Record

Title	Clay pipes
Repository	Harrow Museum Collection
Ref No	HMC/A/2/2007:35
ObjectNumber	2007:35
Date	17th-19th Century
Description	Collection of clay pipes from 17th, 18th, 19th centuries. Fifty-two (52) clay pipes in total.
Provenance	Found in Harrow area, surface and fieldwork finds, not excavated.
Comments	Seven on display in Museum, 1610-1770. Tobacco was introduced to England in 1573. At first it was expensive, so clay pipes were small. Over time tobacco became cheaper, and by the Georgian period pipes had wider bowls and elongated stems.
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Object Name	Pipe (tobacco)
Materials	Ceramic
Location	In Storage

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