Vintage German white porcelain Gesteckpfeife tobacco pipe sump part section element 3.5"

(1) 3.5" Vintage German white porcelain Gesteckpfeife tobacco pipe sump part. From the first quarter of the 20th century and in original condition. 
Gesteckpfeife, literally meaning “pipe in parts”. As its name suggests, it was composed of several interconnecting parts: a bowl and expansion chamber (also known as a “sump”), where the moisture collected. It was Y-shaped, with one end inserted into the bowl, and the other end inserted into a long tube, the third part, which ended in the mouthpiece, the fourth part. Another interesting feature was the addition of a flexible tube, reminiscent of the hookah. The pipe was designed so that once the smoke left the bowl, it was drawn down into the sump where it would lose moisture, and then be drawn up along the long wooden tube and cooled before reaching the mouthpiece. The shape of the pipe with its almost vertical long tube, the cylindrical bowl almost parallel to the tube and the slightly inclined mouthpiece recall a saxophone
Origin: Germany
Size: 3.5 inches length
Hole sizes: 13 & 17mm
Material: Porcelain
Year: 1920's
Condition: Authentic vintage condition. 
Quantity: 1