Pipe

Name/Title

Pipe

Entry/Object ID

1.07.213

Description

Hodgson Pipe. Cream Colored Ceramic Bowl Pipe. Material: ceramic. Size: 5 1/4" L. Description: cream colored ceramic bowl - ceramic carved hand forms stem - hand holds bowl - black hardened material forms mouthpiece.

Context

Hodgson Collection. Prior to accessioning, the number 10 was printed in black ink on the bowl. Note from Hodgson's Smoke Rings book: "Part of a job lot of odd clay pipes purchased from John Surrey Ltd., 509 Fifth Ave. New York. They were advertised in "The Smokers Den" which was interesting reading to a pipe enthusiast." Robert E. Hodgson (1893-1968) was superintendent of the Southern Experiment Station from 1919 to 1960. He promoted modern agricultural methods in Waseca and throughout Minnesota. From 1948 to 1964, Hodgson wrote a column for The Farmer Magazine, and his column “Bob Hodgson Talks” appeared in more than one hundred rural Minnesota newspapers for over 20 years. Hodgson was a member of the Waseca County Historical Society, the Waseca County Horse Thief Detectives, The Boy Scouts and other organizations. Among his many interests were history, nature study and pipe collecting. During World War II, Hodgson wrote a once a month letter to members of Boy Scout Troop 85 who were serving in the armed forces all over the world. The letters were published in the Waseca Journal with separate copies printed and mailed to any Waseca serviceman who wished to receive them. Hodgson’s letters maintained the home contacts, helped men keep up on the locations of friends and provided morale-boosting communications for those far away from home.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pipe

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Construction Materials

Nomenclature Class

Building Components

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

May 22, 2007

Update Date

November 21, 2024