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PIPE (SMOKING)
Unique ID: WAW-AA7263
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete fragment of a clay tobacco pipe bowl of late Post Medieval date (c.1690).
The pipe fragment measures 55.72mm length, bowl diameter 21.02mm, heel diameter 11.87mm, stem diameter 9.43mm, bore diameter 2.64mm, weight 13.2 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 5a classification, with an oval tailed heel, dated to c. 1680-1720. The relief heel mark is incomplete and consists of a gaunlet surrounded by a circle of pellets (3 of which are visible) within a circular cartouche. To date this particular maker's mark has not been attributed to any individual pipemaker.
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 1690
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 55.72 mm
Weight: 13.2 g
Diameter: 21.02 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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