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KB&B (?) Monterrey mission briar — 1940's |
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MAKER | ||
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Kaufman Brothers & Bondy (?) |
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| COUNTRY | |||
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United States |
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| SHAPE | |||
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small
Dublin |
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| YEAR | |||
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1940's (see notes) |
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| HEIGHT | LENGTH | ||
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1 1/2 inches |
5 1/2 inches |
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| BOWL | WEIGHT | ||
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11/16 inch |
22.1 grams |
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| ACQUIRED | |||
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August 2008 |
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NOTES: |
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Unavailability of briar during World War II led to American pipe makers using manzanita (mission briar) wood harvested from the American Southwest for stummels. |
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