Clay pipes as a research topic

Work and aims of the Society

Research results

Cataloguing

Guidelines for preparing drawings

International terminology

Terminology of clay pipes with and without heel

1 = back of bowl, top of stem 2 = front of bowl, bottom of stem 3 = bowl 4 = neck 5 = stem 6 = heel or foot 7 = mouthpiece 8 = cross-section of stem showing stem hole 9 = left side of pipe 10 = right side of pipe 11 = mark on back of bowl 12 = heel mark 13 = bottom mark, mark on bottom of bowl 14 = mark on side of heel 15 = bottom mark on one side 16 = rim of bowl with rouletting