Museum number:
| APM 18.064b |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| magic inch system |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van bruyère met billiardvorm ketel, licht afgeplatte onderzijde zonder hiel en rechte tige. Onversierd. Tige links intaglio "CAREY MAGIC INCH". Oorspronkelijke montage met zwart caoutchouc roer met bij tige rooster van drie sleuven waaronder papieren filters kunnen worden aangebracht, roer bovenzijde intaglio merk letter C in vierkant. |
Date:
| Period | 1965 - 1980 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Length total | 4.92 in (12.5 cm) | |
| Weight | 33 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | billiard shape |
| Material | briar (wood) |
| Technique | milled |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | hardrubber (synthetic material) |
| Oher techniques | injection molding |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | London (district) |
| Town | London |
| Maker | E. A. Carey company |
| Mark | "CAREY MAGIC INCH" (intaglio, tige links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2012 |
| Provenance | Brussel-Waterloo, rommelmarkt |
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