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Bertram Larsen was a leading Danish manufacturer of tower clocks. The firm created a vast number of tower clocks and Carillons for Danish churches, castles and manor houses, town halls, railway stations, and other landmark buildings. It was also responsible for the restoration of a significant number of historic clocks, including Lund astronomical clock in Lund Cathedral in 1909–1923.

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History

Early history, 1827–1880

The firm was founded in 1827 by Gustav Zettervall in Sorø. He later moved the operations first to Ringsted and then to Køge. The firm was from 1847 continued by his foster son Bertram Larsen (1823–1877). After Bertram Larsen died in 1877, it was continued by his widow Juliane Emilie Thygesen (1820–1901) under the management of their son Julius. [1]

Julius Bertram Larsen, 1880–1935

Julius Bertram Larsen (1854–1935) moved the firm to Copenhagen when his mother ceded the ownership of it in 1880. [2]

Fridtjof Bertram-Larsen, 1935–1970s

After the death of Julius Bertram Larsen in 1935, the business was run by his son, Fridtjof Bertram-Larsen (1891–1980). His works include the carillons at Odense Cathedral, Ribe Cathedral and Church of Our Saviour. The firm closed in the 1970s. [3]

Selected works

AEroskobing Church, AEroskobing (1885) AEroskobing Kirke - tarnur.jpg
Ærøskøbing Church, Ærøskøbing (1885)
St. Nicolas' Church, Svendborg (1894) Skt. Nikolaj, Svendborg - tarnur.jpg
St. Nicolas' Church, Svendborg (1894)
Emmaus Church, Copenhagen (1895) Emmauskirken - tarnur.jpg
Emmaus Church, Copenhagen (1895)

Tower clocks

Restored tower clocks

Carillon s

Restored carillons

See also

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