Briar tobacco pipe

Made:
1871-1900 in France
maker:
Unknown
Briar tobacco pipe

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Briar tobacco pipe
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Briar tobacco pipe, carved in the form of a man's head wearing a French military cap, vulcanite mouthpiece, French, 1871-1900

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A124138
Materials:
briar and mouthpiece, vulcanite
Measurements:
length 138 mm
height 46 mm
width 31 mm
type:
tobacco pipes
credit:
Glendining

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