Colonial surface finds SC Clay pipe with ash in bowl ...id help?

[bronco]

My son and I hit a nearby construction site and found a few things.
This was the largest clay pipe piece we've found to date. The china and glass pieces are typical of what we find around here.
(Coastal SC)

Anyone on the board know if this pipe can be tied to a time range by the style.
Surface find and had just been broken by ground clearing. Didn't find the other side but bowl still full of ash.

Cool!
Any thoughts on the items appreciated.

 

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[FreeBirdTim]

You can estimate the age of a clay pipe by measuring the diameter of the stem. This website might help to date your pipe:



https://nmscarcheologylab.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/spotlight-on-pipe-stems/

 

[bronco]

That is amazingly helpful thanks so much. I'll measure it if I can and post back
that's wild

 

[A2coins]

Well done really cool relic

 

[Whyme]

Very cool find!

 

[bronco]

Thanks for the great info as always. I measured the dia of hole best I could and I think it fits the later (smaller dia) time frame.
I've been checking to see if any others are reported with the tobacco ash still in tact and I haven't seen any. It's obviously packed with black ash.
The guys last smoke i guess. Hope it wasn't a grave site. What ever the case it will be developed soon for the next generation of Americans looking to make a new home for themselves and family. I've found similar blown glass bottle necks and round bottoms from case bottles. Lots of history and mysteries still to be solved.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Very nice pipe bowl and stem.

 

[DownNDirty]

You can use drill bits (the x/64 inch sizes) to accurately measure the hole diameter.

 

[Hawks88]

Nice old pipe save. Congrats!

 

[A2coins]

really cool