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Description: | An incomplete post-Medieval clay tobacco pipe (c. 1730-c. 1780).This undecorated pipe consists of a bowl and spur and part of the stem. The bowl projects forwards at an angle of about 45° and has a break at the rim. The spur is plain and has no maker's initial marks. Its stem is circular in cross-section. The surface is greyish buff and there is a transverse break on the stem. There is no indication of burning inside the bowl.Length: 70.2mm; width: 21.6mm; thickness: 20.6mm. Weight: 16.12g.A similar shaped clay pipe has been dated c. 1730-1880 (Oswald 1975: 40; fig. 4, ref: 22).
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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