Just out of curiosity I searched my database of major 18th-century newspapers to see what I could find mentioned about pipes. I knew I had seen many references to them, mostly just "long and short pipes" offered for sale. My impression was correct, I found 565 references to "long and short", which I assume are clay pipes. Speaking of which, I found not a single reference to clay pipes. Also no Meerschaum or briar, no surprise. I did find a few mentions of these types:ericb said:Mainly intertested in 17th/18th Century long stems...
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