Recent content by denisg

Here's a pic of the pipe - 'J.JEFFS & Co / BIRMINGHAM' within a circle, and the arms of Birmingham.

A very fair point. As someone who enjoys stories of people buying their own plane tickets and ending up in Sydney, Nova Scotia in mid-December when they were dressed for Sydney, Australia, place-names should not be taken for granted. In this case, we have close to no pipes from anywhere in...

Thanks Mikejee - yes, almost certainly a promotional / advertising item, although as you say none of them seems a compelling suspect. Most of the advertising pipes we have are tobacco firms, which is no surprise, but there are a few other trades, general merchants and importers. The only...

Thanks. Unfortunately I'm doing this third-hand from old reports, but I'll try to get my hands on a pic and will post it here when I can. d

Hi all - I'm looking for any information on J. Jeffs and Co. of Birmingham, presumably later 19th century in date. The name appears on the back of a clay tobacco pipe bowl found in a Melbourne, Australia archaeological dig, styled 'J.JEFFS & Co / BIRMINGHAM'. Dating is second half of 19th...