Museum number:
| APM 30.438 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| straight grain, spigeot mounting |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van bruyère met trechtervorm ketel, ronde onderzijde zonder hiel en oplopende rechte tige. Ketel straight grain, tige links intaglio "BIG-BEN STRAIGHTGRAIN" en rechts "JOHN STERLING". Oorspronkelijk gebogen zwart acryl roer met knoop in de aanzet en afgeplatte beet met knoop, roer bovenzijde intaglio letter "B", zogenaamde spigeot montage met zilveren bus om tige en tweede bus op de roeraanzet. |
Date:
| Period | 1993 - 1998 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.09 in (5.3 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 2.13 in (5.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Length total | 4.13 in (10.5 cm) | |
| Weight | 53 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | funnel shape |
| Material | briar (wood) |
| Technique | milled |
| Colour | red-brown |
| Other materials | acrylic (synthetic material), silver (metal) |
| Finish | gepolijst |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | Limburg |
| Town | Roermond |
| Maker | Koninklijke Nederlandse Pijpenfabriek Elbert Gubbels & Zonen BV |
| Mark | "BIG-BEN STRAIGHTGRAIN" (intaglio, tige links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2024 |
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