Museum number:
| APM 196k |
Subcollection:
| pipes various materials |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| corncob pipe with square stem |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van maïskolf met ovale cilindervorm ketel, vlakke onderzijde roer aan de zijkant ingeboord en recht over in een vierkante vorm met metalen bandje. Ketel met gips afgewerkt waarover schellak. Oorspronkelijke montage met transparant oranjegetint kunststof mondstuk met vierzijdige aanzet over in afgeplat eind met knoop. Ketel onderzijde cirkelvormig etiket met in rood "MISSOURI MEERSCHAUM" en centraal "ORIGINAL CORN COB MADE IN U.S.A." |
Date:
| Period | 1970 - 1980 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Length total | 4.72 in (12 cm) | |
| Weight | 39 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | corncob (organic material) |
| Technique | turned (on a lathe) |
| Colour | yellow-brown |
| Other materials | synthetic material |
| Oher techniques | injection molding |
| Other colours | orange coloured |
| Finish | nikkel |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | North America |
| Region international | North America |
| Country | United States |
| Region national | Missouri |
| Town | Washington, MO |
| Maker | Missouri Corncobs Pipe Inc. |
| Mark | "ORIGINAL CORN COB MADE IN U.S.A." (gedrukt, etiket) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2023 |
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