The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01
Some Old Tobacco Pipes.

Whether the honor Of having introduced
tobacco into Britain belongs 10 Sir Walter
Kaleign, Sir John Hawkins OF 10 Mr.
kaipn Lane, some time Governor OF Nir-
GINA, or whether the claims OF the colo
nists OF Virginia drought back by Drake
in lSstJ, or of Captain Amiuay ana Bar
low (0I sir walter nrst expedition m
l5sD, 10 the same distinction can be de-
nnltely adjusted, one thing Is certain
namely, that smoking WAS undoubtedly
INDUCED ia before the arrival OF the ia
nous weed. says Chambers Journal.
Long before the period OF The introduc-
don OF tODac eco. herbs and leaves were
smoked for medical purposes, and TO this
day, ia some parts ot England, colts
foot, yarr0W and other plants are sill
used in the same way, with evident relish
and belief IN their efficacy
InuL tobacco pipes were manufactured
at al early date IA this country IS proved
by tho incorporation OF the craft OF to-
baccO-ppe makers IA 1913 by James J., m
the seventeenth year or his reign, ana
their privileges We're confirmed both by
Charles J. and Charles u. The Plpemak
crs' Company consisted OF master, Tour
Wardelis and about twenty-iour assist
ants. The arms OF the company are de-
scribed hy Allen IN his History Of Lon
don" as Argent, on a mount IN base
vert. three plants OF tobacco, growing
and flower, all proper. Crest-A Moor, lu
his dexter hand a tobacco pipe. IN his sin-
4aAEA a. N44 "a kDUaNNNf AAA IAUViis hAN-
porleFs-tWO young MOOfs, proper,
wreathed about the loins with tobacco
leaves. vert. MOttO-'Let brOtherly love
continue
Hentzer. a German lawyer and traveller,
who visited this country in queen Eliza
beth reign, was much astonisncd 10 see
EnglsAmen draw the smoke into their
mouths Through pipes Of clay, which
they pun out aBalA through their nostrils
Ike tunnels The pipes Of this period
have very small barrel-shaped bowls and
arc usually OF "a better clay ana make
than those OF succeeding reigns. In the
time OF James l. and Charles ]. the bowls
slightly Increased IN size, but the form
remained pretty much the same.
These ancient pipes, so often turned up
By the spade during digging or draining
operations. are called by the country peo-
PIE ln England fairy pipes and in Scot
land Celtic" or "Eldn pipes" whilst by
the Irish peasantry they are attributed 10
mischievous demons. names 'Clufi-
Caunes," and are destroyed as soon as dis
covered. In England. however they are
carefully preserved, the rustics firmly be-
lieving that they bring good luck TO
The pipes in vogue during the Common
wealth and the reigns Of Charles Al. and
James II. still retained the barrei-snaped
bowl. but in an enlarged form Some OF
these early pipes are furnished with a
projection. having a fiat base, which en-
abes the pipe when placed on the table
10 remain I'm an upright position. The Fat
base or spur" as 10 is termed. Is often
stamped with tho makers mark, OF which
marks there is large variety. some
times the name Of the maker is stamped
I'm full. at other times it is abbreviated.
while more frequently we find the initials
only or a device. A fayorite mark Is q
wheel in a variety Of forms which sug-
gests the probability of ST. Catherine be-
ing the patron saint of the company.
on some of tho pipes the initials s. j..
(sdupcsod 20 he those OF Samuel Decon,
who was living in 112W, occur. together
with @ gauntlet. and seeing that Aubrey
lSs0). describes pipes made IN mis- time by
"a maker named Countless. who marked
the spurs with q gauntlet. from which
they were called Gauntlet-pipes. II Is
thought that Decon might have learned
the art Of pipcmaking from him. adopt
ing the mark and adding his own initials.