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PIPE (SMOKING)
Unique ID: WAW-A9B897
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete fragment of a clay tobacco pipe bowl of late Post Medieval date (c.1686).
The pipe fragment measures 48.24mm length, bowl diameter 20.72mm, heel diameter 13.75mm, stem diameter 9.86mm, bore diameter 2.89mm, weight 13.7 grams.
The information within this report is taken from information provided by MrRexKey of Broseley Pipe Museum to which sincere thanks are extended.
It is a Broseley style pipe, similar to David Atkinson's Broseley Type 3a classification, with an oval heel, dated to c. 1670-1680. The relief heel mark is incomplete and consists of the initials WS within a rectangular style cartouche, with wavy lines above and below the initials. The initials have been identified as probably those belonging to William Savage, a Much Wenlock pipemaker until his death in 1686.
The pipe shows signs of burnishing (straight, smoothing strokes) and rouletting - all typical Broseley finishing techniques.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1686
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 48.24 mm
Weight: 13.7 g
Diameter: 20.72 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Newport and District History Society
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Telford and Wrekin (Unitary Authority)
District: Telford and Wrekin (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Newport (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SJ7318
Four figure Latitude: 52.758926
Four figure longitude: -2.401526
1:25K map: SJ7318
1:10K map: SJ71NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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