
Sujet
Making Pigtail Tobacco
Légende
Making pigtail tobacco: the tobacco leaves are being spun into a long rope. A boy keeps a type of spinning wheel turning while the man at the bench adds more and more leaves to the rope. Pigtail was used mainly for chewing but could be smoked in a pipe. Wood engraving, London, 1841.
Date
1841
Crédit
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Notre référence
ARP18A08_332
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
60,0Mo (2,0Mo) / 46,6cm x 32,2cm / 5506 x 3809 (300dpi)