Museum number:

APM 196c

Subcollection:

pipes various materials

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

corn cob pipe

Description:

Tabakspijp van maïskolf, de zogenaamde Washington met cilindrische ketel zonder nabehandeling, vlakke bodem en licht houten roer met links in tekstschild "INDIAN SUMMER", transparant geelgetint plastic mondstuk. Natuurkolf zonder nabehandeling. Ketel onderzijde etiket in goud met "MISSOURI CORNCOBS MO. PIPE INC.".

Date:

Period 1970 - 1980


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.89 in (4.8 cm)
Width1.18 in (3 cm)
StemLength2.36 in (6 cm)
Length total3.74 in (9.5 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type insert pipe
Pipe shape cylindrical
Materialcorncob (organic material)
Techniqueturned (on a lathe)
Colouryellow-brown
Other materialswood, synthetic material
Traces of use ongerookt
Production
ContinentNorth America
CountryUnited States
Region nationalMissouri
TownWashington, MO
MakerMissouri Corncobs Pipe Inc.
Mark "MISSOURI CORNCOBS MO. PIPE INC." (etiket, ketel oz.)
"INDIAN SUMMER" (stempel, tige li.)
Acquisition
Year 2003
Provenance Hilversum, Tine van der Pol
Hilversum, verzameling Van der Pol, 1985-2003
Bussum, rommelmarkt, 1985
Literature
Don Duco, De maïskolfpijp, Missouri meerschaum of barnyard briar. Amsterdam, 2008. afb 6. Dit exemplaar.

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