Civil War era Pipe ?

[nova treasure]

I found this pipe yesterday while doing some digging here under the house. It was among ALOT of pottery pieces and almost complete dinnerware pieces. My home was built in the 1800's and has been added on a couple of times. It actually seems with all the pottery shards and other finds that they might have just dumped a bunch of unwanted things and shallow buried it and than built over it .

Anyway the pipe stem has been broken off some but it clearly reads: Grout & Williams on the one side and Clifton st. SW on the other side. I am hoping someone might have some info on the makers and more precise time era.

Thanks, Bill

 

[Don in SJ]

Bill

Have not found much, but appears they were from London and the era would be Victorian, sorry, hopefully someone has more data for you.


http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/ads...mination/pdf/vol02/vol02_16/02_16_410_413.pdf

Don

 

[goverton]

Which way was this pointing when you dug it uP? Might want to go 7 feet that direction OR go 7 feet or pases that direction or SW direction. Also, keep digging where you dug this up....might be more Good stuff there under the trash.

 

[trixie charger]

Don, Im with ya. Thats all I could dig up after an hour of looking.

 

[nova treasure]

Bill

Have not found much, but appears they were from London and the era would be Victorian, sorry, hopefully someone has more data for you.


http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/ads...mination/pdf/vol02/vol02_16/02_16_410_413.pdf

Don

Thanks Don, I have been trying to find more info, but haven't found anything yet to show info that it's earlier than Victorian. Thank you for the info, I was happy that there was enough stem to get a makers name. it don't happen often on the clays.

Bill

 

[BioProfessor]

The maker of your pipe is listed in this article.

http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q...PaP1MY&sig=AHIEtbRkMERXOZOpfiOsu0Gpy4ueaXcXoQ

Link is longer than the pipe.

Hope it helps.

Daryl

 

[Hill Billy]

Who did you buy this off of?
Keep digging Bill, I can tell the ground is frozen when your resorting to digging under the house.
We will get above freezing before too long I hope.
Nice find bud.

Hill

 

[nova treasure]

Who did you buy this off of?
Keep digging Bill, I can tell the ground is frozen when your resorting to digging under the house.
We will get above freezing before too long I hope.
Nice find bud.

Hill

Wasn't a plan to dig under the house, but didn't want a short in the newly installed electric pipe tape, so i was rewarded for the trouble.