Pipe tool

[woody50]

Catalog Number a994-tab-unn
Type Pipe tool
Datering ?
Material Copper alloy
Mass gram 9.8
Size (mm) lwh L 74; W 33
Diameter Ø (mm)
Find Place England

 

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[Tony in SC]

Looks like a tamp.

 

[against the wind]

Interesting find.
Been in the plumbing trade a long time but never used anything like that.

 

[Digger RJ]

Neat!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Hawks88]

Very unusual find. Congrats

 

[woody50]

against the wind, a pipe tamper is for a tabacco pipe, used to stamp the tabacco into the pipe! Nice try!

 

[dirtlooter]

yep, very cool find and an important tool in its day

 

[Whyme]

That is really neat! Congrats!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice find!

 

[Kona Koma]

That’s a very cool find. What history.

 

[woody50]

Here is another that I found and a photo of a modern type

 

[woody50]

Thanks all for all your nice replies!

 

[A2coins]

Drill a hole in its head you would have some cool candle sticks lol