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Description: | Three incomplete early 18th century ceramic clay pipes, two consisting of part of the bowl, the foot and an incomplete stem while the third consists of part of the foot and an incomplete stem. All three stems have a circular stamp which reads JOHN/ SIMS between two lines of curlicues behind the foot.Measurements:58.05x16.51x17.63mm, diameter behind foot c.9.5mm, internal hole diameter 2.65mm inside bowl and 1.94mm at the break; weighs 6.83g.49.43x17.89x21.91mm, diameter behind foot c.10mm, internal hole diameter 2.61mm inside bowl and 2.27mm at the break; weighs 6.79g.46.17x10.45x13.62mm, diameter behind foot c.10.5mm, internal hole diameter 2.38mm infront of foot and 1.91mm at the break; weighs 5.46g.David Higgins comments 'These pipes were made by John Sims, a Winchester pipe maker who married for the first time in 1691, for the second time in 1695 and who took Michael Poor as an apprentice in 1717. The style of the stem stamps - incuse marks placed on top of the stem a short way from the bowl - are typical of early eighteenth century pipes found in central southern England and these examples were probably produced around 1700-1720'.
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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