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  • Object number
    58/109
  • Description
    This is a decorative brass pipe stopper used for extinguishing tobacco in a pipe. It would have been carried in a waistcoat pocket. The stopper is in the form of a man with a club held behind his head and a ball behind his back. Nothing is known of its origin.
  • Physical description
    1 pipe stopper: metal (brass); good condition
  • Object name
    Pipe stopper
  • Material
    Metal, brass
  • Associated subject
    PERSONAL LIFE : accessories - recreational
    Smoking
  • External document
    • L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4145.tif - High resolution image
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