The Enigmatic Mr. Andersen

I just picked up this Mr. Andersen Danish handmade and was wondering if anyone knew anything about these pipes. Some believe that Jorgen Larsen made them as an alternate line to the Peter Stokkebye Signatures he was cranking out at the time. However Dave Field, who I believe was the distributor for Jorgen L pipes states otherwise and says that Jorgen had nothing to do with Mr. Andersen pipes.


So who was this enigmatic Mr. Andersen? He certainly knew how to make a beautiful pipe judging from this one. The flame grain and contrast staining are marvelous, the fit and finish are first rate with one of the smoothest surfaces I’ve found in only a handful of pipes, and it's light in weight for its size. I have no idea what these originally retailed for but I got this one for a song. I haven’t fired it up yet but if it smokes half as good as it looks then it’s a deal at twice the price! ::

Thanks everyone and thank you dmcmtk for the detective work! Very interesting that these pipes may have been a shared enterprise between Jorgen Larsen & Erik Nording. The fit and finish is of a very high caliber and very similar to the Peter Stokkebye Signatures that Jorgen produced.
If the stem is not original then it was definitely fitted by an expert. The shank is slightly oval and the stem matches the shape perfectly with a seamless transition from shank to stem. However, you may still be correct as I discovered that a pipe cleaner simply refuses to pass into the shank even with a bend in the end of the cleaner. This is disappointing and the pipe has a slight tendency to gurgle due to eddy currents introduced at the stem juncture causing condensation. I might send it to Walker Briar Works and see if Mike can do something with it or fit another stem.