Museum number:
| APM 6.427 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| sandblast imitation |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met zware billiard ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel en steel houtnerf geruwd. Geelgetinte lak. Gemonteerd met metalen busje en zwart caoutchouc roer. Busje intaglio "MADE IN ENGLAND". |
Date:
| Period | 1955 - 1970 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Length total | 5.31 in (13.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | billiard |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | hardrubber (synthetic material), metal |
| Finish | lak, geelgetint |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Manchester (district) |
| Town | Manchester |
| Maker | John Pollock & Co. |
| Trade number | 224 |
| Trade name | cavity bowl (with vulcanite) |
| Mark | "MADE IN ENGLAND" (ingeslagen, busje) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1977 |
| Provenance | Londen, tabakswinkel |
| Manchester, John Pollock & Co., 1976 |
Comments
| Ook wel Byron poet pipe genoemd uit de serie Poet pipes en opgedragen aan Lord Byron (1788-1824). |
Literature
| Don Duco, Jaarverslag Pijpenkamer Icon 1977; Goedewaagen pijpen, Belgische pijpen, Engelsche pijpen. Amsterdam, 1978. p 74. Dit exemplaar. |
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