If you thought it was a Chinese tobacco pipe then you are spot on! The compartment is for storing the tobacco and it would often came with tweezers or tampers as well for easy loading. The bowl is behind the brush on this one.

Image taken at Antiques at Pike Place

6) These are stepped-down in size along the length of each object. They have metal caps on the ends as well, with a slot at the top of the larger end.

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