Adrienne,

Thank you very much for your quick reply to my email. I would definitely
be interested in obtaining the addresses of the individuals in the Society
for Clay Pipe Research in England for further correspondance.You mentioned
that I might be able to find someone to help at a local University.
I happen to be  a geology graduate student at the University of Georgia so
I will check with the archaelogy department to see if someone close by can
help. Thank you again for your assistance.

Cheers,

Lisa Miller


On Fri, 19 Mar 1999, Adrienne Roberts wrote:

>
> Lisa
>
>
> clay pipes are one of the most common things found on any archaeological
> site, and there is tons of info on them.
>
> first thing to look for is whether there are any marks on the pipe which
> refer to a place, or initials or designs.  then, alhtough this isn't
> fool-proof as there are a lot of regional differences, look at the hole
> (if it is present) which is the bore-hole...and then take some drill bits,
> which are divided as 3/64, 4/64, etc, and whichever fits comfortabley n
> the hole is the bore size of the pipe.  generally, the smaller the bore
> size is, the younger the pipe is.
>
> look at the size and shape of the pipe bowl...is it small or is it pretty
> big.  however, they are so common and there are so many out there.. the
> best bet is to take a picture of it, make any remarks about makers' marks,
> initials, etc and apply for help from a local expert...trust me, people
> LOVE pipes, and i'm sure that someone in a local university would direct
> you to someone.  also, there is the society for clay pipe research, which
> is in England.  you can contact them and they would be most willing to
> help.  i'm a member and can give you some addresses to someone who can
> help you out wiht it.  there are lots of books on the shelves dealing with
> pipes...the best are the british archaeological reports and it is a 14
> volume series entitled the archaeology of the clay tobacco pipe, adn there
> is a book that is a classic called clay pipes for the archaeologist by
> adrian oswald.  but, the best bet is to take it to someone.
>
> anyway, if you need more info or want those addressed, just email me and
> let me know.
>
> good luck
> adrienne
>
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