Summary
These two tobacco pipe bowls were excavated 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
These are two plain tobacco pipe bowls with maker's mark above stem. One bowl also has spur attached.
Physical Description
2 clay tobacco pipe bowls with impressed lettering reading 'TD' on the back of the bowl. Can not identify the manufacturer. Manufacturer can not be identified
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Heritage Victoria, Industry Superannuation Property Trust, 03 May 2005
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Manufacture Name
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Inscriptions
Back of bowl: 'TD' in a wreath (IMP)
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Context Number
57/13
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Site
[TCS] Australia, Victoria, Commonwealth Block, Melbourne
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Activity
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Specific Activity
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Decoration
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Form
Tapered; Angled Body; Spur (Base)
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Technique
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Exhibition Collection Management
55 mm (Length), 50 mm (Width), 25 mm (Height)
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Dimensions
33 mm (Length), 22 mm (Width), 50 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
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EAMC Measurements
43 (Height), 25 (Outside Diameter), 11.96 (Weight)
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