Vagn Nielsen

"Time for stem work." Portrait of Nielsen in his workshop by Christian Dencker Larsen, 1995.

Stamp used by Vagn Nielsen. Block-letter script reading, "VAGN P. NIELSEN. Image courtesy Moritz Merle.

A very Danish, straight-grained brandy by Vagn Nielsen. Images courtesy Moritz Merle.

Vagn Nielsen brandy. Image courtesy Bisgaard Pipes.

This article draws on information from the March 1995 issue of Danish pipes magazine Piber & Tobak. If you have any other information about Vagn Nielsen that should be included in this article (including pipe pictures), please feel free to add it, or contact me and I will add it on your behalf - James

Vagn Nielsen was a Danish pipe-maker whose pipes were made under the name 'Vagn P. Nielsen.' Nielsen was based in the town of in the town of Korsør, in Denmark's Zealand region, where his home and workshop were located (Larsen, 1995, p. 81, 82).

Nielsen was originally a hobbyist pipe maker. His full time work was at this time in construction (81), while in the past he had also worked as a blacksmith (82). After 10 years of making pipes in his spare time, Nielsen retired from construction and took on pipe making in a professional capacity (81).

Nielsen apprenticed with Manduela Riger-Kusk and was given further guidance by Sixten Ivarsson. Nielsen's apprenticeship was completed in Spring, 1995 (ibid.)

Nielsen's pipes were sold, at various times, from his home in Korsør, through the Copenhagen tobacconist Remo Sørensen, and at the Cologne tobacconist Peter Heinrich's.(83)

References

Larsen, C.D. (1995). A New Pipe Maker (Sheila Rasmussen & Poul Rasmussen, trans.). Piber & Tobak, 67, 81-83. https://www.fumeursdepipe.net/telecha/DanishPipeMakers.pdf