www.pijpenkabinet.nl - Pijpenkabinet Newsletter 2

According to the number of positive reactions to the first Newsletter, our initiative was a success. Over 300 mail addresses received our mailing, which was partially forwarded to more people who displayed interest. Thank you for your response, it was really an encouragement to proceed.

Apparently there is a certain interest in the activities of the Pijpenkabinet and in historic / archaeological / modern pipes in general.

Winter in the Pijpenkabinet Museum
We normally regard the spring and summer as the ideal time for short breaks to visit the city. Just this winter, the Pijpenkabinet Museum received a lot of visitors, both from Holland and abroad. Our extensive website proves to be a major source for information and an encouragement to book a visit. We had visitors from England, Canada, Indonesia, Denmark, Hungary and – a positive development – a growing interest from the United States; especially as the number of travellers had seriously declined since 9-11.

Dunhill cassette
Without any doubt, Alfred Dunhill of London is the most famous name in briar pipes. From the beginning of the 20th century, Dunhill is regarded as the Rolls Royce in tobacco pipes. The older specimens are highly collectible these days, especially in America. From a private source we were able to acquire a box with four tobacco pipes, both the pipes and the box in perfect condition. These fitted boxes are known with two, three, four and even with six or twelve pipes! Our four pipes are of the same shape, but slightly different in size. For the real amateur they are numbered as follows: 252F/T, 250F/T, 60F/T, 60F/T. The year letter 3 refers to the year of production 1953.

In the lid, lined in white silk, a golden crown and text is printed: "BY APPOINTMENT TOBACCONISTS TO THE LATE KING GEORGE VI, ALFRED DUNHILL LTD, DUNHILL LONDON". The mention of “the late king George” indicates that the box was sold just between the death of George VI and the coronation of his daughter Queen Elisabeth II, so in the summer or early autumn of 1953.

These are not the first Dunhill pipes in the Pijpenkabinet collection., of which the most unique is the pipe belonging to the late Prince Bernhard, which has a silver band engraved with the coat of arms of Lippe-Biesterfeld. This fine box with four pipes shows that smokers in the fifties bought their pipes in quantity – something quite different from current habits !
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 17.419.

Tobacco pipe as a status symbol
The Pijpenkabinet studies not only the history of the Dutch clay tobacco pipe, but pipe smoking culture in world-wide scope. The collection was enriched with objects from all parts of the world, for instance with this Japanese tobacco pipe, a so-called ‘kiseru’. We already had several of these kiseru’s, ranging from simple and plain to the most exclusive with gold and an inserted diamond. Special feature of this recent acquisition is its function as a show-pipe, to take to the opera or theatre to show-off one’s exclusive taste and wealth. The pipe itself has a traditional shape with a small metal bowl. The straight stem is not from bamboo as usual, but copper-engraved iron. Spectacular is the silverwork at the two ends. An embossed decoration of two warriors in historic harnesses encircles the pipe stem. Depicted at each end of the pipe, they are separated by the iron stem, which indicates the sea. This forms the traditional illustration of a 14th-15th century story about old-time heroes.

The pipe is part of a gala outfit of a traditional Japanese man from the end 19th century.
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 17.433

Duco publishes new pipe identification
The Dutch firm ADC Archeoprojecten has asked Don Duco to identify all pipe finds from an excavated house in Vleuten (Province of Utrecht). His report will be published in an extensive ADC-report, number 264. See http://www.archeologie.nl/index1.php

At first sight the pipe finds didn’t differ very much from the average archaeological finds in Holland. By taking a closer look, Duco could make some interesting conclusions. He was able to establish a change in pipe consumption around 1745, both in quantity and in quality. Just in this time occupation of the farm changed, due to a partial demolition of the buildings. This proves once again how strongly social history is directly reflected by the use of pipes. In this case the pipe finds added to reconstruction of the building history.

Book reviews of Duco’s new book on pipe marks
The large volume on the pipe marks of the Gouda pipe makers, entitled “Merken en merkenrecht van de pijpenmakers in Gouda” is beginning to appear in trade magazines.

A number of book reviews have been published in Holland and abroad. Ben Rapaport, the well-known American specialist bookseller, cites the book as the Stone of Rosetta for pipe research. The German yearbook for pipe researchers, Knasterkopf, says: this book is to be regarded as the bible for the pipe, that surpasses all previous publications on the Gouda pipe marks.

In Holland a trade magazine for the Friends of Dutch Ceramics, issue April 2005 will hold a book review.

