Burns Cutty clay pipe

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Title

Burns Cutty clay pipe

Identifier

Item Sm.501

Description

The short kaolin clay pipe favoured by working men was called a 'cutty'. Being made of brittle kaolin clay, the stems broke easily.

This pipe is a Burns Cutty pattern tobacco smoking pipe. It is broken in two places, has a plain bowl with no spur, and a short stem which flares at mouth piece. On the stem are the words: 'BURNS CUTTY' and 'DAVIDSON, GLASGOW'.

Creator

Thomas Davidson & Co., [Glasgow]

Subject

Dress & Personal Accessories--Personal accessory--Pipe (smoking)--Clay pipe (smoking);
Clay pipes;
Smoking;
Davidson & Co.

Date

1861-1891

Source

Old Smithfield township.

Publisher

Private collection

Contributor

This pipe was manufactured by Thomas Davidson of Davidson & Co., tobacco pipe manufacturers and clay merchants, 41 Garngadhill, Glasgow, Scotland, between c.1861- 1891.

Type

Physical Object

Coverage

165138S1454201E
Old Smithfield township, Barron QLD 4871
Colonial Queensland
1870s

Rights

© 2021 oldsmithfield.com

Relation

This broken clay pipe is one of around 40 broken Burns Cutty pipe fragments found at Old Smithfield Township.

Geolocation

Collection

Citation (Chicago 17 Style)

Thomas Davidson & Co., [Glasgow], “Burns Cutty clay pipe,” 1861-1891, Item Sm.501, Private collection, https://oldsmithfield.com/omeka/items/show/28.

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