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But in spite of it's magnificent success the trio fell apart after less than two years, when wilful Poul Ilsted stepped out declaring he didn’t want to make serial pipes anymore, but wanted to make individual specimens... Strange enough, he approached this aim returning to Nørding!
But in spite of it's magnificent success the trio fell apart after less than two years, when wilful Poul Ilsted stepped out declaring he didn’t want to make serial pipes anymore, but wanted to make individual specimens... Strange enough, he approached this aim returning to Nørding!


Ilstedt's argumentation doesn't seem to be absolutly fair: before Svendborg turned to produce mainly serial pipes under Seiffert's influence the three partners worked together but each of them was free to work on his very own one of a kind pieces as well! There are many knowlegdeful collector's who confirm that these early Svendsborg pipes class among the most individual, innovating and exiting designs Danish pipecrafters created at that time.
Ilstedt's argumentation doesn't seem to be absolutly fair: even though Svendborg turned to produce mainly serial pipes under Seiffert's influence each of the three partners was free to work on his very own one of a kind pieces as well! Since it was Seiffert's basic idea to profit from - especially - Tao 's and Ilsted's creativity to design new shapes. There are many knowlegdeful collector's who confirm that these early Svendsborg pipes class among the most individual, innovating and exiting designs Danish pipecrafters created at that time.


BTW, like many other manufacture in Denmark Svendborg used to stamp the pipes with the initials or the name of it's individual maker. (Not consequentely executed on ''each'' pipe, though!) For that purpose Henrik Jørgensen created the virtual pipemaker '''"Jan Hansen"''' and stamped his pipes accordingly "JH". Jørgensen was aware that using his own initials "HJ" on the pipes might not be a very wise thing to do in Denmark.
BTW, like many other manufacture in Denmark Svendborg used to stamp the pipes with the initials or the name of it's individual maker. (Not consequentely executed on ''each'' pipe, though!) For that purpose Henrik Jørgensen created the virtual pipemaker '''"Jan Hansen"''' and stamped his pipes accordingly "JH". Jørgensen was aware that using his own initials "HJ" on the pipes might not be a very wise thing to do in Denmark.¹


Very much alive and real was whereas noteable pipemaker '''Kaj C. Rasmussen''', who worked for Svendborg several years stamping "KAJ".
Very much alive and real was whereas noteable pipemaker '''Kaj C. Rasmussen''', who worked for Svendborg several years stamping "KAJ".
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Seiffert, focusing on their mainstay brand [[Sillem's]], sold Svendborg - a ghost brand now - again before 2000 and the current owner is Planta's [[Design Berlin]].
Seiffert, focusing on their mainstay brand [[Sillem's]], sold Svendborg - a ghost brand now - again before 2000 and the current owner is Planta's [[Design Berlin]].
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¹ "HJ" was common for "Hitler Jugend" - Nazi youth organisation.


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

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