Museum number:

APM 9.341b

Subcollection:

clay pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

"RALEIGH LONDON"

Description:

Tabakspijp van klei met cilindrische ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met afgeplatte spits en knoop. Snijfilt. Snijfilt. Onversierd. Steel links overlangs intaglio "RALEIGH", rechts overlangs "LONDON". Steel onderzijde inktstempel in blauwzwart "MADE IN ENGLAND".

Date:

Period 1955 - 1970


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.38 in (3.5 cm)
Width0.98 in (2.5 cm)
StemLength3.15 in (8 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type stem pipe
Pipe shape cylindrical
Materialpipe clay (ceramic)
Techniquepress moulded
Colourwhite
Traces of use ongerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryEngland
Region nationalManchester (district)
TownManchester
MakerJohn Pollock & Co.
Trade name Raleigh
Mark "MADE IN ENGLAND" (inktstempel, steel onderzijde)
Acquisition
Year 1986
Provenance Manchester, Gordon Pollock
Manchester, John Pollock & Co., oude voorraad, <1960-1986
Comments
Persvorm van deze tabakspijp in 1952 overgenomen van W.G. Hedges uit Londen.

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