Object number
83/124/1-2
Description
This is a pipe with a briar bowl and the stem trimmed with silver. The stem may be made from amber. The case has an outer covering of card which looks like leather and is lived with red velvet. It is inscribed inside the case with, 'L B S QUALITY GUARANTEED'. On the pipe is the inscription, 'L. B. S.' inside a triangle. The silver mark on the rim of the pipe reads, 'H &' within a square, while on the stem, also inscribed within a square, is the mark 'HH // FJ' which may be the mark of the maker or the owner. In addition to these silver marks are an anchor and a 'y'. The anchor is the silver city mark denoting that the silverware was made in Birmingham and the 'y' is the date letter mark denoting that it was made in 1898. This is one of a number of objects donated to MERL by Roger Plumb (object numbers 83/98-83/128).
Physical description
1 tobacco pipe with case: good condition[cont'd]...inscription on pipe: 'L B S'; silver mark on stem: 'H. H, F. J' [maker or owner?].
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: PIPE and CASE // Accession number: 83/124/1-2 // Classification: PERSONAL Use smoking // Negative number: 60/14460 // Acquisition method: Gift // Acquired from, date: Roger Plumb, [...], October 1983 // Store: small object // Condition: good // Recorder, date: JMB 13.1.84 // Description: A pipe with a briar bowl and amber (?) stem trimmed with silver. The case has an outer covering of card which looks like leather and is lived with red velvet. // Dimensions: Length: 16.0cm. // Associated information: Inscription inside case: L B S QUALITY GUARANTEED // on pipe L. B. S. [within triangle] // Silver mark: on rim H & [within square] // on stem HH // FJ [within square] Maker or owner? // Anchor + y denotes made in Birmingham 1898 // References:'
Production place
Birmingham
Production date
1898-01-01
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_14460.tif - High resolution image
