Bertram Larsen

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.
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 Køge. The firm was from 1847 continued by his foster son Bertram Larsen (1823–1877). After Bertram Larsen's death in 1877, it was continued by his widow Juliane Emilie Thygesen (1820–1901) under the management of their son Julius.
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.
Fridtjof Bertram-Larsen, 1935–1970s.
The firm was after Julius bertram Larsen's death in 1935 continued 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.