Again smoking club memorabilia

27 mars 2022

Last October we received as a gift various objects from the Brabant Pipe Smokers Guild. This weekend we were again endowed with competition pipes plus the won cups and certificates of one of the deceased celebrities. It concerns material from the estate of the world champion pipe smoking Hans Sonderman, an enthusiastic resident of Dordrecht who gave shape to his hobby of pipe smoking in a very special way. For the time being the objects will remain in our reserves as a relic until there is more room for exhibition.

35,000 museum objects on the web

8 mars 2022

A new milestone for our digitization. The counter of objects in the collection database keeps rattling every week, due to registrations of acquisitions and sometimes a 'forgotten' object. This counter has now passed 35,000 individual objects. This is no small matter, because each item has been extensively described and identified, but also photographed from all sides. This wealth of information is available to anyone who wants to see it, thanks to the worldwide web all around the world. We hear that the database is often used by enthusiasts, but also by museums, auction houses and antique dealers. It's free, so take advantage of it!