Pipe makers' marks - Page 5

17th and 18th Century Marked Clay Tobacco Pipes From Ferryland, NL

Pipemark RVB/SID/NEY Incuse
Pipemark RVB/SID/NEY Incuse
RVB/SID/NEY Incuse. Stamped or mould imparted on the stem. Initials RS sometimes moulded on sides of heel. Stem bore size: 5/64ths. Mark identified as Reuben Sydney, Southhampton pipemaker 1687-1748. Refer to Oswald 1975:173; Walker 1971:81.
Pipemark REUB/ENSI/DNEY Incuse
Pipemark REUB/ENSI/DNEY Incuse
REUB/ENSI/DNEY Incuse. Stamped or mould imparted on the stem. Initials RS sometimes moulded on sides of heel. Stem bore size: 5/64ths. Mark identified as Reuben Sydney, Southhampton pipemaker 1687-1748. Refer to Oswald or Walker (above). Different stamp from above example.
Pipemark IG Incuse
Pipemark IG Incuse
IG Incuse. Stamped on pipestem. Flower/Fleur de lys decoration between lettering. Stem bore size: 6/64ths. Stem fragment only. This style of mark on the stem of a pipe dates from 1675-1725 and is common in the North-East and Central Southern England (Oswald 1975:79).
Pipemark H/EDWA/RDS Relief
Pipemark H/EDWA/RDS Relief
H/EDWA/RDS Relief. Moulded cartouche on the right side of bowl. Stem bore size: 6/64ths. Moulded cartouche on the right side of the pipe bowl is a popular style in Bristol and the West Country from 1700-80 (Oswald 1975:70). Both pipe bowl and mark identified as Bristol pipemaker Henry Edwards 1699-1727. Refer to Walker 1977:1418.
Pipemark R/TIPP/ET Relief
Pipemark R/TIPP/ET Relief
R/TIPP/ET Relief. Moulded cartouche on the right side of bowl. Pipe bowl fragment, no stem bore measurement. Moulded cartouche on the right side of a pipe bowl is a popular style in Bristol and the West Country from 1700-80 (Oswald 1975:70). Identified as Robert Tippet II or III. Robert II (1678-1713 poss. to 1720); Robert III (1713 poss. to 1720). Refer to Walker 1977:1493.
Pipemark ER Relief
Pipemark ER Relief
ER Relief. Moulded cartouche on the right side of bowl. Stem bore size: 5/64ths. Moulded cartouche on the right side of a pipe bowl is a popular style in Bristol and the West Country from 1700-80 (Oswald 1975:70). Mark of Edward Reed, Bristol pipemaker (1706-23, poss to 1735). Refer to Walker 1977:1478.
Pipemark E Reed Relief
Pipemark E Reed Relief
E Reed Relief. Moulded cartouche on the right side of bowl. Stem bore size: 5/64ths. Moulded cartouche on the right side of a pipe bowl is a popular style in Bristol and the West Country from 1700-80 (Oswald 1975:70). Both pipe bowl and mark identified as Edward Reed, Bristol pipemaker (1706-23, poss to 1735). Refer to Walker 1977:1478.
Pipemark W/TIPP/ET Relief
Pipemark W/TIPP/ET Relief
W/TIPP/ET Relief. Moulded cartouche on the right side of bowl fragment. Fragment of pipe bowl only. Moulded cartouche on the right side of a pipe bowl is a popular style in Bristol and the West Country from 1700-80 (Oswald 1975:70). Mark identified as William Tippet I or II, Bristol pipemaker. William Tippet I (1689/90-1727/8), William Tippet II (1713-22). Refer to Walker 1977:1502.
Pipemark HH Incuse
Pipemark HH Incuse
HH Incuse. Stamped on back of bowl facing smoker. Pipe bowl fragment, no bore measurement. Mark identified as Henry Hoar (1699-1739), Bristol pipemaker who took over the pipe moulds of R. Tippet. Refer to Walker 1977; Oswald 1975:86.
Pipemark IB Relief
Pipemark IB Relief
IB Relief. Moulded cartouche on the right side of bowl fragment. Stem bore size: 5/64ths. Moulded cartouche on the right side of a pipe bowl is a popular style in Bristol and the West Country from 1700-80 (Oswald 1975:70). Identified by Mark (1967:21) as Bristol manufacture and dating from 1690-1740. Many makers from this period, See Oswald 1975 or Walker 1977 for list.
Pipemark IS Relief
Pipemark IS Relief
IS Relief. Moulded cartouche on the right side of bowl. Stem bore size: 5/64ths. Moulded cartouche on the right side of a pipe bowl is a popular style in Bristol and the West Country from 1700-80 (Oswald 1975:70). Many makers from this period, See Oswald 1975 or Walker 1977 for list.