tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555515594218868773.post8789288402536802764..comments2022-12-13T13:53:58.291+00:00Comments on A Rotherhithe Blog: The foreshore on SaturdayAndiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342690442454499340noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555515594218868773.post-43483501048917893372013-10-14T10:57:16.788+01:002013-10-14T10:57:16.788+01:00Hi Richard. Thanks very much for the comment. It&#...Hi Richard. Thanks very much for the comment. It's always great to have some knowledgeable input. I have a couple of unmarked ones, but two do have markings. I looked them up on the Museum of London's database but was unable to match them to a maker. I'm a bit wary of being on my own in the mud, which can have powerful suction, so I haven't been much beyond the stone areas, butAndiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342690442454499340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555515594218868773.post-72103229322989389232013-10-13T22:25:24.024+01:002013-10-13T22:25:24.024+01:00Hi Andie,
I go onto the foreshore myself quite oft...Hi Andie,<br />I go onto the foreshore myself quite often looking for clay tobacco pipes, which are a particular interest of mine.<br />The form of the pipe is in fact the most accurate way to date a pipe.<br />Most London made pipes were either unmarked or were only marked with initials.<br />which in most cases means they can't be attributed to a particular maker.<br />The plain pipe you Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16487291732212581587noreply@blogger.com