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Pipe - Clay, Thomas White & Co., Edinburgh, 1823-1876 (Part) Reg. No: LL 067536 1

Summary:: This clay tobacco pipe bowl, spur and partial stem was excavated at the Commonwealth Block site between 1988 and 2003. It was manufactured by Thomas White & Co. between 1823 and 1876.

A pipeful of tobacco was long-lasting and its aroma disguised the stench of Melbourne's streets. The short clay pipe favoured by working men was called a 'cutty'. Being made of brittle clay, these pipes broke easily, explaining the abundance of fragments uncovered at Little Lon. Of the pipes excavated, many were decorated with slogans, patriotic symbols, even jokes and caricatures, hinting at the identities of those who smoked them.
Description:: Description for Parent Record:
Clay tobacco pipe bowl, spur and part of the stem. Impressed initials on bowl reads 'TW'. Fragment of a second pipe stem with impressed lettering in an oval reads 'THO. WHITE & CO. EDINBURGH'.
Thomas White & Co., Edinburgh, made pipes between 1823 - 1876.

Discipline:	Archaeology - Historical
Dimensions:	40 mm (Height), 20 mm (Width), 80 mm (Length)

Themes this item is part of:	Little Lon, Little Lon Collection
Primary Classification:	HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
Trench Unit Number:	57/13/85
Inscriptions:	Inscription on stem: THO.WHITE ... Inscription on bowl: TW
Manufacturer:	Thomas White & Co., 1823 - 1876
References:	L.J.Mahony:The Pits: a methodological analysis of artefacts from the CCS