Museum number:
| APM 17.918 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| polished |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van bruyère met bolle billiard ketel, ronde onderzijde zonder hiel en oplopende tige. Ketel glad afgewerkt in donkerbruine kleur. Tige links intaglio "BIG-BEN LONDON STYLE", tige rechts modelnummer "2439". Oorspronkelijk zwart caoutchouc roer met gebogen vorm met afgeplatte beet en links in cirkel letter "V". |
Date:
| Period | 1960 - 1975 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Length total | 5.51 in (14 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | spherical |
| Material | briar (wood) |
| Technique | thrown (potters' wheel), milled |
| Colour | dark brown |
| Other materials | hardrubber (synthetic material) |
| Oher techniques | injection molding |
| Other colours | black |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | Limburg |
| Town | Roermond |
| Maker | Koninklijke Nederlandse Pijpenfabriek Elbert Gubbels & Zonen BV |
| Trade number | 2439 |
| Mark | V in cirkel (intaglio, roer links) "BIG-BEN LONDON STYLE" (intaglio, tige links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2006 |
| Provenance | Roermond, Elbert Gubbels |
| Roermond, Koninklijke Gubbels, incourante voorraad, 1994-2006 | |
| Roermond, Koninklijke Gubbels, toonkamer collectie, <1980-1994 |
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