167 – PKN Magazine
PKN Magazine nr 167, verschenen in april 2022. Met 6 artikelen (Nederlands).
- Een aardewerk stempel voor patacons? – Bert van der Lingen (pdf)
- The pottery stamp was found in a field between Gouda and Waddinxveen and likely dates to the seventeenth or early eighteenth century, as indicated by the discovery of pipe bowls and production waste. The hand-formed object is made of light-colored clay and decorated with a fleur-de-lis, leaf motifs, and a maker’s mark. Although it resembles a fire cover in shape, its specific grip and markings suggest it was used as a stamp. It was probably intended for decorating patacons, small earthenware discs that were baked into bread and pastries. These patacons were especially popular in the Netherlands, France, and Belgium during festive occasions, but were sometimes banned because bakers used them to reduce the weight of bread.
- Personal gifts from the firm I. van der Want – Fred Tijmstra (pdf)
- The article describes special pipe gifts made around 1900 for prominent individuals as commemorative or promotional items. In 1908, Ivon van der Want in Gouda produced luxurious miniature pipes and cigar holders for Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Hendrik to mark the tenth anniversary of her inauguration. These gifts were richly decorated with the royal coat of arms and presented in elegant cases. The craftsmanship was of high quality, with the engraving carried out by a specialized engraver. Earlier as well, pipes were used as remarkable presentation gifts, such as a box of Gouda pipes sent to Bismarck in 1895. Persons and companies: Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Prince Hendrik, A. de Hoog, Otto von Bismarck, Ivon van der Want, Goedewaagen
- The Order Pipes of Zenith and Zenith Van der Want – Ruud Stam (pdf)
- The article describes the development of new pipe models by De Zenith after the fire in 1980, including the Facet series and various thematic pipes. A notable group is the Order series, designed for the American retail chain Tinder Box, featuring pipes based on historical knightly orders. After the company’s bankruptcy, production was continued by Zenith Van der Want under the leadership of Aart van der Want until 1987. The series includes six orders, such as the Order of St. John, the Teutonic Order, and the Order of the Golden Fleece, with pipes decorated with symbols and dates (not always accurate). These pipes combine decorative design with historical references and were available both individually and as complete sets. Persons and companies: Aart van der Want, De Zenith, Zenith Van der Want, Tinder Box
- The pipe of the month march 2022 – Arjan de Haan (pdf)
- On our website, we highlight an interesting pipe each month. This time, it is a Turkish pipe with an Eastern European design. This remarkable pipe connects East and West. It is well known that most European pipe makers also produced Eastern-style models, so-called chibouk pipes; however, the reverse is far less common. This pipe, made of fine red clay and finished with engobe, gold, and silver, originates from Tophane in Istanbul. Crafted by Hasan and dated 1880, it represents the very highest quality.
- Een briefkaart van de firma Job Clerc uit 1941 – Ewout Korpershoek (pdf)
- The article describes the development of the ceramics and pipe industry in Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie, where pottery production had been central since the 14th century due to suitable clay deposits. In the 18th and 19th centuries, pipe manufacturing also expanded, initially focused on simple mass production, but this sector later declined due to limited variation and increasing competition. The company of Frédéric Pasquier managed to distinguish itself through export, particularly to Italy. Around 1880, Job Clerc gave a new impulse by combining production, trade, and innovation, offering a wide range of pipes and related products such as toys and shooting-gallery figures. After his withdrawal, the business was continued by his daughters and later descendants, until it was ultimately discontinued around 1970 as one of the last traditional French clay pipe factories. Persons and companies: Frédéric Pasquier, Job Clerc, Agnes Clerc, Berthe Clerc, Clerc, Therond.
- A cone-shaped, pottery tobacco pack for “De Rookende Moor” in Zierikzee – Bert van der Lingen (pdf)
- In 2019, the bottom part of a ceramic cone-shaped container (fig. 1) was found in a field in Reeuwijk. Together with this fragment, several misfired tobacco pipes from the firm Goedewaagen and fragments of kiln material from a pipe factory were also found. It is possible that the object was produced in a pottery factory in Gouda (Goedewaagen?). The ashtray in the shape of a cone will have been produced only in or after 1919. The complete text on the cone may have read: “DE ROOKENDE MOOR”, formerly the firm J. Labrand & Sons, established [1814 or 1919?], Zierikzee, 50 grams. Did Peute order these ashtrays in Gouda to give as gifts to visitors of his new tobacco shop, which he had taken over in 1919?