We have heard much of late of The “STONE” Period. The “Bronze” Period & the “Iron” Period & some one has gone so far as to say this is the “Brass Tin” Period. on all these scores “SMOKIANA” is strongly represented bringing forward The “Brass” Pipes of SUMATRA. It is surprising how widely diffused is “STONE” especially “Soap stone.” Amongst the following specimens will be found our “Gourd.” Period—but as there is “no place like Home” we will begin with “English clays,” of which some are shown on the opposite page enriched by Tobacco of recent years.. [Illustration: ENGLAND RICH OLD CLAYS 1689 A·D 1575 A.D. 1600 A.D. FULLSIZE.] BROSELEY. SALOP. The various stamps & names of early makers of Tobacco Pipes are most satisfactorily corroborated by the Parish Register and the families seem to have gone on prospering, but the sickle “of Old Time” has been put in & . & old things have passed away making room for new. The Four stamps given on the opposite Page are amongst the Earliest known. & of great interest. The quality of the Clay must have attracted the makers to that spot—after the introduction of Pipes to London, which had a Pipe maker’s Company _.A·D. 1619_ & still continues establishments at Bow.. The “Old Cock” Tavern in Fleet Street had its own Token & its own Pipe. [Illustration: IOHN IAMS 1600 AD IOHN IONES AD 1590 BROSELEY CLAYS. SALOP. & their stamps. TC HB YE “COCK” TAVERN. 1660 1689 A·D 1608 MOR RIS DECON A·D. 1687 IOHN LEGG 1687.] and old London as revealed in digging old foundations has yielded a great harvest of Pipe produce.. The museum at Guildhall has a very good collection. The “Churchwarden” Clay was the Pipe of the early part of this century & is still in the Country. It was considered right always to have a clean pipe hence they were stacked together in a double ring & sent to “The Bake-house” for Purification. The “Irish Dudean” originated the rich “old clay” most probably & the Scotch followed with Cutties, & The French with “Fiolets” bien “Cullottées”—of Forty years ago. “Milo” in the Strand was the man for “Colouring Clays” which he made his Specialty. [Illustration: THE FAMILIAR CHURCHWARDEN BROSELEY. SALOP. SCOTCH CUTTY “off to the Bakehouse.” OLD ITALIAN. “STELLA” A·D. 1669. ROMA.] HOLLAND. The Dutch have always been great Smokers, how often does Ostade introduce clay Pipes into his pictures & when they favored us with a visit in 1689. how many records have been dug up from time to time wherever they were located. The Typical Pipe of Holland is that of “_GOUDA_” make. & The Pipe enters largely into Wedding ceremonies thus they have for the Copper wedding, the long clay Pipe of some 36^{in.} decorated with Copper leaves. The Silver Wedding Silver leaves & The Golden Wedding Gold & finally The Diamond—for the 75^{th.} now Cigars are smoked by every one, even by little Hollanders going to school 9·A·M· [Illustration: DUTCH GEAR. full size.] GERMANY.