Museum number:
| APM 8.553 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| plain |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met auto ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met afgeplat steeleind en knoop. Snijfilt. Onversierd. Steel links overlangs intaglio "S. McLARDY" en rechts "MANCHESTER". |
Date:
| Period | 1905 - 1925 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.06 in (2.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 3.15 in (8 cm) |
| Weight | 31 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | auto pipe |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | England |
| Region national | Manchester (district) |
| Town | Manchester |
| Maker | McLardy |
| Trade number | 392 |
| Trade name | large miner |
| Mark | "S. McLARDY" (reliëf, steel links) "MANCHESTER" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1984 |
| Provenance | Londen, Bermundsey antiquemarket |
| Londen, antiekhandel, 1984 |
Comments
| Dit model wordt in Engeland een large miner genoemd, overigens een niet erg gelukkig gekozen benaming. |
Literature
| Don Duco, De pijpen van Samuel McLardy uit Manchester. Amsterdam, 2010. afb 5. Dit exemplaar. |
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