Product Description

AUCTION FIND: This pipe tamp is no longer manufactured and is a rare online offering from our Historic Area auction inventory. Don't miss the chance to add one to your collection!

This 18th Century Gentleman Pewter Pipe Tamp makes a great gift for pipe smokers, reenactors, or simply as a charming collectible from Colonial Williamsburg. 

Features

• Made of pewter
• Handsome gift box included
• Made exclusively for us by Salisbury Pewter
• Made in USA

Inspiration

Smoking tobacco in the 18th century was most often accomplished through a clay pipe and was a common practice. Pipe tamps or "tampers" were used to compact the tobacco in the bowl of the pipe. Often the tampers featured whimsical and humorous designs on the top.