Details Category: Smoking Collection: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection Object Number: A5873 Materials: meerschaum, silver, gilded, mounted and cotton, tassel Measurements: overall: 94 mm x 208 mm 2.42kg type: smoking set credit: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens) Parts Small ivory mouthpiece Small ivory mouthpiece Measurements: length 45 mm width 9 mm Materials: ivory Object Number: A5873 Pt5 type: mouthpieces Small ivory screw on mouthpiece Small ivory screw on mouthpiece Measurements: length 41 mm width 8 mm Materials: ivory Object Number: A5873 Pt6 type: mouthpieces Slender turned ivory mouthpiece in two sections for meerschaum pipe Slender turned ivory mouthpiece in two sections for meerschaum pipe Measurements: length 106 mm width 8 mm Materials: ivory Object Number: A5873 Pt7 type: mouthpieces Mouthpiece, turned ebony Mouthpiece, turned ebony, two screw-in sections separated by globular cornelian stone Measurements: length 78 mm maximum: diameter 14 mm Object Number: A5873 Pt8 type: mouthpieces Curved horn mouthpiece Curved horn mouthpiece, elliptical in section, cylindrical threaded base Measurements: length 144 mm width 19 mm Materials: horn Object Number: A5873 Pt9 type: mouthpieces Elliptical sectioned curved horn mouthpiece Elliptical sectioned curved horn mouthpiece Measurements: length 147 mm width 16 mm Materials: horn Object Number: A5873 Pt10 type: mouthpieces Mouthpiece, small bent variety Mouthpiece, small bent variety, elliptical in section, flared at tip, screw thread on base Measurements: length 54 mm width 11 mm Materials: horn Object Number: A5873 Pt11 type: mouthpieces Green leather strip tinder pouch containing amadon Green leather strip tinder pouch containing amadon, crescent shaped steel stitched into base Measurements: height 74 mm width 69 mm steel: length 74 mm Object Number: A5873 Pt14 type: tinder pouches Case containing smoking set Case containing smoking set, rectangular, hinged lid, 7 compartments, red velvet lined, no key, handle Measurements: length 337 mm width 210 mm depth 86 mm Materials: rose (wood) , brass , velvet and lead Object Number: A5873 Pt15 type: case
Inhaling the smoke from tobacco builds fatty material -- atheroma -- in the heart of the smoker which then damages the inner lining of arteries and also narrows them further, Tapan Ghose, Director & HOD, Cardiology at Fortis Flt
These pests will infest anything from paprika and dry dog food to beans and biscuits, and they can even damage furniture stuffing
According to a report published in Environmental Health Perspectives, the idea that tobacco could be harmful in non-smoke form was first conceived in a 1953 study that involved lab rats
In fact, research shows people who quit smoking experience lower anxiety levels within 6 months
