Guest calabash digger Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 We hit a new site yesterday and this amazing Pipe Bowl showed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kac Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Is that bone? Very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest calabash digger Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 clay I think.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 That is a neat find. Do you estimate 18th century or early 19th activity at that site? I suspect it is made of fired clay and would have had a wooden tenon fitted with a Cherrywood or reed stem. This suggest a "better quality" pipe than the more common all clay Tavern type pipe. You could restore it fairly easily for display. You could actually place it in the hot ash of a wood fire to rejuvenate it and it would come out clean and snow white just as it was when made. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest calabash digger Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 We always date these as Civil War era or before...I have need heard how to restore pipes..Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Restoration is common among pipe collectors and a lot of satisfying fun. Mostly done on wooden bowls but also old clays. That style is called a Straight Dutch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Also it should have a Makers mark on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest calabash digger Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Thanks! No makers mark that I can see.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn in CO Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Very nice find! Just think of the stories it could tell. Thanks for saving history! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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