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Smoking paraphernalia > Pipe lighters

Preferred term

Pipe lighters  

Definition

  • Shallow bowls for holding the embers or coals used in lighting pipes before the invention of friction matches; usually had handles and feet, and were accompanied by tongs and, sometimes, a tray

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Braziers, smokers
  • Lighters, pipe
  • Pipe-lighters
  • Smokers' braziers

Notation

  • 118328

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-QD2RPGWG-4

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