Bill D. (VA)
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I love digging these very cool artifacts. Click on photo to enlarge .....
Bill that's a great pile of bowls and stems! I am yet to find a bowl. And I only have 2 stems. At some point I need to dig out some pits at my early sites. I am glad to have one nice early stem that's marked and dates to the last quarter of the 17th century. What's the earliest marked bowl or stem you've found?
I love those old pipes, they are found on colonial sites and scattered Indian contact sites from 1610 to 1820.
They can be dated by makers marks, shape and angle of the bowl and hole diameter. If anyone is interested I can provide more info on the dating methods.
Nice looking collection of pipe stems and bowls Bill, eyeballed a few along the shoreline over the last 2 years...1 nice trade pipe.
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Any idea on the age of this marked one?
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Nice looking collection of pipe stems and bowls Bill, eyeballed a few along the shoreline over the last 2 years...1 nice trade pipe.
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Any idea on the age of this marked one?
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Some great stems and that last bowl is killer buddy. These are the types of finds that are more important to me the deeper I get into this hobby. I want those early items that represent everyday life. You can picture a settler sitting on his porch smoking after a long hard day in the field. I love that the last person to make use of some of this stuff was 300+ years ago. I am excited to start digging out some pits this fall. Many of them will be mid-late 17th century. Very special finds indeed. I'm so glad my eyes were opened to some of these not detectable treasures by people like Bill D. Then shown how to find them by people like my boy Brad (OutdoorAdv). They are incredible treasures and just as important as the metallic finds. Thanks for the post buddy
As you already know Abe, I'll be sifting a very promising trash pit at the end of next week. I've never had much success in the past, but Bill has inspired me, and Brad has taught me (the theory behind) the basics. I have a killer vacation planned but I must say the part I'm looking forward to the most is tearing into that pit. Back to the topic, I hope to find a few pipe pieces. I've always wanted to...
As you already know Abe, I'll be sifting a very promising trash pit at the end of next week. I've never had much success in the past, but Bill has inspired me, and Brad has taught me (the theory behind) the basics. I have a killer vacation planned but I must say the part I'm looking forward to the most is tearing into that pit. Back to the topic, I hope to find a few pipe pieces. I've always wanted to...
Spot on Bill 6/64 looks like a good fit, just incredible I might have a name to go with the relic.I can't tell what size bore hole that pipe has in the bottom pic, but it looks fairly large. If you can measure its diameter using drill bits that will help narrow down the age. Also, that maker's mark could belong to Thomas Owen who was a Bristol pipemaker between 1698 and 1739. If the bore hole ends up being either 5/64" or 6/64" then it might confirm that Owen actually made it.