I Absolutely Love This Auction Description!

[misterlowercase]

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Antique Briar Tobacco Pipe Dug Up On A Victorian Rubbish Tip.
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...and the way that the once smooth pipe has been so extremely weathered as to almost resemble a sandblast in certain sections,

or Wallenstein's driftwood finish...
...highly interesting.
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[johnnyreb]

Reminds me of some of the things that were being found a few yrs ago when most of the old outhouses in the rural county where I live were being dug & excavated.

 

[mso489]

I think the bowl on this baby might be a little unstable under fire, but it is an interesting find. I guess the stamping is long gone.