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Title: This afternoon Post by: scara on August 24, 2016, 10:02:01 PM Out for a bit this afternoon, nothing really of note apart from the heat haze coming off of the ground :P and the sun burning the top of my head.
However one of the signals when turning the soil I thought I had unearthed a clay pipe as well, but this was the signal, this is something I have never found before a pewter pipe bowl ,it is quite brittle and damaged but nicely patterned. Second item I am assuming is some form of decorative piece ?, again made from I think pewter. (http://i67.tinypic.com/33uu3qg.jpg) (http://i66.tinypic.com/2ro5ls7.jpg) (http://i63.tinypic.com/2v3g77p.jpg) (http://i66.tinypic.com/69ncsn.jpg) Title: Re: This afternoon Post by: jayhay69 on August 25, 2016, 03:34:24 PM ive seen those pipe bowls before but cant remember where
Title: Re: This afternoon Post by: Val Beechey on August 25, 2016, 05:35:54 PM Looks like an old Xmas tree lantern. Modern ones have glass inserts and a little light inside. That one might have been painted.
Odd but interesting find. Title: Re: This afternoon Post by: congerman on August 25, 2016, 06:50:51 PM interesting finds well saved
Title: Re: This afternoon Post by: dingdong on August 25, 2016, 08:03:33 PM Very different finds indeed,thanks for showing..👍
Title: Re: This afternoon Post by: ancientpat on August 25, 2016, 09:19:25 PM I build model boats and the one item looks like the lanterns on the stern of a model galleon.
Pat. ;) ;) Title: Re: This afternoon Post by: scara on August 25, 2016, 09:26:35 PM Pat
That would sort of make sense, the bottom of it does have a rusted away fitting, it would be a big model mind. It came from a field where I have had a couple of medieval pieces, but main finds on there coin wise are all young head Victoria coins, strangely nothing later than this though. Title: Re: This afternoon Post by: hotmill on August 26, 2016, 09:34:40 AM Think the bowl thing is part of a candle snuffer, handle part missing.
Title: Re: This afternoon Post by: Dungbeetle on August 26, 2016, 11:19:51 AM The " pipe bowl " is unusual but I don't think it's for smoking tobacco as you wouldn't be able to pick it and the smoke would sear your lungs, perhaps a toy one for budding young smokers !! Just like we had sweet cigarettes when I was a kid.
Title: Re: This afternoon Post by: wagis on August 26, 2016, 01:15:22 PM Oh come on Chris I can't imagine you remembering been a kid it was that long ago lol
Title: Re: This afternoon Post by: Dungbeetle on August 26, 2016, 01:25:24 PM Oh come on Chris I can't imagine you remembering been a kid it was that long ago lol I'm glad you're not playing out on Sunday George :-* :-* :-*Title: Re: This afternoon Post by: hotmill on August 26, 2016, 01:40:22 PM Oh come on Chris I can't imagine you remembering been a kid it was that long ago lol He was 11 years old before Tobacco came to this country George ;D Title: Re: This afternoon Post by: jimjoiner on August 26, 2016, 02:03:47 PM Nice finds. Very interesting.
Title: Re: This afternoon Post by: scara on August 26, 2016, 03:26:44 PM found a very similar recorded one.
Cast pewter pipe bowl, 1700-1900. The bowl is sub-conical with a pattern of raised dots on the lower half of the bowl, separated from the upper half of the bowl with an arched motif. The top half of the bowl is plain. Agree with Chris, the tobacco would certainly generate some heat through the stem hole, it would be like breathing fire Title: Re: This afternoon Post by: Dungbeetle on August 26, 2016, 04:47:02 PM Oh come on Chris I can't imagine you remembering been a kid it was that long ago lol He was 11 years old before Tobacco came to this country George ;D Title: Re: This afternoon Post by: wagis on August 26, 2016, 06:25:25 PM Hey Will, I reckon he remembers the great potato famine in the 1800s as well
Title: Re: This afternoon Post by: Dungbeetle on August 26, 2016, 10:38:55 PM Hey Will, I reckon he remembers the great potato famine in the 1800s as well You wait till we get home rule, you'll be the first on the train home :D :D :D |