Museum number:
| APM 4.653b |
Subcollection:
| pipes various materials |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bakelite with ceramic bowl interior |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van bakeliet en ceramiek met ketel tussen Londen en billiard zonder hiel en rechte tige. Ketel bakeliet met een afschroefbare filtring waaraan een chamotteachtige binnenketel. Tige links in reliëf in rechthoek "WUNUP PROV. PAT. NO 1579/34 MADE IN ENGLAND". Oorspronkelijk zwart caoutchouc roer met beet. |
Date:
| Period | 1930 - 1940 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Length total | 4.33 in (11 cm) | |
| Weight | 43 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | billiard shape |
| Material | bakelite (synthetic material) |
| Technique | injection molding |
| Colour | dark brown |
| Other materials | hardrubber (synthetic material), pressed clay (ceramic) |
| Other colours | black |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Mark | "WUNUP PROV. PAT. NO 1579/34 MADE IN ENGLAND" (reliëf, tige links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2009 |
| Provenance | Utrecht, nationale verzamelaarsjaarmarkt |
| Hannover, particulier bezit, <2000-2009 |
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