3D model of Meerschaum pipe which is part of the Uetz collection. Karl Uetz (1914–1998) was a private collector and owner of a large mollusc collection. In addition to thousands of snail and mussel shells, the collection also contains approximately 200 art and everyday objects as well as ethnographic objects. The collection was purchased by the NHMW in 1974 and digitised in 2025. **Object**: Meerschaumpfeife von 1872 **Inventory number**: NHMW-ZOO-MO-0081100-ETH-052 **Collection**: NHMW, 3rd Zoological Dept., Collection Mollusca (curator: Anita Eschner) Find out more about the NHMW [here](http://www.nhm.at/en). Text by A. Eschner Scanned & edited by M. Preslmayr & A. Haider(NHMW) Scanner: Artec Space Spider Contribution to the digitization project „Einsichten in die gesellschaftspolitische Dimension des NHMW über die Jahrhunderte von der Prägung des Wissenschafts-Verständnisses bis zum Nationalpark in der Lobau“ funded by the BMWKMS.