Summary
This clay tobacco pipe was excavated during one of the digs conducted at the Commonwealth Block site between 1988 and 2003.
A pipeful of tobacco was long-lasting and its aroma disguised the stench of Melbourne's streets. The short clay pipe favoured by working men was called a 'cutty'. Being made of brittle clay, these pipes broke easily, explaining the abundance of fragments uncovered at Little Lon. Of the pipes excavated, many were decorated with slogans, patriotic symbols, even jokes and caricatures, hinting at the identities of those who smoked them.
Physical Description
Clay tobacco pipe bowl, end of stem, bearded head moulded on front of bowlFigural head pipe: turbaned, bearded man's head moulded in very pale terra- cotta clay Probably a copy of an original 'Jacob' pipe made by the French firm of Fiolet, one of the
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Heritage Victoria, Industry Superannuation Property Trust, 03 May 2005
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Context Number
02/22
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Site
[CCS] Australia, Victoria, Commonwealth Block, Melbourne
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Specific Activity
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Decoration
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Moulding
Rouletted
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Form
No Spur (Base)
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Exhibition Collection Management
24 mm (Length), 37 mm (Width), 125 mm (Height)
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References
Kris Courtney: Piece Pipes: the clay tobacco pipes from .. Little Lon...
83, 111-12 Pages
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