Pipe bowls & pipe mouthpiece

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These two clay tobacco pipe bowls and mouthpiece were found in the garden of the Old Schoolhouse in Bolton, by Haddington in East Lothian. They date from the 19th century.

The bowl on the left is marked with the initials 'TW' and has a small spur protruding from it. The mouthpiece is decorated with a linear pattern. In most cases the initials on pipe bowls are those of the manufacturer. On this pipe they appear to represent the type of the pipe - e.g. 'The Worker'.

Tobacco reached Scotland from America in the early 17th century and the habit of smoking soon caught on. Tobacco was smoked in clay pipes, which were cheap and disposable. The first clay pipes were imported from the Low Countries.

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• Online ID: 000-190-004-121-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1992.147
• Date: 19th century
  19th century
  
• Material: Clay
  Clay. Inscription: [Shamrock]; MIN... / PI...
  Tobacco pipe / bowl
  Tobacco pipe / mouthpiece
  
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• What: Tobacco pipe / bowl
  Tobacco pipe / mouthpiece
  
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• Where: Scotland, East Lothian, Bolton (From the garden of the Old Schoolhouse)
  Scotland, East Lothian, Bolton (From the garden of the Old Schoolhouse)
  
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• Description: Clay tobacco-pipe bowl with shamrock and `MIN... / PI... ', fromhe garden of The Old Schoolhouse, Bolton, by Haddington, East Lothian, 19th century
  Decorated clay tobacco-pipe mouthpiece, from the garden of the Old Schoolhouse, Bolton, by Haddington, East Lothian, 19th century
  
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