I started out looking for just pipes, but the rest of the great stuff on the beach changed my mind. However, my quest to find a complete, or as near to complete pipe and stem continues. I'm told that the stems can range from about 6 inches to up to 18 inches. Below are my favorite pipes with a bit of stem and another picture of just pipe bowls. Some of the bowls have a design on them, or a makers initials on them. They range in age from the late 1600's ( the smaller, thicker bowls, to a larger size, dating to mid to late 1700"s to early 1800's. Now that weed is now legal to smoke in Washington and Colorado, I may have a thriving business for the pipes. Their one shot smoke capability makes them perfect for the quick hitter!
Mudlarking on the Thames river for fun and adventure. An American perspective on a London tradition!
Friday, September 27, 2013
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Picking up the big pieces.....
On one trip to the foreshore I decided to pick up larger items such as pottery pieces, bottle parts, nails, tiles, and just about anything that seemed like it had some interesting feature. Some had marks on the bottoms, others had finger imprints, others just make you wonder who used this last. I particularly like picking up the handles of old tea cups, mugs and jugs.
some history......what do you think?
some history......what do you think?
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
My first collection of stuff Mudlarking
Wow, I was like a small child grabbing all the candy when the Pinata breaks and spills onto the floor. Bones, china, glass, clay pipe stems, pipe bowls, pottery, rusty nails, bent metal and just about anything that seemed old and interesting. After a few hours i had about 10 lbs of treasure. Now it was time to get back to my hotel, and rinse off the mud and see what I had accumulated
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And in the beginning....
so, after about 8 trips to the foreshore, i've decided to share my finds with my friends, co workers, and any enthusiast of mudlarking. I've learned quite a bit already from reading the blogs of some serious mudlarks and historians easily accessed on Google. My collecting started with picking up just about anything, thinking everything was a "treasure".. hence the 800 pipe stems i now have in a plastic jug. ha ha.
Now, I take a longer look, and try to pick up things I believe are different, appealing, and fun to have. Always in search of the complete pipe, i still have a fondness for the clay pipes of yesteryear, and save just about every bowl or small pipe I come across. I have photographed most of my finds, so I can categorize them by age, use, distinction and use. I hope you enjoy this effort
Now, I take a longer look, and try to pick up things I believe are different, appealing, and fun to have. Always in search of the complete pipe, i still have a fondness for the clay pipes of yesteryear, and save just about every bowl or small pipe I come across. I have photographed most of my finds, so I can categorize them by age, use, distinction and use. I hope you enjoy this effort
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