Record ID: LANCUM-48E257
Object type: PIPE TAMPER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy post-medieval pipe tamper, dating to the period AD c.1700-c.1900. The lower part of the object consists of a circular plate radiating outwards from the standing foot, culminating in a flat base. This base would be used for tamping down the tobacco in the bowl of a pipe as it is being packed, as well as for crushing the ash together to aid relighting. The object has a brown patina.The length is 24mm, diameter is 22mm and the weight 9.14g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th April 2018
Last updated: Sunday 20th May 2018
Spatial data recorded.