2 intact clay pipes, Black glass and more

[Zodiacdiverdave]

What an awesome way to start the bottle diving season. Five of us got out this morning before the fowl weather hit to kick off the bottle diving season and we weren't disappointed.
The wind was calm and the sun was peaking through the clouds helping out with the visibility. At the first of the dive I felt something tugging on my buoy line and when I surfaced my tender told me a young seal was playing with my buoy and line.
A few nice milks, a 3 piece mold black and a free blown dip mold bottle, lots of clay pipes, two crocks and a piece from a bag pipe, plus some other goodies.
Group shot of all the finds. (Cick on the pic and then click again to enlarge)


My finds including a completely intact McDougall clay pipe from Glascow Scotland.


John's intact clay pipe, and his crock ink well along with some other finds of his. The piece in the lower left corner is from a bag pipe.


Gille's beautiful navy bowl.


The dive was in 80ft of water, vis was about 5 ft. the current was ripping and water temp was 52*F....Perfect.
ZDD

 

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[Greylock]

Awesome pipes. Need to get myself one. The navy bowl is a great find

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Well glad you guys got in the water.
5' of vis. what a strange world, "something" like middle of the woods, pitch dark, with only a birthday candle.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Awesome pipes. Need to get myself one. The navy bowl is a great find

Didn't notice the anchor on the bowl, cool.

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Well glad you guys got in the water.
5' of vis. what a strange world, "something" like middle of the woods, pitch dark, with only a birthday candle.

That's about it, and if you happen to kick up the silt it goes from 5 ft to nothing in a hurry.
Dave

 

[TNGUNS]

Wow......... incredible to think about what must be waiting for you down there. Congrats

 

[flatbutton]

Nice! I try and steer clear of the water especially when it's cold! Maybe that's why I don't have awesome finds like yours! Congrats!

 

[The Patriot]

That was a great dive there...you never know what your going to bring up...Congrats

 

[ironhorse]

Those finds are being kept safe down there!

Not easy to get to them makes them all the sweeter!

Very nice

 

[pepperj]

Congrats on the whole pipes a rare find in the field dirt, the navy bowel is a nice find also. What's the item with the large barnacles?

 

[leslie(nova scotia)]

Awesome me bouy. The bowl is it White Star lie?

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Congrats on the whole pipes a rare find in the field dirt, the navy bowel is a nice find also. What's the item with the large barnacles?

That is actually a piece from a bag pipe. I guess someone on a ship didn't like bagpipe music and chucked the thing overboard.
ZDD

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Awesome me bouy. The bowl is it White Star lie?

No, that's from the British Navy, I think. I will be researching that piece.
ZDD

 

[pepperj]

That is actually a piece from a bag pipe. I guess someone on a ship didn't like bagpipe music and chucked the thing overboard.
ZDD

I could see their point.

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

What an outstanding bunch of finds Dave. Love the ceramics and stoneware, and those pipes are a great find. Do those date to the mid-to-late 1800s?

 

[texasvarmit]

Zodiac,
great finds! I think that piece of bagpipe must have been from my great great grandfather who was a McB*****.
The clay smoking pipes are GREAT! the inkwell and the pottery bottle is super great also, as is the navy cup.

go out in a Zodiac boat? Same boat that Cousteau made famous. You must be a great diver to go in that cold water.

 

[ironhorse]

I could see their point.

What?
Don't you enjoy the sound of a sick goose choking on a broken kazoo?

 

[jewelerguy]

awesome finds!

 

[bottlehunterofcoscob]

Wow cool stuff. Those black glass bottles are OLD. Great finds.

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

What an outstanding bunch of finds Dave. Love the ceramics and stoneware, and those pipes are a great find. Do those date to the mid-to-late 1800s?

Yea, I think all but one of the bowls are 1800s , I will be checking the hole sizes tomorrow.
ZDD