Cotton fibre wick with long piece of cord attached to end

Made:
1800-1880

Cotton fibre wick with long piece of cord attached to end, also attached is a brass tube, English, 1800-1880

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655260
Materials:
cotton, fibre, card and tube, brass
Measurements:
wick: length 820 mm
overall: length 1540 mm
tube: length 68 mm
tube: diameter 15 mm
wick: thickness 12 mm
type:
wicks

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