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Description: | Incomplete Post Medieval copper alloy pipe tamper, consisting of the tamping end and the stem only, and probably missing a decorative terminal/ handle.The circular tamping end is 11.2x12mm in diameter with a curved line of corrosino crossing it. It is otherwise flat. A rounded moulding flanks its join with the stem, which is 3-4mm in diameter in section. After a little way this expands abruptly to 7-8mm diameter and then gradually diminishes again to a double moulding before a 2.5mm diameter section of shank, just before the break.The incomplete pipe tamper measures 34.8mm in length and weighs 6.3g. The similarity of shank to two complete examples from Warwickshire suggests the missing part might have consisted of a portrait of Charles I, cf. WAW-4DD4B6 and WAW-FFAD16. 17th century in date.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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PIPE TAMPER
An incomplete Post-Medieval (1600-1850) copper…
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