Von Tempsky's Pipe: A Hero's Legacy
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'Von Tempsky's Pipe,' the briar bowl with gilt metal fittings and curved Horn mouthpiece mounted to a varnished back board with applied, hand-written vintage plaque 'Von Tempsky's Pipe. This pipe was found among the possessions of Major Von Tempksy after his heroic death at Ngutu-O-Te-Manu in 1868. Afterwards his widow presented it to Captain Keddell. 'He bequeathed it to his friend, Mr John Harvey of Parnell.' Mr John Harvey being a friend of the vendor's father who had this pipe in his possession for many years. Together with a newspaper cutting detailing 'The Von Tempsky Fund'.
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- Horn - Full horns were used for making drinking vessels and powder horns. A number of larger horns or antlers could be combined together to make furniture and decorative items such as chairs and lamps.
As a material, horn was formerly used in all types of objects such as snuff boxes, lanterns, musical instruments, items for personal grooming, cutlery handles, walking sticks. Some items of horn are finely decorated with silver or mounted in silver.
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