The Oldest Tamper in the World.

[Uguccione]

...I think I have it.

My father found it at sea while underwater fishing in the 1950s, along with amphorae, plates and various pottery.
It was an entire load of a Roman ship wrecked not far from the coast of Tuscany. Everything was perfectly preserved because it had sunk into a muddy bottom and remained there for two thousand years.
The only thing to do in these cases is to call the finance office (or in any case the relevant state body) and notify them of the discovery.
WITHOUT TOUCHING ANYTHING.
My father, however, didn't do it and took home a good load of ancient artefacts.
Upon his death we quickly got rid of everything, but I wanted to keep this two-millennia-old copper tamper, also to demonstrate that the ancient Romans already smoked pipes.

 

[Coreios]

Cool piece of history what ever it is. But according to things I've read, no Tamper is older than the 17th century. I'm sure before tampers they did use sticks, their finger, and whatever else.

 

[anotherbob]

...I think I have it.

My father found it at sea while underwater fishing in the 1950s, along with amphorae, plates and various pottery.
It was an entire load of a Roman ship wrecked not far from the coast of Tuscany. Everything was perfectly preserved because it had sunk into a muddy bottom and remained there for two thousand years.
The only thing to do in these cases is to call the finance office (or in any case the relevant state body) and notify them of the discovery.
WITHOUT TOUCHING ANYTHING.
My father, however, didn't do it and took home a good load of ancient artefacts.
Upon his death we quickly got rid of everything, but I wanted to keep this two-millennia-old copper tamper, also to demonstrate that the ancient Romans already smoked pipes.

Love history wish he would have got the thing recorded and documented, however can't really complain because at this point it's ancient history. That's not a tamper by the way, would tell you what it is but the mods might get mad at me so I'll just say it's like tooth pick but you don't want it in that orifice.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Cool piece of history what ever it is. But according to things I've read, no Tamper is older than the 17th century. I'm sure before tampers they did use sticks, their finger, and whatever else.

I think he was being cheeky, like if I used an ancient Sumerian artifact as a tamper in my pipe, it would be an ancient Sumerian tamper

 

[Coreios]

I think he was being cheeky, like if I used an ancient Sumerian artifact as a tamper in my pipe, it would be an ancient Sumerian tamper

Yeah we'll go with that.

 

[kcghost]

It is a common nail of the times. It certainly isn't a tamper, but it sure looks like it could be used that way.

 

[Infantry23]

I was also going to say it looked like a nail.

 

[dPero]

Yes just the nail made 2000 years ago

 

[greeneyes]

Fascinating! So they were nailing people to crosses with pipe tampers back then!

 

[Uguccione]

I repeat, it is a tamper, the scientific community has already expressed itself in this sense. The only problem is that the head is quite large, it works with pots but not with chimneys. This also makes us understand what the shape preferred by the ancient Romans was.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Ancient Norsemen had pipes in their hoards. The Egyptians had pipes. Ancient India had pipes. I just don't think they used them for tobacco.

 

[orlandofurioso]

Fascinating! So they were nailing people to crosses with pipe tampers back then!

" These Romans are crazy ".

 

[hall222]

Super cool piece no matter what it is!

 

[orlandofurioso]

it's a nail.
OK then; a pipe nail .

 

[Uguccione]

Pardon, I wasn't honest. I also kept this beautiful Romanesque lamp with low consumption LED bulb.
The ancient Romans were ahead...

 

[canucklehead]

I'm just happy that it's not another raccoon dick-bone.

 

[greeneyes]

Rome fell, not by the hand of the barbarian hordes, but because they used lead in their cutter tops.

 

[Ahi Ka]

Fascinating! So they were nailing people to crosses with pipe tampers back then!

I thought we all knew Jesus is a pipe smoker

 

[condorlover1]

He smoked 'Parsons Pleasure' since he took one tin and it became seven!

 

[alaskanpiper]

To quote the great Andy Dwyer:

"Anything is a toy if you play with it"