Pipe and tobacco
This is a little clay pipe that I found on the Thames foreshore at Blackfriars recently. The part shown here is about 1.5" long. I haven't been able to find out anything about it or date it, but I think the probability is that it is 19th century, but could be earlier. The face, particularly in profile looks African. The shore is often littered with remnants of clay pipes at low tide, but this is the first decorated one I have come across.
Pipe and tobacco
This is a little clay pipe that I found on the Thames foreshore at Blackfriars recently. The part shown here is about 1.5" long. I haven't been able to find out anything about it or date it, but I think the probability is that it is 19th century, but could be earlier. The face, particularly in profile looks African. The shore is often littered with remnants of clay pipes at low tide, but this is the first decorated one I have come across.