Briar root "block" tobacco pipe

Briar root block' tobacco pipe

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Briar root block' tobacco pipe
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Briar root "block" tobacco pipe, used as a sampler for briar pipes, with long green silk tube stem and vulcanite mouthpiece, London, England, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A88858
Materials:
briar, stem, silk, stem, metal, wire coil and mouthpiece, vulcanite
Measurements:
bowl: height 60 mm
bowl: length 91 mm
bowl: width 43 mm
stem, approx: length 1000 mm
type:
tobacco pipes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)