Tag: Holland

• A Dutch Family

  For centuries the Dutch have understood to produce, handle and enjoy plants and spices, as well as utensils for their usage. This little family in my collection exemplifies one of their fields. Gouda is not just a famous cheese, but home to the Royal House of Goedewaagen which has been making smoking products since 1610 and to Zenith van…

  Sila Blume

  January 2, 2015

  Accessories, Collectibles, Pipes, Tobacco, Vintage Pipes

  ceramics, collectibles, Gouda, Holland, Pipes, Royal Goedewaagen, The Netherlands, Zenith van der Vandt

• Ceramic Pipe

  In Gouda, Holland, there has been a long tradition of pipe making out of clay. It all started with the factory of the firm Zenith through Pieter van der Want in 1749, as he became master pipe maker of the Gouda pipemakers’ guild. The life of the company stretches in succession from father to son over eight…

  Sila Blume

  October 11, 2014

  Collectibles, Pipes, Tobacco, Vintage Pipes

  Ceramic, Collectible, Gouda, Holland, pipe, Porcelain, Vintage, Zenith