Iron stand for churchwardens pipes; for baking to clean them. [CW [OPS move] 31/7/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Iron stand for churchwardens pipes; for baking to clean them. [CW [OPS move] 31/7/2017]
Long description: Consisting of a flat iron bar which has two arched legs attached underneath, one at either end. Two iron rings flanking an arched section which terminates in scrolled ends are attached to the bar. A further flat bar which is parallel to the bottom bar is attached along the top of the two rings. A loop with circular knob at the base is passed through a perforation in the centre of the upper flat bar. [CW [OPS move] 31/7/2017]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England Cotswolds [Cotswold Hills] Gloucestershire or Oxfordshire
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Mrs Grisewood; PRM source Mrs Grisewood
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1940
Date collected: By 1940
Acquisition information: Donated: 1940
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Process Riveted, Process Wrought
Dimensions: Length: max 242 mm, Width: max 214 mm, Height: max 291 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1940.4.52

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