Pamplin clay pipe factory

Digging and sieving again today. Sieved about 2 cu ft of dirt. Came across a spoon and a clay pipe fragment. I think it is from the Pamplin clay pipe company of Appromattox Va. date 1878-1951.

"  In Virginia the Pamplin Pipe Factory - Located in Pamplin City, Appomattox County, VA is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  Its history dates back to the Appomatucks Indians and their cottage industry of clay pipes. The first major industry in Appomattox was the Pamplin Smoking Pipe Manufacturing Company. Established in 1878, this factory manufactured clay pipes for over 70 years before closing in 1951. The existing Pamplin Pipe Factory was built in 1880. It houses the original clay kiln which once produced one million clay pipes per month. The site now includes a museum."

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Note: the pipe stem is a piece of bamboo I stuck in there.

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I don't know Homefire, probably Lucky Strikes! When I was searching for the image of the pipe I came across a video of the last clay pipe maker in Holland. Its interesting.     

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The odd thing about this is I picked this out of the roots and pebbles and bits of broken glass and I thought I had seen it before. I turned it over a few times but could not remember where. I was about to chunk it in my junk bucket when it hit me. Clay pipe! I had never seen one like that a so called "reed pipe" only the long stem white ones. Found the image on the first search. I like solving puzzles. gambol

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