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[[Wiener Kaffeehauspfeife]]n (viennese coffee house pipes) are a special type of [[clay | [[Wiener Kaffeehauspfeife]]n (viennese coffee house pipes) are a special type of [[clay]] pipes where only the stummel is made of unglazed clay. The shank is often made of wood and the mouthpiece may be made from horn. | ||
<blockquote><q>As early as the late 18th century, some Viennese coffee houses had their own rooms for smokers. Business-minded coffee house owners offered their guests pipes stuffed with tobacco as a service. They only paid for the tobacco, the use of the pipe was free. Which brings us to the classic Viennese coffee house pipe of the 19th century. Its tall, slender head with six facets, made of white pipe clay, is easy to recognize. In the ornament-friendly 19th century, of course, the charming ornamentation could not be missing. The repertoire included geometric patterns, delicate tendrils, flowers, vases and figures. These pipes intended for the Austro-Hungarian market were made in workshops in the [[Centers of pipe production in Germany#Kannenbäckerland / Westerwald|Westerwald]], Germany, southeast of Cologne - well into the 20th century. The astonishingly long stems were mostly made of cherry or sour cherry wood. In order to have enough suitable wood available for their production, trees were planted near Vienna, in Theresienfeld in Lower Austria. One can only hope that the horn mouthpieces of the rental pipes were replaced and washed after use ...</q><ref>https://stadtarchaeologie.at/aus-der-wundertuete-wiener-kaffeehauspfeifen/</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote><q>As early as the late 18th century, some Viennese coffee houses had their own rooms for smokers. Business-minded coffee house owners offered their guests pipes stuffed with tobacco as a service. They only paid for the tobacco, the use of the pipe was free. Which brings us to the classic Viennese coffee house pipe of the 19th century. Its tall, slender head with six facets, made of white pipe clay, is easy to recognize. In the ornament-friendly 19th century, of course, the charming ornamentation could not be missing. The repertoire included geometric patterns, delicate tendrils, flowers, vases and figures. These pipes intended for the Austro-Hungarian market were made in workshops in the [[Centers of pipe production in Germany#Kannenbäckerland / Westerwald|Westerwald]], Germany, southeast of Cologne - well into the 20th century. The astonishingly long stems were mostly made of cherry or sour cherry wood. In order to have enough suitable wood available for their production, trees were planted near Vienna, in Theresienfeld in Lower Austria. One can only hope that the horn mouthpieces of the rental pipes were replaced and washed after use ...</q><ref>https://stadtarchaeologie.at/aus-der-wundertuete-wiener-kaffeehauspfeifen/</ref></blockquote> | ||