Clay Pipe?

[timekiller]

I've noticed that clay pipes are not showed much on the internet or here that I know of.I was wondering why not.I don't have no whole ones here.But me and my dad have found some very nice pipes and bowls over the years that he has in his collection.They are neat to me as many of them have finger prints and finger nail marks through out the making of them.And are very cool to not only have a piece that old but to see the persons imprint of the making is really neat to me.I've promised to show you guy's one day what we have massed but don't get to see him much anymore but will someday get to it.As it will be a big job though.Anyway I guess what I'm wondering is it that they are not found often in other parts of the states or just not that interresting? Here they are rare to find whole as well can be expected but we have found them and have them.Here we have found quite a few different types and shapes.Was just wondering what others have found else where.These are some pieces I found this past year mding.

 

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[pickaway]

Well in my neck of the woods if ya find a pipe i'd compare it to hitting the lottery,in other words (rare).Congrats on the finds.Ever fire one up?

 

[timekiller]

Well in my neck of the woods if ya find a pipe i'd compare it to hitting the lottery,in other words (rare).Congrats on the finds.Ever fire one up?

Thanks buddy,I was just wondering why maybe that says it all. No never put fire to one use store brought ones for that when it was needed!

 

[Tnmountains]

The only one I ever found was a trade pipe It seems every serious collector/dealer though has a shelf or two of the finest you will ever see. I think they are rare to not be broke. Dork found a good one last year and it was like winning the lottery. Its almost unheard of though to find whole ones in a field or river banks unless a grave is washing out. Most times a very good pipe came from someone who digs graves and ends up on collectors shelfs. Clay pipes like yours are neat because they were easily broke and easily made. Very functionable.
Great finds. Look forward to seeing the other stuff when you have the time.
I dig seeing the fingernail marks and prints also. The hand of man from tribes that slumber

 

[timekiller]

The only one I ever found was a trade pipe It seems every serious collector/dealer though has a shelf or two of the finest you will ever see. I think they are rare to not be broke. Dork found a good one last year and it was like winning the lottery. Its almost unheard of though to find whole ones in a field or river banks unless a grave is washing out. Most times a very good pipe came from someone who digs graves and ends up on collectors shelfs. Clay pipes like yours are neat because they were easily broke and easily made. Very functionable.
Great finds. Look forward to seeing the other stuff when you have the time.
I dig seeing the fingernail marks and prints also. The hand of man from tribes that slumber

Yea don't dig graves buddy! Out here we find them in shell beds where they had settled at one time.You will here though from time to time that someone has found a skull or like from washing out.Me my most amazing thing I remeber washing out was a set of three kettles.One was huge in diameter the other two not as big.But the one was so big if we could had got it, it would had never fit in a pickup truck noway nohow!Never seen nothing like it since.They were washing out of a clay bank but before we could get back to them and think of tring to get them out a developer had moved in and built homes and bulk headed the place over.To this day me and dad always wonder if those rich people know what's under there feet.

 

[Tnmountains]

Wow I would have loved to of then those kettles. How cool would that be. I wonder if they were trade kettles? Think they were copper? Yep we have shell mounds here.They were the trash pits of the Indians. They also served as burial grounds because of ease of digging. Not a walk goes by on the rivers and creeks you will not see some human bones if you pay attention.
Thanks
TnMountains

 

[timekiller]

Wow I would have loved to of then those kettles. How cool would that be. I wonder if they were trade kettles? Think they were copper? Yep we have shell mounds here.They were the trash pits of the Indians. They also served as burial grounds because of ease of digging. Not a walk goes by on the rivers and creeks you will not see some human bones if you pay attention.
Thanks
TnMountains

No buddy,These kettles were made of clay they were pottery.The only thing was you could only get to them on a real low tide.Also being that they were so big and packed in clay bank the recovery would had been a big job to not break.Also we were both at steady jobs to boot at the time that made timing a tide and all even more of a challenge.It was something as I said I've never seen again of any size but the one that was so big I've never seen one nowhere like that.I'll always remember those for the rest of my life.

 

[Tnmountains]

I bet they were burial pots and everything had washed out. That is so cool. I bet they were huge. Erosion scatters and exposes many things. It will be on a river bank for a second and the next wave it is gone forever.
Happy Hunting