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The Prince Family: Gouda Pipe Makers

This information details the pipe-making activities of the Prince family in Gouda.

Gerrit Prince (1815 - 1874)

Gerrit Prince, born in 1815, was the son of Jan Prince (1790 - 1816) and Margaritha van der Kind (1792 - 1874). He was a pipe maker in Gouda and married Maria Nela Bise in 1839. Both Gerrit and Maria passed away in 1874.

Gerrit Prince produced pipes independently from 1833 to 1869. He used the following marks:

• "IJsslee gekroond" (Crowned Ice Sledge): 1833 - 1834

• "Lam onder Boom" (Lamb under Tree): 1833 - 1834

Firma Jan & Gerrit Prince (1834 - 1865)

Gerrit Prince also worked collaboratively as a partner in the firm Jan & Gerrit Prince with Jan Prince. This partnership operated from 1834 to 1865. The marks they used for this firm were:

• "Laars gekroond" (Crowned Boot): Leased from 1845 - 1858, owned from 1858 - 1865

• "51 gekroond" (Crowned 51): 1835 - 1865

• "Lam onder Boom" (Lamb under Tree): 1834 - 1865

• "Melkmeid" (Milkmaid): 1833 - 1865

Firma Gerrit Prince & Zoonen (1860 - 1869)

Later, Gerrit Prince, under the name Fa. Gerrit Prince & Zoonen, formed a partnership with his sons Cornelis Christiaan, Herman, and Gerrit Prince. They used the mark "Koorddanser" (Tightrope Walker) from 1860 to 1869.

Jan Prince & Cie (from 1865)

In 1865, Jan Louis Prince and Cornelis Jan Christiaan Prince entered into a partnership and continued their work under the name Jan Prince & Cie.