American Centuries

Pipe box

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

In the 18th and early 19th centuries, pipes were often stored in hanging boxes such as this one. Tobacco was kept in the drawer.

Item type	Household Accessory
Date	circa 1790
Place	New England
Topic	Home Life, Household Items, Furniture
Era	The New Nation, 1784–1815
Material	Wood
Dimension details	Height: 18.62 in Width: 5.43 in Depth: 3.75 in
Catalog #	1879.37

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Pipe box. ca. 1790. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1879-37/. Accessed on March 21, 2025.

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