pipe bowl- hippy 60's, 1900's carnival, 1800's ?

[screndname]

found this bowl on the bank of a creek while i was detecting.
60's hippy era,1900's carnival win, 1800's ?
any thoughts or ideas on age?

[Jody007]

Looks like a 19th century clay pipe.

[Trickworm]

^^^^^

[Milhaus]

I would take this to some local antiquarians. Pipes with patterns like that can be pegged to a maker, and a lot of this stuff was local/regional makers. It is definitely hand made for the regular guy pipe smoker.

[taz42o]

http://anthromuseum.missouri.edu/min...linpipes.shtml

This site shows the reed stems.

http://www.ramshornstudio.com/pipe_.htm

[screndname]

i'll put it with my other 19th c. stuff in a glass case. i will also try to track down the maker.

[gameoftag]

I have only ever found broken stem pieces. That is a nice piece.

[mosteve]

Looks like a trade pipe, common in the 1800's from mountainman/french trader era through indian wars to me, you can purchase similar on Ebay in civil war era pipes

[cntrydncr1]

very cool pipe!! congrats