Museum number:
| APM 21b |
Subcollection:
| tools |
Title:
| mark stamp |
Keyword:
| heel stamp |
Description:
| Merkstempel of merkhoutje voor het hielen van kleipijpen met houten handgreep aan de linker zijde afgeplat waarin een cilindrisch gehard ijzeren staafje met merk. |
Date:
| Period | 1830 - 1860 |
Dimensions:
| General | Width | 0.79 in (2 cm) |
| Length | 2.48 in (6.3 cm) | |
| Diameter | 0.28 in (0.7 cm) | |
| Weight | 9.5 gram |
Characteristics
| Material | iron (metal) |
| Technique | forged, hardened |
| Colour | rusty brown |
| Other materials | wood |
| Oher techniques | carved |
| Other colours | light brown |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | South Holland |
| Town | Gouda |
| Maker | Firma Jan Prince & Cie II |
| Mark | both (spiegelbeeldig) (ingeslagen, stempelvlak) |
| Duco Merken (2003) | nr. 112 |
Acquisition
| Year | 1976 |
| Provenance | Zutphen, collectie Sjoerd Laansma, 1948-1976 |
| Gouda, Kuipersteeg, firma P. van der Want Gzn., <1900-1948 |
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