Pipe Marks recorded

24 March 2017

During the last part of the Winter session of photography we recorded the heel marks of the oval pipe bowls from Gouda. These trademarks, in diameter measuring less than half a centimeter, are really dull, but since photos are made with a good macro lens you can study them in detail. Combined with the reference book by Don Duco on Gouda pipe makers and their marks, the Amsterdam Pipe Museum offers a unique set of information. With this study collection any archaeologist, professional and amateur alike, will be able to date and identify pipe finds in their ground layers.

The new watermark is getting common

17 March 2017

Since three years our museum changed its name from Pijpenkabinet into Amsterdam Pipe Museum. The photographs in our collection database still show the old name as a watermark. These watermarks are included in the photo using a special formula in the image processing. So, our name change made that we have to change also many thousands of photographs. We are working on this specific job now. If you enlarge one of the pictures in the database you’ll find more and more the new name. This all for the branding of our museum name.

Exhibition of acquisitions extended

12 March 2017

Our small exhibition of the fine set of acquisitions of 2016 has been extended until 12 June. This is caused by the photography work we did during the Winter that has not finished yet, which makes that we don't have time to prepare a new exhibition. While work behind the screens continues, the most attractive purchases of last year can be seen for another three months. If you can, take the opportunity!

‘It’s a men’s world’

10 March 2017

The Museum of Bags and Purses along Herengracht in Amsterdam opens today an exhibition on bags specifically for men, entitled "It’s a men’s world". The bags are related to the typical men’s activities such as hunting, traveling and office work. For each type of bag we selected a suiting smoking pipe from our collection that is presented in the exhibition in the Museum of Bags. For example pipes carved out of a piece of deer antler with hunting scenes. And a fine crocodile leather case to keep your pipe and tobacco, together with a classy pipe as would have been smoked in the 1950’s. Do not forget to visit this interesting exhibition!