Museum number:
| APM 196j |
Subcollection:
| pipes various materials |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| hammer shaped corn cob pipe |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van maïskolf met hoge cilindrische ketel, vlakke onderzijde en rechte steel op eenderde van onder aangezet. Ketel uitwendig de ruwe maïskolf zonder enige behandeling. Oorspronkelijke montage met lang recht blankhouten roer met smal zwart metalen bandje en zwart plastic mondstuk met afgeplat eind en beet. Ketel onderzijde cirkelvormig etiket met "MISSOURI MEERSCHAUM ORIGINAL CORNCOB MADE IN U.S.A.". |
Date:
| Period | 1955 - 1965 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 4.53 in (11.5 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 2.83 in (7.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.91 in (15 cm) |
| Length total | 9.06 in (23 cm) | |
| Weight | 68 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | corncob (organic material) |
| Technique | turned (on a lathe) |
| Colour | yellow-brown |
| Other materials | iron (metal), plastic (synthetic material), wood |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | North America |
| Country | United States |
| Region national | Missouri |
| Town | Washington, MO |
| Mark | "MISSOURI MEERSCHAUM ORIGINAL CORNCOB MADE IN U.S.A." (etiket, ketel onderzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2018 |
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