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The following information was gleaned from a short thread on the Knox Cigar forum [http://bid4pipes.com/viewtopic.php?t=463&view=previous&sid=e14d9c5c3f9228521256910d263a09c9]. | The following information was gleaned from a short thread on the Knox Cigar forum [http://bid4pipes.com/viewtopic.php?t=463&view=previous&sid=e14d9c5c3f9228521256910d263a09c9]. | ||
The Lillehammer pipes were made by [[G. Larsens]] in Lillehammer, Norway. The founder Gudbrand Larsen, originally a wood carver, started making Meerschaums in the mid 19th century after a "Bildungsreise" to Turkey, something truly original in Norway at the time. He used only the best Meerschaum available and soon become famous outside of Norway. About the turn of the century he started making briar pipes. They were solid pipes in traditional shapes. The bowls tend to be small and the stems a bit longer than average. | [[Image:Lillehammer bulldog.jpg|thumb|300px|Bastia GL Lillehammer Made in Norway, Courtesy [http://artisanpipes.com/sale/higrade.shtml Artisian pipes]]]The Lillehammer pipes were made by [[G. Larsens]] in Lillehammer, Norway. The founder Gudbrand Larsen, originally a wood carver, started making Meerschaums in the mid 19th century after a "Bildungsreise" to Turkey, something truly original in Norway at the time. He used only the best Meerschaum available and soon become famous outside of Norway. About the turn of the century he started making briar pipes. They were solid pipes in traditional shapes. The bowls tend to be small and the stems a bit longer than average. | ||
A factory history book published in 1944 focuses mainly on the G. Larsen meers. | A factory history book published in 1944 focuses mainly on the G. Larsen meers. | ||