Pipe makers' marks - Page 5
17th and 18th Century Marked Clay Tobacco Pipes From Ferryland, NL
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
