Author : Iain C. Walker
Publisher : National Historic Parks and Sites Branch, Parks Canada
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1036 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Clay Tobacco-pipes, with Particular Reference to the Bristol Industry by : Iain C. Walker
Download or read book Clay Tobacco-pipes, with Particular Reference to the Bristol Industry written by Iain C. Walker and published by National Historic Parks and Sites Branch, Parks Canada. This book was released on 1977 with total page 1036 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study considers clay tobacco-pipe manufacture with specific reference to the industry in Bristol. As a background, the basic archaeological usefulness of clay pipes as a means to date sites is outlined, the introduction of tobacco to Europeans considered, and the various methods of tobacco-taking over the centuries examined. An extensive examination of clay-pipe manufacturing processes in France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Great Britain and the US is made, along with a history of the pipe industry in most of these countries. The pipemaking industries in five centres; Liverpool, Chester, Glasgow, Montreal, and East London, are considered and related to the Bristol situation. Also considers production costs for clay pipes and wages earned by pipemakers. The origins, rise, decline, re-emergence, and final demise of the Bristol clay-pipe industry is examined in detail in the light of documentary and archaeological evidence. Trends are noted from the apprenticeship rolls, burgess books, poll-books, and trade directories and the interrelationships of the evidence are evaluated. Also considers the historical and socio-economic background of the ghetto of St. Jude's, a pipemaking area.
