Meerschaum smoking pipe box

Object/Artifact

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Meerschaum smoking pipe box

Entry/Object ID

1391A

Description

Brown, wooden leather-covered pipe box in shape of pipe catalog # 1391, owned by S. Howell Brown. Leather and purple silk lining. In brown ink on side without purple silk "B. Davis Philada Pa Oct. 13th, 1869 Present from Wm F. Turner". Box has small brass hinges and clasp for closing but is broken and in two pieces.

Acquisition

Accession

224

Source or Donor

Blatchford, Susan B.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Notes

Date: 1869 circa