Tobacco pipe case

Made:
1880-1915 in Japan
Lacquered plastic tobacco pipe case Lacquered plastic tobacco pipe case

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Lacquered plastic tobacco pipe case
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Lacquered plastic tobacco pipe case
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Lacquered plastic tobacco pipe case, with purple card threaded through amber ojime to lacquered plastic tonkotsu, Japanese, 1880-1915

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A35607
Materials:
plastic, amber, cord and complete
Measurements:
tonkotsu: 78 mm x 85 mm x 40 mm,
ojime: 19 mm x 13 mm,
case: 192 mm 31 mm,
type:
pipe case
credit:
Wellcome Trust (purchased from Glendining)