brutal hot hunt pays off w/ colonial era pipe (late 1700 early 1800 era) (photo)

ivan salis · Jul 22, 2010

I suffered for this prize -- 1 1/2 hours of 110 degree "heat index" type heat ---but I got this lil "smoking" hot beauty for my efforts along with 3 coins --a late 1700 / early 1800 era time frame red clay (brown walnut colored type glazing ) colonial / indain trade type tobbaco pipe bowl --it would have had a cat tail type "reed" or turkey feather quill type stem long ago.--shes totally intact and except for being "weather worn color wize on one side --otherwize in perfact shape --it was a "eyeball" surface find while metal detecting in the scorching hot florida heat . :icon_thumright:

fathead · Jul 22, 2010

Re: smoking hot to day -- 110 degree feels "heat index" hunt pays off

:dontknow:

This is a bit too criptic even for me.

-Fathead

Sorry!! Your post and pictures did not show up the first time I viewed it. That is quite a find.

-FH

collector01 · Jul 22, 2010

Re: smoking hot to day -- 110 degree feels "heat index" hunt pays off

Great looking pipe! I always love finding pipes. :thumbsup:

dwayne sueno · Jul 22, 2010

Re: smoking hot today -- 110 degree "heat index" hunt pays off with a pipe (photo)

sweet pipe, ivan.
smoking hot, indeed...

Tennessee Treasure Hunter · Jul 22, 2010

Re: brutal hot hunt pays off w/ colonial era (late 1700 early 1800 era) pipe (photo)

very nice pipe, congrats!!

HISPAN · Jul 22, 2010

Be careful with the heat ..... can give the Head and leave on with the real owners of our relics :icon_pale:

! Nice pipe. :thumbsup:

teleman 2525 · Jul 22, 2010

very cool find

ivan salis · Jul 23, 2010

yes i shocked thats it totally intact ( there no damage on it -- except for the fact that one side is tan brown colored from being exposed to the sun while the other side ( facing the earth ) is a deep walnut color - both sides -glaze finish is still intact however )-- its still as "usible" as the day it was made -- I'm thinking of finding a "cat tail" plant and making a "reed" tip end for it to restore it to its "proper" look .

gmanlight · Jul 23, 2010

That pipe is smokin. :laughing9:

AGCoinHunter · Jul 23, 2010

Nice find Ivan. Thats a beauty.

CRUSADER · Jul 23, 2010

that is by far the best find I've seen you post - very cool piece :headbang:

ivan salis · Jul 23, 2010

well crusader just got my own "scanner" so now i can "post" my own finds without bugging the missus -- before only she had a "scanner printer" --it was in her room and she does NOT like HER computer messed with, so to post something required that i sweet talk her away from watching the telly and scan post a item for me --a major pain in the ---- . -- i agree i like the pipe too. for a guy that digs up saxon and roman coins to say its nice -- :headbang:

rocks