On the Internet the book appeared on the new website of the Flemish archaeologists, ArcheoNet Vlaanderen, as a news item in the February issue. See http://www.archeonet.be/

Pijpenkabinet presents books at German archaeology conference
From 4th to 6th April the German Archaeology Conference was held in Frankfurt an der Oder, just at the border with Poland. Some 600 professional archaeologists convened to discuss all different sections of archaeology. For the first time a special section was devoted to the study of clay pipes. Ten lectures introduced the current research in various German counties, Poland, Lithuania, Autrich and Hungary. Natascha Mehler did a perfect job in introducing all lecturers and moderating the discussions. We noticed that in many regions the research is still rather basic, elementary knowledge on technical and historical data is apparently lacking.

The Pijpenkabinet was represented with an ample bookstand. Many of the archaeologists present were surprised at the level of research and the large number of books published in the Netherlands.

Another German conference
In the near future the 19th Treffen des Arbeitskreises Tonpfeifen (meeting of the working group on clay pipes) will take place in Southern Germany, in Ingolstadt from 28th April to 1st May 2005. In contrast to the Archaeology Conference mentioned above, this meeting organised by Knasterkopf will attract collectors, researchers and amateurs of clay pipes, not necessarily professionals. See also at http://www.knasterkopf.de/htm/akreis/tag.htm#nae

The recent publications of the Pijpenkabinet will be presented by the organiser Martin Kügler.

Exhibition in Dutch Open Air Museum
The Open Air Museum in Arnhem (Eastern part of the Netherlands) has made a special pavilion dedicated to the different ways of collecting. Nine collectors have been selected to show their goals and results. Don Duco is one of these. A part of the Pijpenkabinet collection is presented in a room arranged as a historic smoking room. A few old television sets permanently present a video interview with the collector, explaining several exhibits. Duco is obviously the most professional collector of the nine. Eight of the books which he wrote are part of the exhibition.

The pavilion called “Spaarstation Dingenliefde” was opened on 14 October 2004 and will be on view for the coming ten years !

Nederlands Openluchtmuseum
Schelmseweg 89
6816 SJ Arnhem
tel. +31 (0)26-3576111
www.openluchtmuseum.nl

Pipe smoking society
At the website of the Pijpenkabinet Museum, you will have noticed that a part is dedicated to the pipe smoking clubs in the Netherlands and abroad. It can easily be reached by www.pipeclub.nl . The Amsterdam Pipesmokers Society is well represented, although I must admit that the Dutch version in this specific case is larger than the English.

Both Don Duco and Benedict Goes are members of this exclusive society. Recently the group had two special guests: journalists who prepared a documentary on the changing smoking habits during the last two decades for the Dutch national television. A most interesting discussion followed the introduction they made on this topical issue.

Pijpenkabinet present on the Utrecht Collectors Fair
During the weekend of 16 and 17th April the Utrecht ‘Jaarbeurs‘ is the scene for the half-yearly Collectors Fair, the most elaborate fair of this kind with international appeal. The Pijpenkabinet Museum has had a stand at this fair for several years , important to establish and to maintain contact with old and new collectors in this field. This year the stand will give a representative impression of the main goals of the museum: research and publications.

In contrast to what certain collectors might hope, we are not going to move the complete contents of the (museum)shop to Utrecht. You can just visit our shop in Amsterdam for our full offer.

We hope to see you in Utrecht Collector’s Fair, Pijpenkabinet stand number 7770, hall 7.

Donations
Many times a year the Pijpenkabinet gets donations, both in funding and in goods. This supports the collection of the museum. Since the Pijpenkabinet Foundation is a registered charity, donations are deductible from income tax for donors. We would like to thank all donors for their gifts, ranging from the humble briar pipe to expensive design pipes and from funding to printed documentation.

- Pk 17.456 Porsch-design pipe, Mr. Elbert Gubbels, Roermond
- Pk 17.477 drawer cabinet for Big-Ben pipes, Mrs. Ingrid Radix, Assen
- Pk 17.483 briar pipes, Mrs. B.J. van Loon, Amsterdam
- Pk 17.484 briar pipes, Mr. Lodewijk Sillevis Smitt, Wassenaar
- Pk 17.604 portrait pipe Edward VII, Loes and Dick Honing, Huizen
- Pk 17.607 Batak pipes, Sumatra, Mr. David van Duuren, Amsterdam
- documentation, M.L. Mandersloot, Amsterdam

End of this 2nd Newsletter
Thank you for your interest and till the next issue !

