Vauen
| VAUEN Vereinigte Pfeifenfabriken Nürnberg GmbH | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1848 |
| Seat | Nuremberg , Germany |
| management | Managing director: Alexander Eckert |
| Website | www.vauen.de , |
VAUEN is the oldest and largest German pipe factory based in Nuremberg . The name VAUEN was derived from the letters V (spoken: Vau) for "United Pipe Factory" and N (spoken: En) for "Nuremberg". The company was founded in 1848 . In 1934, the company introduced the 9 mm activated carbon filters that are common today . About 95% of all pipes sold in Germany are designed for the use of 9 mm filters.
The typical trademark of the pipes is the white point on the mouthpiece of the higher quality pipe series, which has been around since 1911. In the 1920s, the company conducted a lengthy process with Dunhill to use the white dot , who also put such a dot on the mouthpieces of their pipes and still do so today. Vauen has lost this process and is only allowed to use the white point on pipes sold in Germany; the pipes for export have a gray dot.
In addition to pipes and the famous filters, the company also produces pipe tobacco and smoking accessories and, in the past, table skittles.
The last success of the manufacturer was the acquisition of a license for the original tobacco pipes from the story " The Lord of the Rings ".
The company is also building a pipe designed to appeal to young pipe smokers. It is the model [pipoo] - a small wedge-shaped pipe, in which only specially made tobacco portions should be smoked.
Most of the pipes produced by the company are prefabricated on copy milling machines and finished by hand. A small noble series ("Solitaire") is completely handmade.
history
The first German pipe manufacturer was founded in 1848 by Karl Ellenberger and Carl August Ziener . Until then, both turners were in Nuremberg. With their wooden tobacco pipes they offered a more stable alternative to the clay pipes that had been widespread until then. In 1866 the Gebhard Ott pipe factory was founded, also in Nuremberg . In 1901, both manufacturers merged to form the United Pipe Factory Nuremberg (VPFN). In 1909 Adolf Eckert renamed the company, the current name was created: VAUEN.
Before the Second World War, the export business flourished, especially to North America. The Nazi regime later forbids the export of the pipes. The company's production facilities are destroyed in the bombing raids on Nuremberg. However, production continues and will be rebuilt after the war.
The company's products have been awarded several gold medals at world exhibitions.
swell
- Family album Eckert - documentary film about the company and the Eckert family, Bayerischer Rundfunk, 2009.
- Eckert, Adolf. In: Robert Volz: Reich manual of the German society . The handbook of personalities in words and pictures. Volume 1: A-K. Deutscher Wirtschaftsverlag, Berlin 1930, DNB 453960286 , p. 367.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Second German television (ZDF): "Bares für Rares" from April 4, 2016 - Bares für Rares - ZDFmediathek - ZDF Mediathek. (No longer available online.) In: www.zdf.de. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016 ; Retrieved April 5, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
