The National Pipe Archive (NPA) was founded to collect and preserve documentary and archaeological evidence relating to the history and culture of pipe smoking.
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25 Oct 2024
Where are they now? Members of the Wrexham Pipe Club at the Royal Oak, New Broughton. Heats of National Pipe Smoking Competition, December 1974. Reported in the Shropshire Star #Wrexham #claypipes
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29 Jul 2024
The Society for Clay Pipe Research are holding their conference in Hereford this year on 17th August - here are all the details if any of you are able to join them. Non-members welcome. #Claypipes #Hereford
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9 Feb 2024
This lovely Roman disc brooch has traces of bright red and blue enamel which hints at how colourful and striking it would have been. #FindsFriday finds.org.uk/database/artefa…
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9 Feb 2024
“Let Him Be A Man Of Glory”
...at least that's our best effort at translating the inscription we think is ' SIT hOMENE GLAVERE' on this C13th medieval vessica seal matrix.
Unusual to see decoration of both faces of the seal.
#FindsFriday
finds.org.uk/database/artefa…
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23 Jul 2023
Not long now! Looking forward to meeting some new enthusiasts (and some old friends)
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17 Jul 2023
Help the Society for Clay Pipe Research celebrate their 40th year. They are holding their annual conference in London this year - why not join them to have a full day of pipe talk. Details on their website scpr.co/Conferences.html #ClayPipes
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17 May 2023
40 years after the first SCPR conference in London, we'll be back there on 12 August. Come and hear me talk about pipemaking in the reign of James VI/I. Other talks will be available. Details and booking form at scpr.co/Conferences.html
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15 Feb 2023
Loving a Victorian sense of humour with this vests case
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15 Feb 2023
Vesta cases R Us! Today we are cataloguing the next class of object from a recent donation.
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3 Feb 2023
Fridays are for..
Archaeology and clay pipes?
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7 Feb 2023
New resources on our "Find By Location" page pipearchive.co.uk/find.html for #Devon #Kent #Staffordshire #Sussex and many more - enjoy!
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25 Jan 2023
Happy Burns Night! Here is an old pipe made in #Scotland to celebrate the occasion. It's a clay pipe finished with a varnished surface in immitation of meerschaum. #RobbieBurnsDay #Claypipe
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25 Jan 2023
Last week's pipes from #Norfolk bagged and labelled. Now on to the associated pottery - we're not just about #claypipes
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24 Jan 2023
Help us acquire the Gobowen Hoard - a Heritage crowdfunding project in Shrewsbury by Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery @shrewsmuseum @PeterReavill @CPATarchaeology @therealrhysmwyn @Toby_Driver1 crowdfunder.co.uk/p/gobowenh…
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19 Jan 2023
Where do we start? Thanks to my ace volunteer for creating order out of the chaos #claypipe #Archaeology
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11 Jan 2023
New Year and we are straight into pipe mode at the Archive. Washing pipes from Diss, Norfolk ready for cataloguing #claypipe #Norfolk #Archaeology
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8 Aug 2022
The Society for Clay Pipe Research are having their conference in Bristol on 17th September - the first time since before Covid - why not join them? #claypipes #Bristol email for more details on S-C-P-R@hotmail.com or check out their website scpr.co/Conferences.html
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