pipephil]]] | [[File:MartinAugustLarsen.jpg|thumb|Martin August "Junior" Larsen (1855-1915), [http://www.geni.com/people/Martin-Larsen/6000000007393184238 Geni.com]]][[File:Lillehammer Factory.jpg|thumb|left|Lillehammer Factory, courtesy [http://pipephil.eu/ pipephil]]] | ||
[[File:Lillehammer GL 113-2.JPG|thumb|left|Lillehammer GL 113, courtesy Blaik-Pipes [http://blaik-pipes.ru/wordpress/]]] | |||
Gudbrand's son, August, followed in his father's footsteps and joined him in the business. However, father and son did not get along very well, so Junior--as August usually was called--did like his father once had, he traveled to learn more about pipe-making. | Gudbrand's son, August, followed in his father's footsteps and joined him in the business. However, father and son did not get along very well, so Junior--as August usually was called--did like his father once had, he traveled to learn more about pipe-making. | ||