Hemp container

Description

Small tin for Bulwark Cut Plug tobacco, by W.D. and H.O. Wills, used to house hemp and thread for bagpipes, associated with Pipe Major Ronald Mackenzie, c. 1900

Museum reference

H.1995.788 O

Collection

Culture

Object name

Hemp container

Production information

W.D. and H.O. Wills, Manufacturer of tin

Date

c. 1900

Materials

Tin, Hemp, Thread

Physical description

Tin

Associations

Retailer: W.D. and H.O. Wills
Previous owner: Mackenzie, Ronald, 1900 (fl.)

References

Baines, Anthony. Bagpipes. Occasional Paper on Technology 9, Oxford University Press, 1973.