Old pipe

[EARTHWORKS]

hi guys:


could this a old pipe that was not completed.

let me know thanks ( found in Harlem 116th st. at a 10 feet down)

earthworks...

 

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[jeff of pa]

I Don't Know Earthworks, But it's really Cool.

I wish I found that for my Collection.

CONGRATS !

Jeff

 

[hollowpointred]

that is remarkable!! im sure it is a pipe! 10 feet down! thats a real piece of history there. best thing found in a while! great piece!

 

[jeff of pa]

Is that Maby Made from an Animal Horn ?

Top pic looks like Bone, or Tusk

 

[silverswede]

looks to be made from a piece of deer antler. It is a beautiful crafted work for sure.

 

[EARTHWORKS]

Hi Guys:

I cant take credit for the find. My neighbor found while working in Manhatten running conduit under the streets. He has found a treasure trove of finds. I just introduced him to the forum and hope he will soon post with the name ( citydigger). You got to see this stuff!
earthworks....

 

[EARTHWORKS]

It says" old man see at the fence" something like that.
The bowl has a threaded hole but the length of it was never bored out.

 

[jeff of pa]

1892 was a year before the Worlds Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

I wonder IF it is related




there was also an outbreak of Typhoid Fever in Chicago, in 1892.

The Person making it, May not have Survived.

However, How did it get to New York then ?

 

[gord]

Souvenir, not meant for actual use?

 

[dano91]

Wow! nice find. The Skrimshaw on it makes all the difference in the value of the piece. I wonder if it might be Narwhale horn?

 

[john adams]

looks like a handle for something maybe a cane?

 

[hollowpointred]

looks like a handle for something maybe a cane?

hmmm now that you mention it, the mouthpiece of the pipe looks too big to fit in your mouth. maybe it is a cane handle.

 

[WheatbackDigger]

"Is it.....a billion dollar pipe?"

 

[Wetgreenie]

"Is it.....a billion dollar pipe?"

Good one! I loved that movie (national treasure)

I would put in a vote for it being a cane handle too.
It seems to make sense espesially being a threaded hole.

I can't wait to see the rest of the stuff.....

 

[cheese]

I'd say cane handle too. Very cool!