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stems still intact, constitute the study series. Not a single whole pipe 

 was found. 



All pipes conform to a uniform pattern in style in that beneath the 

 base of the bowl there appeared a short blunt spur too sharp for the 

 pipe to rest upright upon (pi. 15). In most cases the spur was im- 

 pressed with the initials "W" on one side and "D" on the other (pi. 15, 

 5, <?, /,) . If the pipe was held normally in the mouth the "W" always 

 appeared on the left side with the "D" on the right side. The letters lie 

 along the same parallel plane and axis as the stem, with the tops point- 

 ing forward. 



A double concentric circle was impressed on a single specimen in 

 about the same position as the "W" and "D" on other pipes. The spur 

 on this pipe forms a sharper angle with the juncture of the stem and 

 bowl than the first variety (fig. 8). The bowl was impressed with a 

 decoration of leaves and stems in half round that completely covered 

 the exterior (pi. 15, e). 



A third variety has an unmai-ked spur on the same configuration as 

 the concentric circle variety but the bowls are plain with the exception 

 of the initials "T-D," roman-type letters 5 mm. in height, which were 

 impressed on the side of the bowl facing the smoker (pi. 15, d', fig. 8) . 

 No one has been able thus far to identify the manufacturer of this 

 variety. All bowls are of a size and shape characteristic of the late 

 18th or early 19th century. 



On two specimens it was noted that one had the spur worn down 

 considerably on the left side, while on the other it was worn down 

 on the right side. It was thought that this wear might indicate some- 

 thing of the smoking habits of the individual smoker showing that 

 he was either right- or left-handed. When various pipe smokers were 

 asked as to their habits in putting down their pipes after smoking, it 

 appeared that this was not a valid deduction since some right-handed 



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Figure 8. — Certain details of construction of various pipes. 



