Dug Up My First Clay Pipe

VTColonialDigger

Hero Member
Oct 13, 2016
804
2,104
Vermont
Detector(s) used
Garrett Ace 400
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Dug this up in an old dump today. I was very happy with it because I have been wanting to find one for a while.

Claypipe.jpg

The bowl is broken off, but I am still quite happy with it. According to this website it dates between 1820 and 1860.

64fd338441426c922ade4be7d1dd859a.jpg

The one I believe to be like mine is the one on the bottom of the third row. I determined this because of how squared the spike is on the bottom of the bowl.

Wanted to share this find because it a special find for me

GL&HH

VTColonialDigger
 

Upvote 21

Mzjavert

Silver Member
Oct 7, 2011
2,780
2,747
Indiana
Detector(s) used
Bounty Hunter Mark IV
Garrett Ace 350
Garrett Carrot
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Glad you found a bucket lister.
 

CASPER-2

Gold Member
Jan 3, 2012
17,158
19,959
NEW ENGLAND
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
6
Detector(s) used
WHITE'S XLT, PI PRO, GARRETT 2500, 3- FISHER CZ21s, JW FISHER 8X
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting

RVRoamer73

Silver Member
Apr 19, 2016
4,284
8,066
Georgia
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
CTX 3030 Nox 800
Stealth 720i ,RTG 6"
Lesche GS 36
Predator Raptor
TRX pp
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Cool pipe...WTG !!!
 

pepperj

Gold Member
Feb 3, 2009
37,489
138,963
🥇 Banner finds
1
Detector(s) used
Deus, Deus 2, Minelab 3030, E-Trac,
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Congrats on the stem, you can also determine the age by the hole that runs through it. I'd bet that the bowel would be somewhere close as well.
 

Trezurehunter

Gold Member
Mar 22, 2003
17,885
21,474
Illinois / Oklahoma
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
8
Detector(s) used
Minelab Equinox 800 - Fisher CZ 5
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Great find VT. Finding clay pipe bowls, stems, and clay marbles is just as exciting as finding old coins. ( it is for me anyway ). Congrats.
 

against the wind

Gold Member
Jul 27, 2015
24,797
24,977
Port Allegheny, Pennsylvania
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
E-trac, Excalibur, XP Deus, & CTX 3030.
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Well, that is a nice find. I think the area where you found it will more than likely give up more old relics and coins. That's one more pipe than I have recovered. Congrats
 

Underwonder

Bronze Member
Jul 31, 2017
1,645
2,985
RI
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
2
Detector(s) used
White's XLT Spectrum, TRX Pin-pointer, Garrett AT Pro Pin-pointer, Eagle II SL with Bigfoot, Equinox 600, Equinox 800
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
That's a long stem too! I love the other goodies that show up digging metal! I have found a couple of stray teeth...Hoping they were animals'!
 

cjon455

Gold Member
Jun 4, 2012
9,207
11,541
Northeast PA
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Minelab Etrac
Garrett Propointer
Garrett Propointer-AT
Sampson T handle shovel
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
That's a cool find!
 

OP
OP
VTColonialDigger

VTColonialDigger

Hero Member
Oct 13, 2016
804
2,104
Vermont
Detector(s) used
Garrett Ace 400
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Thanks everyone for all the comments! I am going to sift/screen through the dirt I have dug out already and am hoping to find more of the bowl.
 

Top Member Reactions

Users who are viewing this thread

Top