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Two clay pipe-bowls

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Postcard of Two clay pipe-bowls.
000-190-000-812-C
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Two clay pipe-bowls

These two clay pipe-bowls date from the 17th century. The one on the right was made in Leith by Thomas Banks, the son of William Banks, the first Scottish-based manufacturer of clay pipes. The maker of the left-hand pipe-bowl is unknown.

The pipe-bowl on the right bears the maker's initials 'T.B.' (for Thomas Banks). The left-hand pipe-bowl bears the maker's initials 'A.S.'.

William Banks was established in the Canongate by 1622. He, his sons, and a few other makers in Canongate and Leith supplied the needs of smokers in the Edinburgh area and beyond until the early 18th century.


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Online ID: 000-190-000-812-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.NQ 99
Date: 17th century
Material:
Dimensions: 46 mm L x 17 mm Dia
49 mm L x 20 mm Dia
What: Pipe, tobacco / head
Pipe, tobacco / head
Subject: Tobacco pipes, snuff boxes (NMAS Classification)
Tobacco pipes, snuff boxes (NMAS Classification)
Who:
Where: Bellmills
Bellmills
Event:
Description: One of twelve pipe-heads from Bellmills
One of twelve pipe-heads from Bellmills
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