Contact Information:

Pijpenkabinet Museum & Smokiana pipe shop
Prinsengracht 488, 1017 KH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Phone: +31 (0)20 42 11 779
Opening hours: Wednesday-Saturday 11am-6pm.
E-mail: mailto:info@pijpenkabinet.nl


			Newsletter Pijpenkabinet According to the number of positive reactions to the first Newsletter, our initiative was a success. Over 300 mail addresses received our mailing, which was partially forwarded to more people who displayed interest. Thank you for your response, it was really an encouragement to proceed. Apparently there is a certain interest in the activities of the Pijpenkabinet and in historic / archaeological / modern pipes in general. In this second Newsletter, we offer you again a series of news items. Winter in the Pijpenkabinet Museum We normally regard the spring and summer as the ideal time for short breaks to visit the city. Just this winter, the Pijpenkabinet Museum received a lot of visitors, both from Holland and abroad. Our extensive website proves to be a major source for information and an encouragement to book a visit. We had visitors from England, Canada, Indonesia, Denmark, Hungary and – a positive development – a growing interest from the United States; especially as the number of travellers had seriously declined since 9-11. Acquisitions Dunhill cassette Without any doubt, Alfred Dunhill of London is the most famous name in briar pipes. From the beginning of the 20th century, Dunhill is regarded as the Rolls Royce in tobacco pipes. The older specimens are highly collectible these days, especially in America. From a private source we were able to acquire a box with four tobacco pipes, both the pipes and the box in perfect condition. These fitted boxes are known with two, three, four and even with six or twelve pipes! Our four pipes are of the same shape, but slightly different in size. For the real amateur they are numbered as follows: 252F/T, 250F/T, 60F/T, 60F/T. The year letter 3 refers to the year of production 1953. In the lid, lined in white silk, a golden crown and text is printed: "BY APPOINTMENT TOBACCONISTS TO THE LATE KING GEORGE VI, ALFRED DUNHILL LTD, DUNHILL LONDON". The mention of “the late king George” indicates that the box was sold just between the death of George VI and the coronation of his daughter Queen Elisabeth II, so in the summer or early autumn of 1953. These are not the first Dunhill pipes in the Pijpenkabinet collection., of which the most unique is the pipe belonging to the late Prince Bernhard, which has a silver band engraved with the coat of arms of Lippe-Biesterfeld. This fine box with four pipes shows that smokers in the fifties bought their pipes in quantity – something quite different from current habits ! Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 17.419. Tobacco pipe as a status symbol The Pijpenkabinet studies not only the history of the Dutch clay tobacco pipe, but pipe smoking culture in world-wide scope. The collection was enriched with objects from all parts of the world, for instance with this Japanese tobacco pipe, a so-called ‘kiseru’. We already had several of these kiseru’s, ranging from simple and plain to the most exclusive with gold and an inserted diamond. Special feature of this recent acquisition is its function as a show-pipe, to take to the opera or theatre to show-off one’s exclusive taste and wealth. The pipe itself has a traditional shape with a small metal bowl. The straight stem is not from bamboo as usual, but copper-engraved iron. Spectacular is the silverwork at the two ends. An embossed decoration of two warriors in historic harnesses encircles the pipe stem. Depicted at each end of the pipe, they are separated by the iron stem, which indicates the sea. This forms the traditional illustration of a 14th-15th century story about old-time heroes. The pipe is part of a gala outfit of a traditional Japanese man from the end 19th century. Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet collections Pk 17.433 Duco publishes new pipe identification The Dutch firm ADC Archeoprojecten has asked Don Duco to identify all pipe finds from an excavated house in Vleuten (Province of Utrecht). His report will be published in an extensive ADC-report, number 264. See http://www.archeologie.nl/index1.php At first sight the pipe finds didn’t differ very much from the average archaeological finds in Holland. By taking a closer look, Duco could make some interesting conclusions. He was able to establish a change in pipe consumption around 1745, both in quantity and in quality. Just in this time occupation of the farm changed, due to a partial demolition of the buildings. This proves once again how strongly social history is directly reflected by the use of pipes. In this case the pipe finds added to reconstruction of the building history. Book reviews of Duco’s new book on pipe marks The large volume on the pipe marks of the Gouda pipe makers, entitled “Merken en merkenrecht van de pijpenmakers in Gouda” is beginning to appear in trade magazines. A number of book reviews have been published in Holland and abroad. Ben Rapaport, the well-known American specialist bookseller, cites the book as the Stone of Rosetta for pipe research. The German yearbook for pipe researchers, Knasterkopf, says: this book is to be regarded as the bible for the pipe, that surpasses all previous publications on the Gouda pipe marks. In Holland a trade magazine for the