Nicholas Bris Smoking Pipe Stem

(ca. 1730 - ca. 1776)

One smoking pipe stem made of white ball clay with a bore hole diameter of 4/64 inches. The stem has the following maker's mark: NICHO/*LAS*/BRIS. The "N" is backwards and may be the work of an illiterate apprentice. Manufactured by William Nicholas of Bristol, ca. 1730-1776.

South Ferry Terminal

Manhattan, Battery Park, South Ferry Terminal

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