Delve into objects illustrating the social, economic and political backdrop to Manchester’s industrial and scientific developments, including major events such as the 1819 Peterloo Massacre and the 1887 Royal Jubilee Exhibition.
Local History
A metal heel for a clay tobacco pipe, made by John Pollock & Co.
An unglazed clay tobacco pipe, made by John Pollock & Co.; 1715-1915 bicentennary pipe.
1915
A corroclay "Byron" tobacco pipe bowl, glazed, made by John Pollock & Co.
A glazed corroclay "cavity" tobacco pipe bowl, made by John Pollock & Co.
A "Byron" tobacco pipe bowl, made by John Pollock & Co.
A "midget" clay tobacco pipe, made by John Pollock & Co.
A "belt" corroclay tobacco pipe, with dark brown glaze, made by John Pollock & Co.
A twig mouthpiece for a tobacco pipe, made by John Pollock & Co.
A toy smokers outfit set with clay pipe, pipe swab, and plastic pouch; made by John Pollock & Co. "Friendship" model pipe.
A metal band for a tobacco pipe, made by John Pollock & Co.
A clay toy tankard, unglazed, made by John Pollock & Co.
1901-1930
"Lady Sarah Wilson" clay tobacco pipe bowl, unglazed, made by John Pollock & Co.
A large unglazed clay tobacco pipe, made by John Pollock & Co.; "Football Show" model.
A "Lady Sarah Wilson" clay tobacco pipe bowl, glazed, made by John Pollock & Co.
A clay toy tankard, painted blue, made by John Pollock & Co.
A mould stopper, used by John Pollock & Co., as part of the clay pipe manufacturing process.
A "cavity" tobacco pipe bowl, glazed, made by John Pollock & Co.
A "churchwarden" clay tobacco pipe, made by John Pollock & Co.
A toy smokers outfit set, without pipe.
A glazed clay tobacco pipe, made by John Pollock & Co.; "Burns Cutty" model. Sincola colouring clay has been used to make this pipe.
1953-1955
A "Elizabethan" clay tobacco pipe, with "1587-1953" and "Gore Hotel London" stamped on the stem, made by John Pollock & Co.
An unglazed clay tobacco pipe, made by John Pollock & Co.; "Elizabethan" model.
A case for a tobacco pipe, made by John Pollock & Co.
A clay tobacco pipe, made by John Pollock & Co.; a "straw" model with a red-tip stem.
A glazed corroclay "cavity" tobacco pipe bowl with metal band on the stem base, made by John Pollock & Co.
A clay tobacco pipe, unglazed, made by John Pollock & Co.; a "straw" model.