Friends of Dutch Ceramics, issue April 2005 will hold a book review. On the Internet the book appeared on the new website of the Flemish archaeologists, ArcheoNet Vlaanderen, as a news item in the February issue. See http://www.archeonet.be/ Pijpenkabinet presents books at German archaeology conference From 4th to 6th April the German Archaeology Conference was held in Frankfurt an der Oder, just at the border with Poland. Some 600 professional archaeologists convened to discuss all different sections of archaeology. For the first time a special section was devoted to the study of clay pipes. Ten lectures introduced the current research in various German counties, Poland, Lithuania, Autrich and Hungary. Natascha Mehler did a perfect job in introducing all lecturers and moderating the discussions. We noticed that in many regions the research is still rather basic, elementary knowledge on technical and historical data is apparently lacking. The Pijpenkabinet was represented with an ample bookstand. Many of the archaeologists present were surprised at the level of research and the large number of books published in the Netherlands. Another German conference In the near future the 19th Treffen des Arbeitskreises Tonpfeifen (meeting of the working group on clay pipes) will take place in Southern Germany, in Ingolstadt from 28th April to 1st May 2005. In contrast to the Archaeology Conference mentioned above, this meeting organised by Knasterkopf will attract collectors, researchers and amateurs of clay pipes, not necessarily professionals. See also at http://www.knasterkopf.de/htm/akreis/tag.htm#nae The recent publications of the Pijpenkabinet will be presented by the organiser Martin Kügler. Exhibition in Dutch Open Air Museum The Open Air Museum in Arnhem (Eastern part of the Netherlands) has made a special pavilion dedicated to the different ways of collecting. Nine collectors have been selected to show their goals and results. Don Duco is one of these. A part of the Pijpenkabinet collection is presented in a room arranged as a historic smoking room. A few old television sets permanently present a video interview with the collector, explaining several exhibits. Duco is obviously the most professional collector of the nine. Eight of the books which he wrote are part of the exhibition. The pavilion called “Spaarstation Dingenliefde” was opened on 14 October 2004 and will be on view for the coming ten years ! Nederlands Openluchtmuseum Schelmseweg 89 6816 SJ Arnhem tel. +31 (0)26-3576111 www.openluchtmuseum.nl Pipe smoking society At the website of the Pijpenkabinet Museum, you will have noticed that a part is dedicated to the pipe smoking clubs in the Netherlands and abroad. It can easily be reached by www.pipeclub.nl . The Amsterdam Pipesmokers Society is well represented, although I must admit that the Dutch version in this specific case is larger than the English. Both Don Duco and Benedict Goes are members of this exclusive society. Recently the group had two special guests: journalists who prepared a documentary on the changing smoking habits during the last two decades for the Dutch national television. A most interesting discussion followed the introduction they made on this topical issue. Pijpenkabinet present on the Utrecht Collectors Fair During the weekend of 16 and 17th April the Utrecht ‘Jaarbeurs‘ is the scene for the half-yearly Collectors Fair, the most elaborate fair of this kind with international appeal. The Pijpenkabinet Museum has had a stand at this fair for several years , important to establish and to maintain contact with old and new collectors in this field. This year the stand will give a representative impression of the main goals of the museum: research and publications. In contrast to what certain collectors might hope, we are not going to move the complete contents of the (museum)shop to Utrecht. You can just visit our shop in Amsterdam for our full offer. We hope to see you in Utrecht Collector’s Fair, Pijpenkabinet stand number 7770, hall 7. Donations Many times a year the Pijpenkabinet gets donations, both in funding and in goods. This supports the collection of the museum. Since the Pijpenkabinet Foundation is a registered charity, donations are deductible from income tax for donors. We would like to thank all donors for their gifts, ranging from the humble briar pipe to expensive design pipes and from funding to printed documentation. We would like to thank the following persons: - Pk 17.456 Porsch-design pipe, Mr. Elbert Gubbels, Roermond - Pk 17.477 drawer cabinet for Big-Ben pipes, Mrs. Ingrid Radix, Assen - Pk 17.483 briar pipes, Mrs. B.J. van Loon, Amsterdam - Pk 17.484 briar pipes, Mr. Lodewijk Sillevis Smitt, Wassenaar - Pk 17.604 portrait pipe Edward VII, Loes and Dick Honing, Huizen - Pk 17.607 Batak pipes, Sumatra, Mr. David van Duuren, Amsterdam - documentation, M.L. Mandersloot, Amsterdam End of this 2nd Newsletter Thank you for your interest and till the next issue ! We are happy to respond to any reactions or questions. Just click on mailto:info@pijpenkabinet . Benedict Goes Public Services Pijpenkabinet Contact Information: Pijpenkabinet Museum & *Smokiana pipe shop* Prinsengracht 488, 1017 KH Amsterdam, The Netherlands Phone: +31 (0)20 42 11 779 Opening hours: Wednesday-Saturday 11am-6pm. E-mail: mailto:info@pijpenkabinet.nl © copyright Pijpenkabinet, Amsterdam - Holland close this frame
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