Contents

List of illustrations ii

Editorial by Peter Davey v
Abstract and Acknowledgements vi

1 Introduction 1
2 The history of clay tobacco pipe kiln studies 3
3 Objectives and problems 5
4 Methodology: the tobacco pipe kiln recording system 7
5 The archaeological evidence for the use of muffles in tobacco pipe kilns 14
6 The archaeological evidence for pipe kiln furniture 37
7 The archaeological evidence: furniture supplements, miscellany and waste 64
8 The archaeological evidence: structures in situ (Ground plans) 95
9 The evidence for pipe kiln superstructures 118
10 The evidence from contemporary literature 142
11 Discussion 155
12 Conclusions 193

Appendices

1 Catalogue 197
2 The Watkinson "Journal" 232
3 New evidence for the dating of the Robinson Account 240
4 Gloucester Quay Street Pipe Kiln Dump 243
5 Clay tobacco pipe kilns from Waterford 260
6 Clay tobacco pipes and kiln material from Moulsham Street, Chelmsford 265
7 Trial excavations on the site of a tobacco pipe workshop at Pipe Aston Herefordshire 270
8 Duhamel du Monceau's description of the small kiln from Rouen 277
9 Model making to solve problems 279
10 A muffle kiln from Breda, Holland 284
Glossary 287
Bibliography 289

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