Clay Pipe - Nantgarw China Works

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A clay pipe made at the Nantgarw China Works c1870 in South Wales, UK. The clay pipe, with a fish pattern, in the bowl and has the words “Nantgarw” on one side of the stem and “Pardoe” on the otherside. The markings come from an iron mould that was used to make the penny pipes. Pardoe refers to the Pardoe family who owned the China works through several generations and made clay pipes until 1920 when the popularity of cigarettes mede the pipes obsolete.