Thanks Fahri. I have both of the pipe books and am familiar with Meerschaum
pipes in historic sites- I am interested to know if anyone has any
information on this pipe in particular, as I've not found one like it any
reference book (yet).
On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Fahri Dikkaya <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Dear Brenna,
>
> It is a meerschaum pipe, and this kind of pipes are very common in 19th
> century, especially victorian age. You can check it in Ben Rapaport's
> books entitled "Collecting Antique Meerschaum Pipes" and "The Complete
> Guide to Collecting Antique Pipes". If you need more information about
> meershaum pipe, you can write me.
>
> Fahri Dikkaya
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I am looking for help with a pipe bowl uncovered from a late 19th century
> > site in Detroit, It is quite unusual- bird or perhaps duck shaped and
> > painted green, blue, yellow and brown. Has anyone run across such a pipe
> > before?
> >
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/weakyknee/8249407173/
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Brenna Moloney
> > PhD student archaeology
> > Wayne State University
> >
>
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