Museum number:
| APM 941a |
Subcollection:
| smokers' utensils |
Title:
| pipe cleaner |
Keyword:
| hammer shape with twisted handle |
Description:
| Pijpenwroeter van messing met lange prikker met getordeerde steel en hamerkop als bekroning. |
Date:
| Period | 1850 - 1880 |
Dimensions:
| General | Width | 0.79 in (2 cm) |
| Length | 4.65 in (11.8 cm) |
Characteristics
| Material | brass (metal) |
| Technique | cast metal |
| Colour | yellow |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
Acquisition
| Year | 1992 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, antiekmarkt De Looier |
| Amsterdam, particulier bezit, <1985-1993 |
Comments
| Vanwege de lengte van de pen vooral geschikt bij het roken van de hoge Duitse stummelketels. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 6, v.a. 2001. |
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