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Pipe

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1883-1890

GUSN

GUSN-17963

Description

Corn cob pipe. Tall cylindrical bowl with narrow stem.

Details

Descriptive Terms

pipes (smoking equipment)
corncob
Pipe, Smoking
Pipe, Smoking

Inscription

Adhesive on bottom of bowl: ""RUTH PIPE CO./ CHAMPION/ R.P.O./ PAT. NOV.8. 1887./ ST. LOUIS, MO.""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Ruth Pipe Co. (Maker)

Location of Origin

St. Louis, MO, USA

Dimensions

1 1/8 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.2097

Places

Missouri (United States)

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